"Family Law" (1999) TV series 1999-2002

Writer:

Vivienne Radkoff (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

20 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 7 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Kathleen Quinlan	...	Lynn Holt (68 episodes, 1999-2002)
Dixie Carter	...	Randi King (68 episodes, 1999-2002)
Christopher McDonald	...	Rex Weller (68 episodes, 1999-2002)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield	...	Viveca Foster (68 episodes, 1999-2002)
Julie Warner	...	Danni Lipton (49 episodes, 1999-2001)

Series Directed by
Fred Gerber		(23 episodes, 1999-2002)
Oz Scott		(6 episodes, 2000-2002)
Paul Haggis		(5 episodes, 1999-2001)
Elodie Keene		(4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jerry Levine		(4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ericson Core		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Richard J. Lewis		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Max Mayer		(3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Stephen Nathan		(2 episodes, 2000-2002)

Series Writing credits
David Shore		(18 episodes, 1999-2002)
Stephen Nathan		(15 episodes, 1999-2002)
Thomas L. Moran		(10 episodes, 1999-2002)
Paul Haggis		(8 episodes, 1999-2001)
Bill Chais		(7 episodes, 2000-2002)
Ashley Gable		(6 episodes, 2000-2002)
Anne Kenney		(4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Christopher Ambrose		(4 episodes, 2001-2002)
Lawrence Kaplow		(4 episodes, 2001-2002)
Linda McGibney		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Edmond Stevens		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jan Nash		(3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Sarah Woodside Gallagher		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Marjorie David		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ayanna Floyd		(2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Lindsay Sturman		(2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Scott Cameron		(2 episodes, 2001)
Gregory J. Gettas		(2 episodes, 2001)
Vivienne Radkoff		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Billy Redner	....	co-producer (68 episodes, 1999-2002)
David Shore	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (68 episodes, 1999-2002)
Marjorie David	....	co-executive producer (24 episodes, 2000-2001)
Chuck Binder	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Judith Feldman	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Fred Gerber	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Paul Haggis	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Mark R. Harris	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Anne Kenney	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Gary Law	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Dana Maksimovich	....	associate producer / co-producer / ... (unknown episodes)
Thomas L. Moran	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Jan Nash	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Stephen Nathan	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Hilton Smith	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Gay Walch	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Sarah Woodside Gallagher	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jeff Beal		(24 episodes, 2000-2001)
Mark Isham		(unknown episodes)
Bruce Roberts		(unknown episodes)
David Tobocman		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Steve Randolph		(4 episodes, 2001)
James L. Carter		(unknown episodes)
Walt Fraser		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Lisa M. Citron		(20 episodes, 1999-2002)
Ray Daniels III		(unknown episodes, 1999)
Neil Felder		(unknown episodes)
William Flicker		(unknown episodes)
Elba Sanchez-Short		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Mary Jo Slater		(21 episodes, 2001-2002)
Natalie Hart		(unknown episodes)
Jason La Padura		(unknown episodes)
Coreen Mayrs		(unknown episodes)
Catherine Stroud		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Chuck Parker		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Jenni Gullett		(1 episode, 1999)
Linda M. Bass		(unknown episodes)
Diana Eden		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
René Dashiell Kerby	....	makeup department head (23 episodes, 1999-2000)
Daphne Lawson	....	key hair stylist (23 episodes, 1999-2000)
Adam Brandy	....	additional makeup artist (6 episodes, 2000-2002)
Teri Groves	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1999)
Sherilyn Stetz	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Dillon	....	first assistant director (36 episodes, 1999-2002)
Kevin Turley	....	second assistant director (14 episodes, 1999-2000)
John Tagamolila	....	dga trainee (6 episodes, 2001-2002)
C. Andrew Hall	....	dga trainee (5 episodes, 2001)
John P. Aguirre	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Stephen D'Amato Jr.	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Gabriel Echeverria	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Deborah Greaney	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Hunt	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
W. Thomas Snyder	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Jody Bergman	....	set dresser (68 episodes, 1999-2002)
Bob Warner	....	paint foreman (67 episodes, 1999-2002)
Kurt Miller	....	carpenter (11 episodes, 1999-2000)
Tony Chavez	....	propmaker (5 episodes, 2001)
Steven E. Eyrse	....	painter (unknown episodes)
Frank Irving	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Joseph Kearney	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jessica Kender	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Brook Mansbridge	....	general foreman (unknown episodes)
Alex Thompson	....	painter (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Russell McAbee	....	sound utility (64 episodes, 1999-2002)
Robert Crozier	....	sound editor (47 episodes, 1999-2001)
Tim Philben	....	sound re-recording mixer (45 episodes, 2000-2002)
Takako Ishikawa	....	sound effects editor (10 episodes, 2002)
Alan Decker	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes, 2000-2002)
Bob Arons	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Kami Asgar	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Eric Batut	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Harry Cheney	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Scott Edelson	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Golodner	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Ken Kobett	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Peggy McAffee	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Robert Nichols II	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Erin Oakley	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Roger Pietschmann	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Craig T. Rosevear	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Matt Temple	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Mark R. Byers	....	special effects coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
John Strand	....	stunts / stunt coordinator (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Rick Avery	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Badger	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Debbie Evans	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Elizabeth Forsyth	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Cheryl Lawson	....	stunt actor (unknown episodes)
Scott Leva	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Michael R. Long	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Kortney Manns	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Larry Nicholas	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Chad Persons	....	Steadicam operator (46 episodes, 1999-2001)
Stephen Pazanti	....	assistant camera (45 episodes, 2000-2002)
Monica Carey	....	first assistant camera (24 episodes, 2000-2001)
Michael Shanman	....	lighting console operator (24 episodes, 2000-2001)
Curtis A. Andrews Jr.	....	lighting technician (23 episodes, 1999-2000)
Patriq Luo	....	electrician (5 episodes, 1999)
Kris Krosskove	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2001)
Steve Charnow	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Gerrit Garretsen	....	key dolly grip (unknown episodes)
Eli Golub	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Steve Hurson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (unknown episodes)
Jordan Lapsansky	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Martin J. Layton	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Chris Murphy	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Bradley Richard	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Kurt E. Soderling	....	aerial director of photography (unknown episodes)
Steven J. Winslow	....	assistant camera: Wescam / camera technician (unknown episodes)
David Youel	....	dimmer board operator (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Brian Bero	....	animatronic baby effects (unknown episodes)
Mark Rappaport	....	animatronic baby effects (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Jeffrey M. Paal	....	extras casting (23 episodes, 1999-2000)
Dana Olson	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)
John Villacorta	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frank Alexander	....	set costumer (21 episodes, 2001-2002)
Alana Caudillo	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Michael A. Russell	....	key costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Joe Parisella	....	colorist (68 episodes, 1999-2002)
Marla K. Bechtel	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Jo Francis	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Sean Sforza	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Susan J. Vinci	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Joan Wrzala	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Scott Howard	....	transportation captain (5 episodes, 2000)

