Best Lawyer Shows & Legal Dramas Of All Time

The story of the metamorphosis Jimmy McGill goes through, an old charlatan who tries to become a reputable lawyer, but along the way, transforms into the sleazy criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. Both a prequel and a stand-alone show, this series offers the perfect combination of drama and dark humor through fascinating storytelling about a complex character and the transformative journey he goes through when establishing himself as the iconic corrupt and morally ambiguous lawyer the world came to know in the hit series Breaking Bad.

In this version of the Law & Order police series, we will follow the detectives as they solve crimes related to sexual violence.

Perry Mason is an attorney who specializes in defending seemingly indefensible cases. With the aid of his secretary Della Street and investigator Paul Drake, he often finds that by digging deeply into the facts, startling facts can be revealed. Often relying on his outstanding courtroom skills, he often tricks or traps people into unwittingly admitting their guilt.

Ethically-challenged attorney Alan Shore, formerly of Young, Frutt & Berluti, settles in at a wealthy and powerful firm focusing on civil cases. With some help from his friend and mentor, veteran attorney Denny Crane, Shore quickly makes his mark winning cases no one would take, often using less than honest methods. In doing so, he develops a rival in his colleague Brad Chase, who has been assigned to the office partly to keep an eye on the increasingly eccentric (and possibly senile) Denny Crane. Though his questionable conduct might make him a few enemies along the way, Alan's not one to be underestimated, nor will he let trivial things like honesty or integrity get in the way of winning a case.

New York is a beautiful town, however, quite dangerous and violent. How difficult is the life of those in charge of police investigation and the prosecution in court?

A law school graduate becomes the protégée of a successful high-stakes litigator.

Bobby Donnell is the head of a struggling Boston law firm that seems to constantly struggle with ethical themes while defending murderers, rapists, etc. Jimmy, Eugene, Ellenor and Lindsay are junior attorneys with the firm, the streetwise receptionist, and Helen the firm's frequent adversary with the D.A.'s office in this smart and clever weekly series.

A gigantic financial scam destroys Maia Rindell's reputation and costs Diane Lockhart all her savings. Will they manage to rebuild their lives in a different preeminent law firm?

After 13 years as a housewife, Alicia Florrick has to go back to workforce as a litigator, because her husband, a state attorney, has been arrested following a corruption and sex scandal.

Billy Mcbride is going through a rough patch. He has been fired from the law firm he helped build, his wife has left him, and he's now a down on his luck ambulance chaser. A lady (Patty) approaches him to represent her in a wrongful death case. After reluctantly accepting to take on the case, a series of strange events befall Billy. Through death threats, harassment, and trumped up arrests, Billy embarks on obtaining justice, and it is one hell of a ride. Additional unique cases eventually come Billy and Patty's way, making the ride even more entertaining.

Mike Ross, a smart college student, lands a job at a prestigious law firm, despite not having finished his degree. However, his skills and personality catch the attention of attorney Harvey Specter, with whom he partners winning trials and taking different cases, while hiding Mike's academic secret. An entertaining legal drama with charismatic characters, whose nine seasons are sure to appeal to those who enjoy this genre.

This popular television drama depicted life in a large Los Angeles law firm. The plots were strongly character-based and dealt with the personal lives and professional activities of the partners, associates, and staff. Scenes centered around the courtroom and the law offices. Often, an episode would open with a surprising twist, which would then be played out during the rest of the show.

A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot that will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.

A judge's son is involved in a hit-and-run with someone connected to an organized crime family. Now he will face his convictions in dangerous moral dilemmas that could ruin his life, in a city full of crime and lies.

Retired homicide detective Chris Anderson and criminal defense attorney Fatima Silva help desperate families, convinced a loved one has been wrongfully convicted of murder. Each week Chris and Fatima investigate a new case. And each week they are forced to decide whether there's really been a wrongful conviction or whether the family needs to face the bitter truth that their loved one is guilty as charged . "Reasonable Doubt" is a hard-hitting, balanced and emotional look at the US criminal justice system.

Ally McBeal and Billy Thomas were going steady throughout their childhoods. Ally even followed Billy to Harvard law school despite having no interest in law. But when Billy chose to pursue a career in law away from Ally, their relationship came to an end. In the present, an old classmate of Ally's named Richard Fish gives Ally a job at his law firm, where Billy and his new wife are also working. This puts Ally in a predicament since she still has feelings for Billy which she's laboring to get over. At the office, Ally puts up with a nosy, gossiping secretary named Elaine, and an oddball lawyer named John Cage never seems to lose a case. At home, Ally's friend and house-mate Renée regularly advises her on her love life. The series follows Ally's trials and tribulations in life through her eyes, and caricaturizes her personal thoughts and fantasies.