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* BerserkButton: Pot shots at her love life. Her cousin Myra goes to the firm for help suing the travel agent for "emotional distress" after an unhappy honeymoon. Unhappy that her win was not as big as she expected, Myra tells Ellenor that "Probably the only long-term sexual relationship you've ever had has been [[ADateWithRosiePalms with your left hand]]." Ellenor responds with a good left hook that knocks Myra to the ground:
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* BerserkButton: Pot shots at her love life. Her cousin Myra goes to the firm for help suing the travel agent for "emotional distress" after an unhappy honeymoon. Unhappy that her win was not as big as she expected, Myra tells Ellenor that "Probably the only long-term sexual relationship you've ever had [[MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration has been [[ADateWithRosiePalms with your left hand]]." Ellenor responds with a good left hook that knocks Myra to the ground:
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* BerserkButton: Pot shots at her love life. Her cousin Myra goes to the firm for help suing the travel agent for "emotional distress" after an unhappy honeymoon. Unhappy that her win was not as big as she expected, Myra tells Ellenor that "Probably the only long-term sexual relationship you've ever had has been [[ADateWithRosiePalms with your left hand]]." Ellenor responds with a good left hook that knocks Myra to the ground:
-->Ellenor: Never insult the left!
-->Ellenor: Never insult the left!
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* RankUp: Started out as paralegal/receptionist, became an associate in Season 3 after passing the bar.
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* RankUp: In the final episodes of the series, he is offered a position as a circuit judge and accepts, finally settling into his new role (and overseeing his first case) in the series.
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* ThatWasObjectionable: PlayedForLaughs -- he often makes frivolous objections in court, to such an extent that even the judge gets on his case. During one memorable moment from the case against Berluti, Frutt and Young, he objects to Eugene's statement about Tara not having slept with Alan (which the judge notes was answered honestly) by complaining that he's objecting to the fact that she ''hasn't'' slept with him yet.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Is established as the only legal representative who could "out-show" Alan, as he knowingly dabbles in ridiculous courtroom stunts, is given plenty of leeway to get up and make statements in court (even when he's not supposed to be speaking) and has the reputation to match.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite being established as one of Crane's top associates, he's nowhere to be seen as of the spinoff, having disappeared in the interim between both shows.
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* BackForTheFinale: Appears in the last two episodes of the series after leaving at the end of the seventh season.
* WideEyedIdealist: Starts out the series in this way, according to Rebecca, who provides the quote for the main page.
* AbortionFalloutDrama: She discusses this briefly with Eugene at one point, mentioning that the mere act of going through with it caused a lot of concern for her.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Like many of the supporting characters in Season 7, she disappears without a trace at its conclusion, with no word on why she left the firm or where she's gone.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Camryn Manheim's pregnancy was written into the show via a storyline where Ellenor is artifically inseminated so that she can have her a child of her own.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Winds up decking Hannah Rose (an attorney at Crane's firm) across the face in the final season after the latter attempts to criticize her during at the final season.resolution of Alan's trial.
* BerserkButton: In the final season, when Alan asks him to sit in on a trial where the prosecutors would look more charitably on a working-class "grunt" (though not telling him as much), Jimmy asks him to tell him the real reason instead of trying to sugar-coat it. When Alan does so, Jimmy cold-cocks him in the face and has to be pulled off by Eugene and Ellenor.
* BiTheWay: One episode has him openly mulling over whether he may be bisexual, though he declares it isn't the case by the end of the episode.
* BiTheWay: One episode has him openly mulling over whether he may be bisexual, though he declares it isn't the case by the end of the episode.
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* AtLeastIAdmitIt: His central argument in the legal battles he faces in Season 8 basically revolves around this trope. He points out that yes, their argument that he is an amoral, unscrupulous jerk willing to do unethical things to win is entirely fair and correct -- but the fact is so are ''they'', any good lawyer in the American adversarial system ''has'' to be to some degree, they knowingly hired him because of that only then screw him over, he at least is open about who he is and what he wants and doesn't hide behind self-righteousness like they do, and all he wants in this case is the rightful and fair payout he should have coming to him. [[spoiler: He's so successful that he practically destroys the firm.]]
