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* BunnyEarsLawyer: He provides the former page picture because he really does wear bunny ears in court. It's a small quirk to overlook for his ability as a lawyer.

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: He provides provided the former page picture because he really does wear bunny ears in court. It's a small quirk to overlook for his ability as a lawyer.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: He provides the page picture because he really does wear bunny ears in court. It's a small quirk to overlook for his ability as a lawyer.

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: He provides the former page picture because he really does wear bunny ears in court. It's a small quirk to overlook for his ability as a lawyer.
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** Also, it's made clear he doesn't really ''want'' to advance to junior partner, then eventually senior partner, as he won't do the schmoozing and client-farming required by those positions. He's also ''extremely'' well-paid, even straight-up telling people that he's rich. (He spends the entire series living in a five-star hotel close to the firm because buying a house is too much trouble) Finally, the only two people who can fire him (Denny and Shirley) simply won't do it.
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* TheyDo: With [[spoiler: Brad]].

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* TheyDo: With [[spoiler: Brad]].
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* InformedAbility: Much talk is made of his being a Marine with considerable combat training, but it's never shown. During his fight with Coho, it consists of the two of them throwing clumsy, well-telegraphed punches at each other. He doesn't display any of the fighting skills that would be expected of a former Marine.

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** Goes from a meek, awkward associate to holding Shirley hostage in “The Cancer Man Can”.

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** Goes from a meek, awkward associate to holding Shirley hostage in “The "The Cancer Man Can”.Can".



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HelloAttorney: She is very attractive.



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** [[spoiler:LastMinuteHookup: With Jerry.]]

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* BrotherChuck: One of the truest examples on the show. His absence is never explained.

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* BrotherChuck: Along with Garrett, her absence is never explained.

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!!Marlene Stanger ([[Creator/Parker Posey]])

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!!Marlene Stanger ([[Creator/Parker Posey]])
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* ArchEnemy: Becomes this to Denise.

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* AllForNothing: After several episodes competing with Marlene for a spot as partner at the firm, she discovers Marlene was hired specifically to get the spot- and that her unprofessional behaviour while feuding reduced her chances to get a spot of her own.



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* {{Slapstick}}: Engages in it occasionally, most notably during the chase scenes with Marlene.


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!!Marlene Stanger ([[Creator/Parker Posey]])

An ambitious lawyer who is hired by the firm in late season 2.

* IceQueen: Rarely shows any emotion, which is why she has previously gained the reputation for not making many friends at her previous firms.
* InSeriesNickname: “The Squid”.
* PutOnABus: In the season 3 premiere.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: Wants to go from an unassuming, short, elderly man to someone who is as infamous as the BTK Killer.

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* FromNobodyToNightmare: Wants This is what he shows signs of wanting to go from an unassuming, short, elderly man move into, and the reason Catherine took him out with a frying pan before he could actually carry it out. Wanting to someone who is become as infamous and notorious as the BTK Killer.Killer was becoming a goal for him. A lifetime of being under his mother's thumb and never having a chance to live his own life led to a ''lot'' of pent-up aggression.

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* ScatterbrainedSenior: Increasingly as the series goes on.
* SternOldJudge: Does ''not'' like Alan’s frequent habit of going on tangents during court cases, often calling it “jibber-jabber”.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His first appearance sees him telling Alan to leave his sense of humour at the door and not bother him with “jibber-jabber” before choking on his water, establishing him as TheComicallySerious.
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* {{Expy}}: Also played a Judge Cooper the first name “Wallace” in ''Series/ThePractice'', but both act very similarly.

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* {{Expy}}: Also played a Judge Cooper with the first name “Wallace” in ''Series/ThePractice'', but both act very similarly.
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!! Bernard Ferrion (Lesley Jordan)

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!! Bernard Ferrion (Lesley Jordan)
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Hailing from Concord, Massachusetts, this no-nonsense judge has occasional dealings with Crane, Poole & Schmidt as well has [[Series/ThePractice Donnell, Young, Dole & Frutt]].

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Hailing from Concord, Massachusetts, this no-nonsense judge has occasional dealings with Crane, Poole & Schmidt as well has [[Series/ThePractice Donnell, Young, Dole & Frutt]].
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Has the first name “Wallace” in ''Series/ThePractice'', but is still the same Judge Cooper.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Has {{Expy}}: Also played a Judge Cooper the first name “Wallace” in ''Series/ThePractice'', but is still the same Judge Cooper.both act very similarly.
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A sweet old man who becomes progressively less sweet the more he appears.

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A sweet old man who becomes progressively less sweet the more he appears.
appears. He initially appears as a client of Alan, accused of killing his mother, before befriending Alan’s assistant, Catherine.
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* FromNobodyToNiggtmare: Wants to go from an unassuming, short, elderly man to someone who is as infamous as the BTK Killer.

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* When Elders Attack: First with a skillet, before upgrading in season 5 to an explosive.


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!! Bernard Ferrion (Lesley Jordan)

A sweet old man who becomes progressively less sweet the more he appears.

* AffablyEvil: Becomes this by “Schadenfreude”, casually discussing with Catherine how he wants to kill more people.
* ArcVillain: To Catherine and Alan in late season 1 and early season 2, when he has a StartOfDarkness.
* EvilOldFolks: Starts considering becoming a notorious serial killer.
* FromNobodyToNiggtmare: Wants to go from an unassuming, short, elderly man to someone who is as infamous as the BTK Killer.
* KarmicDeath: Killed by the same skillet he killed 2 others with.
* KilledOffForReal: In “Schadenfreude”.
* {{Matricide}}: His first victim.
* OffOnATechnicality: How he initially got away with 2 murders.
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* AscendedExtra: Went from a guest star who appears in 2 episodes on ''[[Series/ThePractice The Practice]]'' to a recurring character who appears in 16 here.

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* AscendedExtra: Went from a guest star who appears in 2 3 episodes on ''[[Series/ThePractice The Practice]]'' to a recurring character who appears in 16 here.
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* AscendedExtra: Went from a guest star who appears in 2 episodes on ''[[Series/ThePractice The Practice]]'' to a recurring character who appears in 50 here.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: Anytime he has a fake cigarette/cigar/pipe in his mouth
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Anytime he has a fake cigarette/cigar/pipe in his mouth
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** Goes from a meek, awkward associate to holding Shirley hostage in “The Cancer Man Can”.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Becomes this with Clarence



* CharacterDevelopment: Although they started off the series (and on [[Series/ThePractice The Practice]]) disliking each other, she and Alan end up developing a friendship by the end of the series, with Alan even stating that he cared for her.
* CrankyNeighbor: Was one to Alan when he was growing up- though it was justified as she was the target of some of his schoolboy pranks, which she wouldn’t let him forget about once he became a lawyer.




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* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Will speak her mind and nobody is safe, not even Alan and the Senior Partners.
* When Elders Attack: First with a skillet, before upgrading in season 5 to an explosive.

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!! Catherine Piper (Creator/BettyWhite)

An elderly woman with an antagonistic history with Alan Shore, who was hired by Alan as an assistant in the later parts of Season 1 and early season 2.

* TheCameo: Has a silent cameo in “Fine Young Cannibal” in season 3 as Alan’s boxing “manager”.
* ElderEmployee: To Alan as his secretary/ assistant.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Tried to help Bernard repent for killing two people, and despite her {{Jerkass}} and sometimes aggressive behaviour, even she was horrified with his newfound bloodlust and talk of wanting to become a serial killer.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Has quite a body count by the end of the series, having assaulted multiple people and even killed someone.

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