Angry about the suspicious shooting death of his brother by a prison guard, a fellow inmate seeks advice from Carrie Barr; Olivia Novak joins the firm.
Chuck finds himself at odds with his partners and wife when he represents the head of an anti-abortion group who has caused a woman to miscarry during a demonstration outside an abortion clinic.
Chuck's client needs help acquiring funding for condos; Olivia's client is a wheelchair-bound actor who was rejected for a handicapped role in a TV commercial.
Carrie represents a young man charged with criminal negligence in the death of his morbid school friend; Olivia wants to hide a client's previous sports injury in a worker's compensation case.
Leon represents a radical environmentalist intent on saving a forest from destruction; Carrie sees another side of Nick; Lisa refuses to play the "corporate wife" for Chuck.
Carrie struggles with her personal and legal ethics while defending a religious fanatic in a murder case; Leon negotiates an unusual sentence for a wealthy businesswoman.
Carrie's client, a young basketball star facing drug charges, refuses to tell her the truth; Sparks fly between Chuck and Olivia; Leon negotiates custody of a violin in a divorce settlement.
Chuck and Olivia try to help a young Mennonite who's been swindled out of millions of dollars; Leon is outraged over the city's treatment of the homeless.
Carrie endangers her relationship with Nick when she proves that his father figure is a crooked cop; Leon represents an adoptive mother in a custody case.
Chuck's client, a 15-year-old model, becomes infatuated with him; Leon helps a woman fighting to enforce her sister's living will; Carrie learns of Olivia's affair with Chuck.
Chuck's latest get-rich-quick scheme ends disastrously when he is accused of conflict of interest and charged with fraud. Olivia and Gloria expose a puppy mill.