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* AtLeastIAdmitIt: His central argument in the legal battles he faces in Season 8 basically revolves around this trope. He points out that yes, their the firm's argument that he is an amoral, unscrupulous jerk willing to do unethical things to win is entirely fair and correct -- but the fact is so are ''they'', ''they''; any good lawyer in the American adversarial system ''has'' to be to some degree, degree; they knowingly hired him because of that only then screw him over, over; he at least is open about who he is and what he wants and doesn't hide behind self-righteousness like they do, do; and all he wants in this case is the rightful and fair payout he should have coming to him. [[spoiler: He's so successful that he practically functionally destroys the firm.]]
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* BrutalHonesty: As part of his negotiations, he often invokes truths that others don't want to admit -- just before he delivers a potential resolution of their dilemma or case.
* CrusadingLawyer: He makes it very clear to the staff at the firm that even though he tends to flout common ethics (though not legal grounds), he will not stand to see decent, honest people get defrauded or taken advantage of if he can help it. This is exemplified in one episode when he gives an epic putdown of a rich woman who demeaned and insulted a homeless man, and orders her to apologize in person and write a letter attesting to the same fact.
* CrusadingLawyer: He makes it very clear to the staff at the firm that even though he tends to flout common ethics (though not legal grounds), he will not stand to see decent, honest people get defrauded or taken advantage of if he can help it. This is exemplified in one episode when he gives an epic putdown of a rich woman who demeaned and insulted a homeless man, and orders her to apologize in person and write a letter attesting to the same fact.
* FreudianExcuse: Is revealed to have a laundry list of childhood trauma, including his first sexual experience (at the hands of one of his mother's friends), pursuing a surrogate to replicate sexual feelings he had towards his mother ''and'' sleeping with the mother of one of his best friends (Paul Stewart) when he was sixteen.
* InformedAbility: Is claimed to be a very good antitrust lawyer, according to Ellenor, but nothing in this show (nor [[Series/BostonLegal the following spinoff]]) has him ever dabble in the field.
* TheLostLenore: It's revealed early in the final season that he has a wife who passed years earlier, motivating his decision to help her sister during a case.
* InformedAbility: Is claimed to be a very good antitrust lawyer, according to Ellenor, but nothing in this show (nor [[Series/BostonLegal the following spinoff]]) has him ever dabble in the field.
* TheLostLenore: It's revealed early in the final season that he has a wife who passed years earlier, motivating his decision to help her sister during a case.
* SmugSnake: Claims this of himself, as he seemingly has no problem skirting the bounds of good taste and making decisions that are ''charitably'' morally grey in order to win victories for his clients.
--> '''Alan:''' I'm just an unscrupulous guy, trying to get by in an unscrupulous world.
--> '''Alan:''' I'm just an unscrupulous guy, trying to get by in an unscrupulous world.
* EleventhHourRanger: Like Alan, she joins the titular practice in the final season of the series as a paralegal who makes the jump with him to Crane, Poole and Schmidt.
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* WhatTheHellHero: In one of the last episodes of the series, he gets called out by a judge ''and'' a disabled victim in a harassment case after sitting in a motorized wheelchair and [[RuleOfFunny awkwardly]] trying to drive it around in the courtroom. This actually forms part of Denny's legal argument -- that he not only had no idea what it was like to be in the shoes of someone who couldn't work (and that an hour sitting in the chair would never do it justice), but that not knowing what it's like to be disabled also extended to the victim's harassment case, which may have been partially motivated by the fact that other employees at the victim's workplace were harassing other women ''but'' her due to her disability.
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* ShipTease: With Alan, as he finds her brusque personality is a way to mask unstated feelings for him. The series ends without answering this one way or the other, as she's gone by the time ''Boston Legal'' picks up a year later.
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A paralegal working at Crane, Poole and Schmidt, Sally is a somewhat free-spirited paralegal who becomes attracted to Alan after he joins the firm.
* BettyAndVeronica: Is the more flirtatious, edgy equivalent of Veronica, as she wears more revealing clothing, makes her attraction to Alan much more evident from the get-go, and comes the closest to having an actual relationship with him (though this is dialed back by the start of ''Boston Legal'').
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Gets caught out by Hannah after trying to smoke pot with a co-worker at the firm's breakroom. And it happens ''again'' in the series finale, when she gets reprimanded by Matthew after giving Hannah pot to help her deal with the pain from her neck injury.
