Damages - Season 1 - Eps 1: Get Me a Lawyer
Attorney Patty Hewes hires a new associate, Ellen Parsons, to help her as she tries to ruin Arthur Frobisher. Hewes represents a group of employees that are suing Frobisher after he sold his company, leaving the employees devastated. Ellen is unaware that her best friend, Katie Connor, is working for Frobisher.
About Damages

Title: Damages
First Air Date: 2007-07-24
Last Air Date: 2012-09-12
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 213 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 59
Network: FX Audience
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Production Companies: KZK Productions, FX Productions, Sony Pictures Television, Bluebush Productions
Synopsis
Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons. Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between Ellen and Patty. The first two seasons center around the law firm Hewes & Associates. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Hewes & Associates and begins an independent career.
Cast

Glenn Close
Patty Hewes

Rose Byrne
Ellen Parsons

Ryan Phillippe
Channing McClaren

Charlie Semine
Boyfriend