Raising The Bar

2008 • ABC Studios
2.5
2 reviews
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Season 2 episodes (15)

1 Hair Apparent
6/8/09
Season-only
Jerry defends a barber whose nephew was caught selling crack.
2 Rules of Engagement
6/15/09
Season-only
Michelle is smitten with a cop who may be perjuring himself.
3 The Curious Case of Kellerman's Button
6/22/09
Season-only
Jerry schemes to make Farnsworth a victim of his own rules.
4 No Child's Left Behind
6/29/09
Season-only
Jerry defends a father against Balco's aggressive prosecution.
5 Is There a Doctor in the House
7/6/09
Season-only
Michelle's new boyfriend gives Jerry the runaround.
6 I'll Be Down to Get You a Taxi, Honey
7/13/09
Season-only
Jerry defends a man charged with running over his crooked lawyer in a car!
7 Fine and Dandy
7/20/09
Season-only
One of Jerry's clients is re-arrested shortly after being acquitted.
8 Trust Me
7/27/09
Season-only
Richard decides to make a donation to the Public Defenders office.
9 Trout Fishing
8/3/09
Season-only
Jerry tries to get a continuance for a woman going to prison.
10 Making Up Is Hard to Do
8/10/09
Season-only
Bobbi defends a woman accused of smuggling cocaine.
11 Bobbi Ba-Bing
8/17/09
Season-only
Richard works on a case involving a homeless man arrested for panhandling.
12 Beating a Dead Horse
8/24/09
Season-only
Jerry takes over a case involving a pregnant woman addicted to heroin.
13 Maybe, Baby
12/24/09
Season-only
Roz ends up with a baby; Bobbie gives Jerry an ultimatum.
14 O! Say Can You Pee
12/24/09
Season-only
Marcus prosecutes a father for robbing a store to feed his children.
15 Happy Ending
12/24/09
Season-only
Jerry defends a masseuse accused of touching a client inappropriately.

About this show

From famed producer Steven Bochco (NYPD Blue, L.A. Law) comes Raising the Bar. A group of young lawyers, all former classmates, find themselves going up against one another as public defenders trying to help the down and out.

Ratings and reviews

2.5
2 reviews
Gincairn
June 28, 2019
it was a shame when this show got cancelled, it came across as a slightly more adult version of Ally Mcbeal, the cast were fantastic and the character growth over the series was very well done.