* LikesOlderMen: Invokes this regarding her relationship with Alan in the series finale, as she notes her therapist has told her as much.
--> '''Sally:''' (to Alan) Sorry, ''sexy'' older men.
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!!Matthew Billings (Vince Colismo)
A senior partner working at Crane, Poole and Schmidt, who initially works alongside Alan during his case against Berluti, Young and Frutt.
* OnlySaneMan: He is ''easily'' the most grounded employee at Crane, Poole and Schmidt, attempting to keep the other zaniness of the office personalities in line during negotiations.
* SpottingTheThread: He's the first one to spot the glaring deficiencies in Berluti, Young and Frutt's arguments against Alan after he's fired, noting that there's a very real possibility that the jury could see right through their claims that he mismanaged their business and could award millions in retribution. He's eventually proven correct, as a jury delivers a $2.3 million-dollar verdict in Alan's favor by the end of the series.
* WhatTheHellHero: Calls out Sally for giving illegal marijuana to a fellow partner, and has her reassigned to filing duty for the next week as punishment.
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A paralegal working at Crane, Poole and Schmidt, Sally is a somewhat free-spirited paralegal who becomes attracted to Alan after he joins the firm.
* BettyAndVeronica: Is the more flirtatious, edgy equivalent of Veronica, as she wears more revealing clothing, makes her attraction to Alan much more evident from the get-go, and comes the closest to having an actual relationship with him (though this is dialed back by the start of ''Boston Legal'').
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Gets caught out by Hannah after trying to smoke pot with a co-worker at the firm's breakroom. And it happens ''again'' in the series finale, when she gets reprimanded by Matthew after giving Hannah pot to help her deal with the pain from her neck injury.
* LikesOlderMen: Invokes this regarding her relationship with Alan in the series finale, as she notes her therapist has told her as much.
--> '''Sally:''' (to Alan) Sorry, ''sexy'' older men.
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!!Matthew Billings (Vince Colismo)
A senior partner working at Crane, Poole and Schmidt, who initially works alongside Alan during his case against Berluti, Young and Frutt.
* OnlySaneMan: He is ''easily'' the most grounded employee at Crane, Poole and Schmidt, attempting to keep the other zaniness of the office personalities in line during negotiations.
* SpottingTheThread: He's the first one to spot the glaring deficiencies in Berluti, Young and Frutt's arguments against Alan after he's fired, noting that there's a very real possibility that the jury could see right through their claims that he mismanaged their business and could award millions in retribution. He's eventually proven correct, as a jury delivers a $2.3 million-dollar verdict in Alan's favor by the end of the series.
* WhatTheHellHero: Calls out Sally for giving illegal marijuana to a fellow partner, and has her reassigned to filing duty for the next week as punishment.
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* ItsPersonal: His actions towards Alan in the final season veer towards this, as he is repeatedly (and irrationally) angry towards him due to the latter's behavior (not counting the fact that [[{{Hypocrite}} he's just as guilty of the same actions Alan commits, but never admits it]], to such an extent that he willingly withholds money from Alan (and ropes in the rest of the partners to go along with this plan, despite their concern). Despite this, Alan is repeatedly confused regarding Eugene's actions, as he considers him to be "beyond reproach".
* TheLancer: Initially starts out as this to Bobby, before taking the reins of the practice in the lead-up to the final season.
* TheLancer: Initially starts out as this to Bobby, before taking the reins of the practice in the lead-up to the final season.
* StartMyOwn: Towards the series finale, he decides to separate from Eugene and Ellenor to start his own practice, largely as a way to salvage his reputation from the fallout of the Shore lawsuit.
* StrawConservative: Largely functions as a soundboard for a token viewpoint that is often found to be misguided or wrong.
* WhiteSheep: Of his family -- based on what we see of his family throughout the series, they're ''all'' deeply unpleasant people.
* StrawConservative: Largely functions as a soundboard for a token viewpoint that is often found to be misguided or wrong.
* WhiteSheep: Of his family -- based on what we see of his family throughout the series, they're ''all'' deeply unpleasant people.
