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Michael Kuzak
Michael Kuzak
Played By: Harry Hamlin
Grace Van Owen
Grace Van Owen
Played By: Susan Dey
Arnie Becker
Arnie Becker
Played By: Corbin Bernsen
Ann Kelsey
Ann Kelsey
Played By: Jill Eikenberry
Stuart Markowitz
Stuart Markowitz
Played By: Michael Tucker
- Beware the Nice Ones: When his mother-in-law makes one too many anti-Semitic cracks, Stuart knocks over an entire cabinet full of dishes.
- Nice Jewish Boy: Generally polite and genial to most.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Becomes far more short-tempered and unpleasant after his heart attack, to the point of treating a friendly paintball game between the partners like a vicious dogfight. He eventually gets over it.
Douglas Brackman
Douglas Brackman
Played By: Alan Rachins
- Baldness Angst: Douglas overhears a store clerk refer to him as "the old bald guy." Stung, he buys a toupee, but the other partners collapse in laughter the first time they see him wearing it.
- Butt-Monkey: If something embarrassing has to happen to one of the characters, bet on it being Douglas. He gets a boil on his ass, his marriage falls apart when he gets caught cheating, he once got arrested for prostitution while trying to order sushi, he once fell for the old exploding cigar trick, etc. etc.
Abby Perkins
Abby Perkins
Played by: Michele Greene
- Ambiguously Bi: She loves men but doesn't seem much unfazed when she is kissed by C.J. Twice.
- Bait-and-Switch Lesbians: She and C.J.were close but when they kissed, nothing more came out of it.
- Better as Friends: After the kiss, Abby turns C.J down, declares her attraction to men and decides they're better off staying friends.
- Even the Girls Want Her: C.J. plants a kiss on her, leading to a very awkward exchange between Abby and C.J.
- Hide Your Lesbians: When Abby was kissed by her friend C.J., there were some half-hearted attempts to establish a relationship between the two but both actresses were gone by the end of the following season.
- Incompatible Orientation: She attracts the attention of C.J., a bisexual lawyer, and Abby turns her down because she is straight.
Victor Sifuentes
Victor Sifuentes
Played By: Jimmy Smits
Roxanne Melman
Roxanne Melman
Played By: Susan Ruttan
- Office Romance: Had love affairs with both Arnie Becker and Tommy Mullaney.
Leland McKenzie
Leland McKenzie
Played By: Richard Dysart
- A Father to His Men: Everyone in the office treats him like a father figure.
- Reasonable Authority Figure
Jonathan Rollins
Jonathan Rollins
Played By: Blair Underwood
Benny Stulwicz
Benny Stulwicz
Played By: Larry Drake
Rosalind Shays
Rosalind Shays
Played By: Diana Muldaur
- Cruel and Unusual Death: She dies a memorable death by walking into an empty elevator and falling down the empty elevator shaft.
Tommy Mullaney
Tommy Mulaney
Played By: John Spencer
- Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: Assists an ailing client in finding a replacement kidney on the black market and is unfazed by Leland's objections.
C.J. Lamb
Cara Jean "C.J." Lamb
Played by: Amanda Donohoe
- Bait-and-Switch Lesbians: C.J. and Abby kiss but nothing more comes out of it.
- Better as Friends: After kissing Abby, she is turned down by Abby, reveals she herself is also attracted to men and she and Abby decide to stay better off as friends.
- Boyish Short Hair: C.J. sports a short haircut.
- Hide Your Lesbians: When C.J. kissed Abby. There were some half-hearted attempts to establish a relationship between the two but both actresses were gone by the end of the following season.
- Incompatible Orientation: The bisexual C.J. kisses her friend Abby only to be turned down by her because Abby is straight.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Her full name is Cara Jean but everybody calls her by her nickname "C.J.".
- Lipstick Lesbian: "Chapstick" example. She has a boyish short haircut but she dresses very femininely and she becomes attracted to Abby.
Gwen Taylor
Gwen Taylor
Played By: Sheila Kelley
Susan Bloom
Susan Bloom
Played By: Conchata Ferrell
Zoey Clemmons
Zoey Clemmons
Played By: Cecil Hoffman
Frank Kittredge
Frank Kittredge
Played By: Michael Cumpsty
- Evil Brit: One of two British attorneys who joined the firm at about the same time—along with Lamb—he's arrogant and unethical with few redeeming virtues.
- Pet the Dog: He does, however, help a fellow lawyer sue her sexually abusive father and acts tactfully throughout.
Daniel Morales
Daniel Morales
Played By: A Martinez
Eli Levinson
Eli Levinson
Played By: Alan Rosenberg
Denise Ianello
Denise Ianello
Played By: Debi Mazar
Jane Halliday
