The Guardian - Season 1 - Eps 11: Home
Nick, now working at another law firm, is reinstated as the guardian of young Hunter Reed, his first case. Polly Draper ("thirtysomething") guest stars Both Nick and his child advocacy boss, Alvin, face Nick's father, Burton, in court. Nick, who is now working for Burton's competitors, Kirk and McGee, faces him when he is reassigned to Hunter -- the young boy who witnessed his father kill his mother -- after Hunter's father's controversial verdict comes in. Meanwhile, Alvin agrees to defend his ex-wife (Draper), for whom he still has some unresolved feelings, in a wrongful termination case, only to realize that the company they are suing is represented by Burton.
About The Guardian

Title: The Guardian
First Air Date: 2001-09-25
Last Air Date: 2004-05-04
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 48 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 67
Network: CBS
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast

Simon Baker
Nick Fallin

Dabney Coleman
Burton Fallin

Alan Rosenberg
Alvin Masterson

Raphael Sbarge
Jake Straka

Charles Malik Whitfield
James Mooney