* EleventhHourRanger: Joins the firm in the eighth (and final) season as an associate at BY&F, shortly being fired and launching a suit against them for withholding his share of business he brought in.
* RefugeInAudacity: When Tara aids him in getting the client files from BY&F after-hours, he changes the locks to the office, changes the ''name'' of the practice to "Alan Shore & Associates", greets the astonished partners with a cheerful hello when they arrive at work -- ''and tells them to come back in two minutes because the office doesn't open until 9 a.m.''.
--> '''Alan:''' I decided to declare myself as senior partner. The good news is, I've decided to keep you on, Eugene. Bad news, Jimmy -- ''it's not working out''.
--> '''Alan:''' I decided to declare myself as senior partner. The good news is, I've decided to keep you on, Eugene. Bad news, Jimmy -- ''it's not working out''.
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Hired on as a paralegal at Berluti, Young and Frutt, Tara is eventually swayed to help Alan Shore in his legal matters and eventually joins Crane, Poole and Schmidt by the end of the series. She would later appear in the first two seasons of ''Series/BostonLegal''.
* FlatCharacter: Not given a whole lot to do outside of acting as a sounding board for Alan's speeches, function as part of the LoveTriangle and get hired by Crane, Poole and Schmidt after BY&F fires her.
* LoveTriangle: As part of one, with Alan and Sally, during the final six episodes of the series.
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!!Denny Crane (Creator/WilliamShatner)
The eccentric co-founder at Crane, Poole and Schmidt, who initially represents Alan Shore during his case against Berluti, Young and Frutt, and eventually hires him to work at their firm. Crane would later become one of the lead characters in ''Series/BostonLegal''.
--> For tropes related to Denny Crane's characterization in ''Boston Legal'', [[Characters/BostonLegal click here]].
* TheAce: Despite his tendency of being a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, it's clear that Denny is a highly-accomplished lawyer who's able to effortlessly sway juries and bring judges onto his side -- even he appears to be making a mockery of himself in the process.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Compared to his characterization in ''Boston Legal''. In this show, he's a slightly loopy senior partner who is [[TheAce more than capable enough]] to steamroll cases and get the results he wants (even if some people think he might be genuinely crazy). Come the second season of the SpinOff, Denny's Alzheimer's situation becomes so tenuous that no one brings him to trials other than to make showy appearances, and his skills as a brilliant lawyer are downplayed or dropped completely.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Upon meeting Alan for the first time, Denny proves to be just as wild as he is when he takes a conversation with one of an associate regarding an upcoming case.
--> '''Denny:''' I'm going to raise your (case) counter to 142, and I'm going to whisper in Charlie's ear what a fine young associate he has in you. He respects my opinion. You know why? Not because we're friends, but because... [[InsistentTerminology I'm Denny Crane]]. You knew that, didn't you?
* InsistentTerminology:
** Has a habit of referring to himself in the third-person, as a way of bragging and disassociating his larger-than-life personality from himself.
** Also has a habit of calling his employees "soldiers".
* LargeHam: His behavior takes on a larger-than-life quality in courtrooms, as he's prone to outbursts and InsaneTrollLogic arguments that later [[ItMakesSenseInContext make sense in context]] (as is befitting of Creator/WilliamShatner).
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Initially comes off as a near-lunatic whose claims of being the best in his profession are met with ''extreme'' skepticism by Alan. It's only when he gets in a courtroom and gets to speak that he makes it entirely clear ''why'' he's the best in the business, as he's able to deliver airtight arguments that effortlessly sway juries.
* ThePerfectionist: According to Denny, he's ''never'' lost a case.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Implied to do this with Tara when he hires her, as he objectifies her several times (over Alan and Matthew's objections) and refers to her as a "pretty girl" and a "soldier", seemingly to gauge how she handles pressure.
* SpecialGuest: Of the last six episodes of the series' final season, playing an exaggerated "Kirk-esque" lawyer.
* WhatTheHellHero: In one of the last episodes of the series, he gets called out by a judge ''and'' a disabled victim in a harassment case after sitting in a motorized wheelchair and [[RuleOfFunny awkwardly]] trying to drive it around in the courtroom. This actually forms part of Denny's legal argument -- that he not only had no idea what it was like to be in the shoes of someone who couldn't work (and that an hour sitting in the chair would never do it justice), but that not knowing what it's like to be disabled also extended to the victim's harassment case, which may have been partially motivated by the fact that other employees at the victim's workplace were harassing other women ''but'' her due to her disability.
