History Series / ThePractice

* TheTeam: It started out as the FiveManBand plus Rebecca, with the attorneys in the traditional FMB roles plus paralegal Rebecca as a SupportPartyMember. After she became a lawyer and Lucy was hired, it became an ensemble.
** TheLeader: Bobby
** TheLancer: Eugene
** TheSmartGuy: Lindsey
** TheBigGuy: Ellenor
** TheHeart: Jimmy
** TheSixthRanger: Lucy
** EleventhHourRanger: Jamie

* JerkassHasAPoint: In one episode, Bobby sues the city on behalf of a former client who was wrongfully convicted of rape and spent fifteen years in prison. During cross-examination Kenneth Walsh, who was the prosecutor on the case, coldly says he has no regrets for convicting the man because all the evidence indicated he was guilty. Fired up with righteous fury, Bobby tears into him and asks why when DNA testing became available he didn't re-examine the evidence, to which Walsh replies [[ArmorPiercingResponse "Why didn't you?"]], pointing out that it was the defence attorney (i.e. Bobby's) job to secure the man's freedom if he was innocent, not the prosecutors. Bobby later admits in private that Walsh is right, and he never really fought for his client because he thought the guy was guilty too.

* JerkassHasAPoint: In one episode, Bobby sues the city on behalf of a former client who was wrongfully convicted of rape and spent fifteen years in prison. During cross-examination Kenneth Walsh, who was the prosecutor on the case, coldly says he has no regrets for convicting the man because all the evidence indicated he was guilty. Fired up with righteous fury, Bobby tears into him and asks why when DNA testing became available he didn't re-examine the evidence, to which Walsh replies [[ArmorPiercingResponse "Why didn't you?"]], point out that it was the defence attorney (i.e. Bobby's) job to secure the man's freedom, not the prosecutors. Bobby later admits in private that Walsh is right, and he never really fought for his client because he thought the guy was guilty too.

* BatmanGambit: Once Bobby coincidentally saw some incriminating evidence about the firm's client, called Lindsay, and left a message about it on her answering machine. Helen rooms with Lindsay, so she hears the message, saves it, and gets the judge to admit it as evidence. As Lindsay and Bobby discuss their next move that evening, she realizes Bobby made the "mistake" to screw over their guilty client. He doesn't confirm or deny, just looks guilty.

* BondOneLiner: In "Avenging Angels" a man lights his daughter's killer [[KillItWithFire on fire]] while he's in the hospital after posing as the orderly delivering a meal, asking "Will it be orange juice or gasoline with your eggs?" when he first poured gasoline on him then quips "Better check his temperature. He's burning up." after the medical staff rush over.

** In "Blowing Smoke" the defendant is a black police officer charged with murdering another black man he claims was trying to rob a corner store. His ex-girlfriend reveals he often disparaged black people with racial slurs (though not all-she's also black). In defense, he claims this only [[StopBeingStereotypical applied to the black criminals]] who he'd dealt with on the job.

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* FiveManBand:

** TheChick: Rebecca