The small Boston law firm of Donnell & Associates is led by Bobby Donnell, a young, passionate lawyer struggling to make a name for his new practice. After a challenging first year, where Bobby and fellow attorneys Lindsay Dole, Ellenor Frutt, Eugene Young and Jimmy Berluti, spent more time representing undeniably guilty clients instead of innocent victims, things are beginning to look up. But along with the increasing number of high-profile cases, the firm is still besieged by drug dealers, murderers and petty criminals, all in need of a good defense. And as their caseload grows, so too does the practice, eventually becoming Donnell, Young, Dole & Frutt, Attorneys at Law.