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!!Denny Crane (Creator/WilliamShatner)
The eccentric co-founder at Crane, Poole and Schmidt, who initially represents Alan Shore during his case against Berluti, Young and Frutt, and eventually hires him to work at their firm. Crane would later become one of the lead characters in ''Series/BostonLegal''.
--> For tropes related to Denny Crane's characterization in ''Boston Legal'', [[Characters/BostonLegal click here]].
* TheAce: Despite his tendency of being a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, it's clear that Denny is a highly-accomplished lawyer who's able to effortlessly sway juries and bring judges onto his side -- even he appears to be making a mockery of himself in the process.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Compared to his characterization in ''Boston Legal''. In this show, he's a slightly loopy senior partner who is [[TheAce more than capable enough]] to steamroll cases and get the results he wants (even if some people think he might be genuinely crazy). Come the second season of the SpinOff, Denny's Alzheimer's situation becomes so tenuous that no one brings him to trials other than to make showy appearances, and his skills as a brilliant lawyer are downplayed or dropped completely.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Upon meeting Alan for the first time, Denny proves to be just as wild as he is when he takes a conversation with one of an associate regarding an upcoming case.
--> '''Denny:''' I'm going to raise your (case) counter to 142, and I'm going to whisper in Charlie's ear what a fine young associate he has in you. He respects my opinion. You know why? Not because we're friends, but because... [[InsistentTerminology I'm Denny Crane]]. You knew that, didn't you?
* InsistentTerminology:
** Has a habit of referring to himself in the third-person, as a way of bragging and disassociating his larger-than-life personality from himself.
** Also has a habit of calling his employees "soldiers".
* LargeHam: His behavior takes on a larger-than-life quality in courtrooms, as he's prone to outbursts and InsaneTrollLogic arguments that later [[ItMakesSenseInContext make sense in context]] (as is befitting of Creator/WilliamShatner).
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Initially comes off as a near-lunatic whose claims of being the best in his profession are met with ''extreme'' skepticism by Alan. It's only when he gets in a courtroom and gets to speak that he makes it entirely clear ''why'' he's the best in the business, as he's able to deliver airtight arguments that effortlessly sway juries.
* ThePerfectionist: According to Denny, he's ''never'' lost a case.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Implied to do this with Tara when he hires her, as he objectifies her several times (over Alan and Matthew's objections) and refers to her as a "pretty girl" and a "soldier", seemingly to gauge how she handles pressure.
* SpecialGuest: Of the last six episodes of the series' final season, playing an exaggerated "Kirk-esque" lawyer.
* WhatTheHellHero: In one of the last episodes of the series, he gets called out by a judge ''and'' a disabled victim in a harassment case after sitting in a motorized wheelchair and [[RuleOfFunny awkwardly]] trying to drive it around in the courtroom. This actually forms part of Denny's legal argument -- that he not only had no idea what it was like to be in the shoes of someone who couldn't work (and that an hour sitting in the chair would never do it justice), but that not knowing what it's like to be disabled also extended to the victim's harassment case, which may have been partially motivated by the fact that other employees at the victim's workplace were harassing other women ''but'' her due to her disability.
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* StrangledByTheRedString: Winds up in a marriage with Lindsay that (either by choice of the writers or the acting) had them display little affection for each other. By the seventh season, the writers broke them up and had them start dating other people before both characters left at the end of the season.
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!!Hannah Rose (Rebecca De Mornay)
A senior partner at Crane, Poole and Schmidt, who first appears in the final episodes of the series and runs afoul of Alan and Tara.
* AintTooProudToBeg: After getting decked by Ellenor (causing a neck injury), Hannah goes begging to Sally for pot just a couple episodes after reprimanding her for smoking up in the break room.
* AlphaBitch: Establishes herself as the "top dog" under Denny at Crane, Poole and Schmidt, putting her in friction with Alan (who admires her personality) and Sally (who she reprimands for smoking pot).
