Fairly Legal

2011 • USA

4.5

120 reviews

TV-PG

Rating

Eligible

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Season 1 episodes (10)

1 Pilot

1/20/11

After the sudden death of her father, San Francisco mediator Kate Reed must work with her stepmother -- who's the same age -- to keep his firm alive by resolving a dispute between a clothing magnate and his son, who's due to inherit the business, and hiding a dark personal secret which could ruin an innocent boy's life.

2 Priceless

1/27/11

Kate (Sarah Shahi) mediates a settlement between the State of California and Steve Jenks (guest star Paul Schulze), a wrongfully convicted man who spent 22 years in prison. As Kate tries to put a price on the years he lost, Steve escapes into a prison of his own making, refusing to deal with the pain of his past -- until, when pushed, he explodes.

3 Benched

2/3/11

Kate's (Sarah Shahi) nemesis Judge Nicastro (guest star Gerald McRaney) assigns her to mediate a case between a high school football coach and the angry parents who claim his old school methods border on abuse. When the videotaped evidence doesn't make sense to her, Kate unearths the real reason for the coach's controversial actions.

4 Bo Me Once

2/10/11

While mediating a dispute between the star of the cooking show Burnin' with Bo (guest star Eddie McClintock) and the company releasing his barbecue sauce, Kate (Sarah Shahi) discovers that Bo's assistant Beth (Camille Sullivan) is actually the brains behind the business and that Bo's holding her up for a bigger piece of the profits. None of which matters when someone from Beth's past emerges to claim an even bigger piece for himself.

5 The Two Richards

2/17/11

Kate mediates the settlement between an insurance company and a man who was hit by a truck, only to find the real conflict is between the man and his wife, who claims the husband she knew never came back from the accident. Richard Dean Anderson and Anne-Marie Johnson guest star.

6 Believers

2/24/11

The exasperated young inventor of a revolutionary new device, Marcus (guest star Devon Gummersal), threatens to jump to his death when John (Currie Graham), his employer and the rights holder to Marcus' invention, asks Kate (Sarah Shahi) to mediate his firing. Kate must get Marcus off the ledge, recover the device, which he's stolen, and find a fair resolution for both the disenchanted employee and his former boss.

7 Coming Home

3/3/11

A big client of Reed & Reed's asks Kate (Sarah Shahi) to mediate a simple financial matter -- which quickly morphs into a case of identity theft before escalating to an immigration issue where Kate must defend a brave soldier against a rigid Homeland Security prosecutor.

8 Ultravinyl

3/10/11

Paul Shelton (Guest star Chris Vance), lead singer of the 1990's one-hit-wonder band, Ultravinyl, seeks Kate's (Sarah Shahi) help to cash in on a lucrative offer for use of their songs in a commercial. What seems like a slam dunk stalls when Paul's former bandmates refuse to negotiate, and Paul reveals the real reason he needs Kate's help.

9 My Best Friend's Prenup

3/17/11

Kate's (Sarah Shahi) best friend, Julie (Brittany Ishibashi) comes to Reed & Reed for a standard prenuptial agreement. But Julie's father -- a Tae Kwan Do master -- has deep suspicions of his future son-in-law. Kate investigates, determined to prove him wrong -- but what she uncovers shocks everyone.

10 Bridges

3/24/11

One day in the life of Kate (Sarah Shahi): prevent an international incident at the Croatian Embassy and mediate between two litigious brothers before her nemesis, Judge Nicastro (guest star Gerald McRaney), throws her in jail -- all while bracing herself for the possibility of some major personal changes.

About this show

Fairly Legal follows Kate Reed (Sarah Shahi) a San Francisco litigator who, frustrated with the bureaucracy and injustice she sees in her job, decides to become a mediator. Leaving her practice behind after realizing that truth and justice are not always found in the courtroom, Kate learns that her new line of work is not any less challenging. This series comes from executive producers Michael Sardo and Steve Stark, and also stars Michael Trucco and Virginia Williams.

Ratings and reviews

4.5

120 reviews

T. Marie

April 21, 2014

We, as viewers/consumers, have trained the media/entertainment industry to provide us with fake, dramatic, unrealistic "reality" shows. If it has a good message, teaches us something, makes us want to strive for anything better in ourselves, we change the channel. We may start out watching the "good" program, but, inevitably, change the channel, favoring fantasy-entertainment over enlightenment. And it shows in our societal mimicry. These people ACT as more people should BE.

chinatte denard

March 6, 2014

U can watch this over and over again....this is real acting....never again will we see writers write story lines like this! I hate its off air but love I can buy it to watch....but I will be egging to see the story continue into a new season.

5 people found this review helpful

Sakeena Hubbard

December 14, 2013

I love Sarah. She portrays Kate very well and kept you coming back every week. It's a shame more people didn't give the show a chance, they would've love the show just the same as we do.

1 person found this review helpful

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