Series Other crew
Kellie Cyrus	....	script supervisor (67 episodes, 1999-2002)
Ashley Gable	....	executive story editor (45 episodes, 2000-2002)
Patrice Messina	....	assistant to co-executive producer and script processor (23 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jack E. Herman	....	extras set coordinator (11 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kitt Hirasaki	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes, 2001-2002)
Donald Mark Spencer	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes, 2001)
Dustin Brown	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Bill Chais	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Davidson	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Hope Diamond	....	senior publicist (unknown episodes)
Lannie Franklin	....	assistant: Fred Gerber (unknown episodes)
Lawrence Gaba	....	payroll accountant (unknown episodes)
Eli Golub	....	technician: HotHead (unknown episodes)
Ann Goobie	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Stacey Harris	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Adam Karasick	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Linda McGibney	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Thomas L. Moran	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
John Semedik	....	first assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Michael C. Watkins	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• CBS Productions
• Columbia TriStar Television
• Paul Haggis Productions

Distributors

• AXN (2008) (Bulgaria) (TV)
• AXN (2008) (Czech Republic) (TV) (re-release)
• AXN (2008) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• AXN (2008) (Romania) (TV) (re-release)
• AXN (2008) (Slovakia) (TV) (re-release)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1999-2002) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)

Other Companies

• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• Rex Post  additional adr recorded at

Runtime:

60 min | USA:60 min (69 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CBS Productions

Trivia:

After three seasons, CBS canceled the show due to low ratings.

Quotes:

Randi: It's an annoying fact of life, but husbands can often see their wives' flaws much more easily than we can see our own. My former husband could certainly see right through me and he'd help me see it to. Usually by striking me with a baseball bat. Then one day...

Soundtrack:

War

one of the great series

i just started watching htis series and each time it sucks me into the lives of this characters. this series has the drama and the comedy. it has everything that one could ask for. i love how real, human and quirky the characters are. it's so easy to relate to each one of them. everday they wrestle with choices. tough choices on what it is to be human. what it is to interact with others and to find each of their places in what they do. it's a vocation for them. it's not something they do for money. i love this series. the casting is great. each one of them contributing something to make the show great. i can't believe they cancelled this!