* LaserGuidedKarma: She gets decked by Ellenor right after gloating about Alan's victory against Berluti, Young and Frutt, causing her to be knocked into a wall and suffering a neck injury.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite being set up as a major character in the final episodes of the series, she doesn't make the jump to ''Boston Legal'', and her ultimate whereabouts remain unknown.
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!!Hannah Rose (Rebecca De Mornay)
A senior partner at Crane, Poole and Schmidt, who first appears in the final episodes of the series and runs afoul of Alan and Tara.
* AintTooProudToBeg: After getting decked by Ellenor (causing a neck injury), Hannah goes begging to Sally for pot just a couple episodes after reprimanding her for smoking up in the break room.
* AlphaBitch: Establishes herself as the "top dog" under Denny at Crane, Poole and Schmidt, putting her in friction with Alan (who admires her personality) and Sally (who she reprimands for smoking pot).
* LaserGuidedKarma: She gets decked by Ellenor right after gloating about Alan's victory against Berluti, Young and Frutt, causing her to be knocked into a wall and suffering a neck injury.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite being set up as a major character in the final episodes of the series, she doesn't make the jump to ''Boston Legal'', and her ultimate whereabouts remain unknown.
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* ButNowIMustGo: A combination of his deteriorating sanity (caused by the string of clients he's represented over the years), his crumbling marriage and his guilt over the subsequent relationships he's tried to cultivate leads him to depart the firm he founded, at the top of his game, to go into private practice for himself.
* TheCameo: Reappears towards the end of the eighth (and final) season, now sporting a heavy beard and working in private practice (after departing the firm at the end of season 7) to give advice to Eugene, Jimmy and Ellenor.
* StartMyOwn: At the end of the seventh season, he leaves the firm he created to start a private practice of his own.
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* AmoralAttorney: By the end of the series, he has largely lost his moral compass, repeatedly defending or excusing the behavior of reprehensible criminals via taking their cases (and their money). The series finale sees him attempt to repair his reputation by taking on a new role as a circuit judge.
* BerserkButton: In the series finale, "Cheers", he has a private freakout against Alan, who walked into his courtroom and addressed him by his first name instead of, "Your Honor."
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Had he just bothered to pay Alan his fair share instead of firing him ''and'' giving him a cheque for two weeks severance, he ''might'' have saved Berluti, Young and Frutt from dissolution. This even gets pointed out to him, as part of Alan's BreakingSpeech in "The Case Against Alan Shore".
* BerserkButton: In the series finale, "Cheers", he has a private freakout against Alan, who walked into his courtroom and addressed him by his first name instead of, "Your Honor."
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Had he just bothered to pay Alan his fair share instead of firing him ''and'' giving him a cheque for two weeks severance, he ''might'' have saved Berluti, Young and Frutt from dissolution. This even gets pointed out to him, as part of Alan's BreakingSpeech in "The Case Against Alan Shore".
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!!Alan Shore (Creator/JamesSpader)
An AmoralAttorney who joins Berluti, Young and Frutt in the show's final season, first working in their law offices before being fired and joining a competing firm managed by Denny Crane. Shore would later become the lead character in the SpinOff, ''Series/BostonLegal''.
For tropes pertaining to Alan Shore's characterization, [[Characters/BostonLegal click here]].
* AmoralAttorney: The reason for his existence -- he makes it clear that he's willing to violate good taste (though [[EveryoneHasStandards but never legal ethics]]) to win cases for his clients, which puts him into conflict with the rest of the firm ([[{{Hypocrite}} who have all done the same things (or worse), but refused to admit to it]]).
* AntiHero: To such an extent that general consensus is that a large part of the reason for the show regaining its ratings foothold in the final season is due to his antics, which see him skirt the edge of decency in the pursuit of justice -- and in the process, dissolving the titular firm operated by the main characters.
* AtLeastIAdmitIt: His central argument in the legal battles he faces in Season 8 basically revolves around this trope. He points out that yes, their argument that he is an amoral, unscrupulous jerk willing to do unethical things to win is entirely fair and correct -- but the fact is so are ''they'', any good lawyer in the American adversarial system ''has'' to be to some degree, they knowingly hired him because of that only then screw him over, he at least is open about who he is and what he wants and doesn't hide behind self-righteousness like they do, and all he wants in this case is the rightful and fair payout he should have coming to him. [[spoiler: He's so successful that he practically destroys the firm.]]
