A man commits rape at knifepoint but the authorities decline to press charges. The woman who was assaulted is outraged and decides to file a civil suit against the accused.
A folk-rock singer, who comes from a family of prominent lawyers, is accused of pulling the plug on his terminally ill mother. The singer's father, a dear friend of Owen's, hires him to defend his son.
Owen's niece is in need of legal help--her own husband is suing her for adultery, claiming that since she's pregnant by artificial insemination, she's in fact cheated on him.
Owen Marshall is teamed with a criminal attorney (Barry Sullivan), whose methods he does not like, when defending two college students accused of murder.