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Raising the Bar

2008- Returning
 
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With a balanced scale in her hand and a cloth covering her eyes, Lady Justice represents the principles of fairness and blind objectivity. Nowhere is this symbol more relevant – and more challenged – than in the courtroom battle between district attorney and public defender.

This is the compelling foundation of TNT’s RAISING THE BAR, a powerful new legal drama from Emmy® winning producer Steven Bochco. The gripping series stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar (NYPD Blue), Gloria Reuben (ER) and Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle) and follows the lives of young lawyers who work on opposite sides – the public defender’s office and the district attorney’s office – as well as those who sit in judgment on their cases.
Main Cast
N/ACurrie Graham
as Nick Balco [S 1-2]
© Photo: Richard FormanGloria Reuben
as Rosalind Whitman [S 1-2]
N/AJ. August Richards
as Marcus McGrath [S 1-2]
 
© Photo: Richard FormanJane Kaczmarek
as Trudy Kessler [S 1-2]
N/AJonathan Scarfe
as Charlie Sagansky [S 1-2]
© Photo: Richard FormanMark-Paul Gosselaar
as Jerry Kellerman [S 1-2]
 
N/AMelissa Sagemiller
as Michelle Ernhardt [S 1-2]
N/ANatalia Cigliuti
as Roberta Gilardi [S 1-2]
N/ATeddy Sears
as Richard Patrick Woolsley [S 1-2]
Recurring Cast
Jon Polito as Judge Dominik Ventimiglia [S 1-2] (10)
Heath Freeman as Gavin Dillon [S 1-2] (7)
John Michael Higgins as Judge Albert Farnsworth [S 2] (6)


Premiered on Network:
TNT in US

Also known as:
Avvocati a New York

Genres: Drama

Language: english  Runtime: 60 mins

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TNT Renews 'Raising the Bar'

 
Guide available in: english italian
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Plot
2x01 - Hair Apparent:
In the dramatic season premiere, Jerry defends a barber charged with allowing his nephew to sell crack out of his barbershop, a crime for which the barber is now being tried. Marcus, under orders from Balco to “take the hard line” in prosecuting cases, refuses to give any leeway. Roz decides to start handling cases again, but her first one hits a snag that could ruin a woman’s life and the life of her son. Bobbi’s divorce proceedings get underway, but it’s not too long before she gets thrown a  [...] (More)
2x02 - Rules of Engagement:
Jerry and Michelle go before a new judge (John Michael Higgins – Best in Show) whose courtroom rules are so draconian they make Judge Kessler’s rules seem quaint by comparison. During the case, Michelle becomes smitten with a handsome cop who may be perjuring himself in order to cover up for a bad arrest. Richard defends a pair of elderly twins accused of forging a signature on their dead roommate’s welfare check, but the two gentlemen don’t seem to understand the gravity of the situation. Marcus  [...] (More)
2x03 - The Curious Case of Kellerman's Button:
Jerry gets into a heated conflict with Judge Farnsworth after the jurist punishes a client for Jerry’s tardiness. But Jerry is determined to have the last word with a scheme that makes Farnsworth the victim of his own rigid, by-the-book procedures. Roz and Richard team up to defend a young African-American man accused of committing a hate crime against a gay man. Marcus is determined not to plead out the hate crime, especially when his new, politically connected girlfriend puts him in a difficult  [...] (More)
2x04 - No Child's Left Behind:
When an innocent picture of a little boy in a bathtub winds up on a child pornographer’s Web site, Jerry has his hands full defending the father against Balco’s aggressive prosecution. During divorce negotiations, Bobbi’s soon-to-be ex-husband uses a loophole in the law that might result in Bobbi losing her apartment. The situation leads to her to consider finding a higher-paying job.
2x05 - Is There a Doctor in the House?:
Jerry defends the case of a woman picked up for drug possession, for a substance which she insists is only laundry detergent. The case also involves Michelle’s new police officer boyfriend, who gives Jerry a runaround that proves to be devastating. Bobbi steps in to defend a client who is certain that “his side” of the story will prove that he’s innocent of the larceny charges he faces. And Charlie has an intriguing dinner with Judge Farnsworth.
2x06 - I'll Be Down to Get You a Taxi, Honey:
Jerry takes on a pro bono case in which he defends a man arrested for running over his crooked lawyer with a car. But it looks like he’s going to have to rely on jury sympathy instead of facts to get an acquittal. In a rush to get through cases, Richard pleads out a man caught red-handed breaking into a medical laboratory, but he fails to find out the full story. And Bobbi’s final divorce papers are ready to sign.
2x07 - Fine and Dandy:
Moments after being acquitted on a weapons charge, one of Jerry’s clients is re-arrested on a parole violation for weapons possession. Richard picks a fight with Judge Kessler, claiming that her decision to jail his client for 30 days over a $75 fine is essentially punishment for being poor. But that isn’t about to spoil the eager anticipation she feels about going on a first date arranged by her matchmaker. Meanwhile, Bobbi has difficulty adjusting to her new living situation, and Jerry’s attempts  [...] (More)
2x08 - Trust Me:
Bobbi defends a confidential informant demanding a separate trial from his co-defendent, who could have him killed if word gets out about his cooperation with the police. But taking her cue from Balco, Michelle works behind the scenes with Marcus to screw Bobbi’s client by giving the co-defendent a plea agreement. Jerry, however, figures out he can fix Bobbi’s case, but he neglects to ask her about it first. Meanwhile, when one of Richard’s clients is hit with a damages claim for more money than  [...] (More)
2x09 - Trout Fishing:
In order to help give a woman the chance to help her son complete his college applications before she has to go into prison, Jerry tries to get a continuance based on having to work a trial in Judge Kessler’s courtroom. But Farnsworth won’t grant the continuance, and that creates a battle of wills between him and Kessler, with Jerry and his clients caught in the crossfire. Balco, meanwhile, uses Michelle to seek a continuance on a trial in which Richard’s client is accused of murdering his own wife.  [...] (More)
2x10 - Making Up is Hard To Do:
Bobbi defends a young woman accused of trying to smuggle a brick of cocaine, but her client’s appearance proves to be an issue. Michelle, who is prosecuting the case, has to rely on testimony by her cop boyfriend, but there’s something a little too coincidental about his involvement. Meanwhile, Jerry works on Marcus to secure a better deal for his client, but Marcus refuses, saying Jerry should have accepted the offer a year ago, when it was first made. Marcus also uses the case as an opportunity  [...] (More)
2x11 - Bobbi Ba-Bing:
Jerry defends a young man who stabbed a fellow inmate. But the client should never have been in jail in the first place. Richard works with a new PD, Ashley (The O.C.’s Autumn Reeser), defending a homeless man arrested for panhandling. But the overly enthusiastic, immensely smart Ashley finds constitutional grounds for dismissing the case, then hopes to follow that up with a class action lawsuit against the city.
2x12 - Beating a Dead Horse:
Jerry takes over one of Bobbi’s clients, a pregnant woman who is addicted to heroin, and Michelle is determined to do everything she can to keep her in jail so she doesn’t continue shooting up with a baby in her womb. Roz defends a carriage driver against charges of assaulting an officer and abusing a horse. But there is much more to the story than first appears.
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