The Guardian
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.
When the carnival comes to town, Nick represents a young boy traveling with it who claims that he was molested by the Carnival's owner.
In order to land a new client, Nick puts the unsuspecting residents of a small town in jeopardy.
Shake-ups at L.S.P. and some meddling by Alvin, force Lulu to reconsider her move to Berkeley.
The Fallins represent a white married couple who want to sue their fertility clinic when their baby is born African-American.
The bank asks Fallin and Fallin to pay off their loan and now Nick must scramble to get his delinquent clients to pay up.
When Lulu's father comes to town, she and Nick make a serious decision about their relationship.
As part of his community service, Nick is assigned to help clean up an inner-city park and becomes involved in the troubles of a former client.
Nick attempts to find a home for two young foster children who are HIV Positive.
Nick represents a teenager who wants to stay with his homeless, dying grandfather rather than be placed with a foster family.
With Burton's health in jeopardy, Nick attempts to close an important deal for his father.
Ted's dad goes on a shooting spree, killing himself and co-workers, leaving Nick and Suzanne to tell Ted that his dad has committed murder.
Nick returns to using drugs after Lulu leaves him.
Nick represents an African-American bus driver whose response to a racist passenger may have caused his bus to crash.
Nick learns that his unborn baby has down syndrome.
Nick attempts to help a teenage boy who beats up his mother after discovering her in bed with his best friend.
Shannon runs away after helping her biological father steal jewlery from Burton's house.
Nick takes over the search for Shannon and uncovers a child pornography ring.
Nick and Alvin go to Los Angeles for a secret reason Alvin kept from Nick causing Nick to miss an important meeting with his Father at their firm.
Nick helps a young boy who claims he can't remember being abused.
Nick votes out Burton's opportunist date as prospective partner at Fallin and Fallin with dire results.
Nick's last two cases at legal services of Pittsburgh take a violent turn.
After Burton's firm failure, Nick starts a new corporate lawyer career at McNeil's, but an absurd client adds to his general discomfort. Terminal cancer patient Alvin's last case is Taliek Allen, a killer on death row, who is diagnosed with brain damage but rages at Nick for urging he should prepare a pardon plea. Nick senses after the birth of their Down-affected baby Lulu won't marry him. The legal services foundation needs a new boss.
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Dabney Coleman | Burton Fallin |
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Simon Baker | Nick Fallin |
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Raphael Sbarge | Jake Straka |
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Alan Rosenberg | Alvin Masterson |
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Wendy Moniz | Louisa 'Lulu' Archer |
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Denise Dowse | Judge Rebecca Damsen |
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Angela Featherstone | Suzanne Pell |
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Amanda Michalka | Shannon Gressler |
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Rod Britt | Judge Lutz |
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Dorothea Harahan | Gretchen |
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Courtney Stevens | Kate Shaw |
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Kathleen Chalfant | Laurie Solt |
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Chloe Moretz | Violet |
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Courtney Gains | Roy Cantwell |
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Chad Morgan | Emily Bernsley |
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Vicellous Reon Shannon | Taliek Allen |
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Peter Birkenhead | Herb Conelly |
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Jude Ciccolella | Lulu's Father |
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Gina Torres | Sadie Harper |
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Josh Peck | Christopher Rapp |
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Francis X. McCarthy | McNeil |
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Lolita Davidovich | Victoria Little |
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J. Kenneth Campbell | Mr. Lightstone |
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Micole Mercurio | Maureen Straka |
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Scout Taylor-Compton | Tiffany Skovich |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 6 |
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.78:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Stereo [English] |
| Subtitles | English |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Feb 08, 2011 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Index | 6247 |
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| Added Date | Aug 18, 2019 07:05:12 |
| Modified Date | Mar 03, 2025 21:40:45 |