L.A. Law - Season 1 - Eps 17: Becker on the Rox
When a pharmaceutical firm employs a jury consulting firm to assist him in a product liability suit, Kuzak becomes engaged in a contest of style over substance until he enlists Sifuentes's help in showing the client the error of not settling the case out of court; Melman and Becker come to a parting of the ways over her demand for a substantive raise; Sifuentes encourages Perkins to get back into the court room and represent a disabled man who may be incapable of forming the requisite criminal intent to commit the crime of which he is accused; Markowitz takes issue with Kelsey over the state of her finances when he agrees to do her tax returns, and makes a proposal that will improve both her cash flow and their relationship. Abby tests courtroom waters again as she defends the retarded Benny Stulwicz against robbery charges.
About L.A. Law

Title: L.A. Law
First Air Date: 1986-09-15
Last Air Date: 1994-05-19
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.1/10 (from 71 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 9
Total Episodes: 171
Network: NBC
Genres: Drama, War & Politics
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television, Steven Bochco Productions
Synopsis
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.
Cast

Corbin Bernsen
Arnie Becker

Jill Eikenberry
Ann Kelsey

Alan Rachins
Douglas Brackman

Michael Tucker
Stuart Markowitz

Richard Dysart
Leland McKenzie

Blair Underwood
Jonathan Rollins

Larry Drake
Benny Stulwicz

John Spencer
Tommy Mullaney

A Martinez
Daniel Morales

Alexandra Powers
Jane Halliday