* BreakingSpeech: During the Shore/Berlutti, Young and Frutt trial towards the end of the final season. He points out at the end of his speech (mentioned in AtLeastIAdmitIt above) that he respects Eugene profoundly -- which is why he doesn't understand why the latter would go through all the hoops of a legal matter just to deny giving him a share of what he brought in. Eugene looks positively ''embarrassed'' by the remark.
* CrusadingLawyer: He makes it very clear to the staff at the firm that even though he tends to flout common ethics (though not legal grounds), he will not stand to see decent, honest people get defrauded or taken advantage of if he can help it.
* ExplainExplainOhCrap: In the midst of a charged argument with Tara when both join Denny's firm, he blurts out that he cares for her, prompting this reaction.
* LoveTriangle: Initially, with Tara (another hire from Berluti, Young and Frutt) and Sally during the eighth season. This eventually gets dialed back (and later dropped completely) as ''Boston Legal'' gets rolling.
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!!Alan Shore (Creator/JamesSpader)
An AmoralAttorney who joins Berluti, Young and Frutt in the show's final season, first working in their law offices before being fired and joining a competing firm managed by Denny Crane. Shore would later become the lead character in the SpinOff, ''Series/BostonLegal''.
For tropes pertaining to Alan Shore's characterization, [[Characters/BostonLegal click here]].
* AmoralAttorney: The reason for his existence -- he makes it clear that he's willing to violate good taste (though [[EveryoneHasStandards but never legal ethics]]) to win cases for his clients, which puts him into conflict with the rest of the firm ([[{{Hypocrite}} who have all done the same things (or worse), but refused to admit to it]]).
* AntiHero: To such an extent that general consensus is that a large part of the reason for the show regaining its ratings foothold in the final season is due to his antics, which see him skirt the edge of decency in the pursuit of justice -- and in the process, dissolving the titular firm operated by the main characters.
* AtLeastIAdmitIt: His central argument in the legal battles he faces in Season 8 basically revolves around this trope. He points out that yes, their argument that he is an amoral, unscrupulous jerk willing to do unethical things to win is entirely fair and correct -- but the fact is so are ''they'', any good lawyer in the American adversarial system ''has'' to be to some degree, they knowingly hired him because of that only then screw him over, he at least is open about who he is and what he wants and doesn't hide behind self-righteousness like they do, and all he wants in this case is the rightful and fair payout he should have coming to him. [[spoiler: He's so successful that he practically destroys the firm.]]
* BreakingSpeech: During the Shore/Berlutti, Young and Frutt trial towards the end of the final season. He points out at the end of his speech (mentioned in AtLeastIAdmitIt above) that he respects Eugene profoundly -- which is why he doesn't understand why the latter would go through all the hoops of a legal matter just to deny giving him a share of what he brought in. Eugene looks positively ''embarrassed'' by the remark.
* CrusadingLawyer: He makes it very clear to the staff at the firm that even though he tends to flout common ethics (though not legal grounds), he will not stand to see decent, honest people get defrauded or taken advantage of if he can help it.
* ExplainExplainOhCrap: In the midst of a charged argument with Tara when both join Denny's firm, he blurts out that he cares for her, prompting this reaction.
* LoveTriangle: Initially, with Tara (another hire from Berluti, Young and Frutt) and Sally during the eighth season. This eventually gets dialed back (and later dropped completely) as ''Boston Legal'' gets rolling.
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* GeniusBruiser: He's the most physically imposing member of the firm, and possibly the most legally knowledgeable. Witness the way a judge who placed him in contempt quotes Learned Hand at him and Eugene completes the quote to prove his own point.
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* StopBeingStereotypical: She's uncomfortable with the first season's main case because their client, a father who killed his daughter's murderer, claims Jewish law justifies his actions and she's Jewish herself.
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!!Jimmy Berluti (Creator/MichaelBadalucco)
* ButtMonkey: His failures seem to stick to him in the eyes of the other members more than theirs do. They're also all promoted to partner ahead of him, although he eventually stops caring about that.
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* ButtMonkey: His failures seem to stick to him in the eyes of the other members more than theirs do. They're also all promoted to partner ahead of him, although he eventually stops caring about that.
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