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Family Law is a
television drama starring
Kathleen Quinlan as a
divorced
lawyer who attempted to start her own
law firm after her lawyer husband took all their old clients. The show aired on
CBS from
1999 to
2002. The show was created by
Paul Haggis.
The show also starred
Christopher McDonald as an opportunistic, ambulance-chasing attorney,
Julie Warner as Quinlan's friend and the one member of former firm's lawyers who did not defect with Quinlan's ex-husband, and
Dixie Carter as a "pit bull" divorce attorney. Later cast additions included
Tony Danza,
Cristián de la Fuente,
Salli Richardson and
little person actress
Meredith Eaton as an ambitious attorney hoping to make partner.