Shirley Schmidt is a fictional character portrayed by Candice Bergen in the TV series Boston Legal.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Schmidt Happens (season 1), they were 58 years old.
They appear in 91 episodes out of a total of 101 aired and have accumulated 1058 positive votes.
The character of Shirley Schmidt is mainly associated with Alan Shore, Denny Crane and Denise Bauer.
Episodes91
Schmidt Happens
episode S1.E11 january 2005The named partner Shirley Schmidt arrives to bring order to the firm. While making herself known, she deals with Denny who does not want her there. Lori and Paul represent a Sudanese native who is suing the U.S. government for not taking action against the mayhem that is happening in his country. Alan defends Bernard who killed his mother.
From Whence We Came
episode S1.E12 january 2005Lori, Denny and Shirley defend a school superintendent who fired two science teachers because they refused to teach creationism. Alan learns his assistant has expressed concern about their work relationship, needs legal his help again. One member of the firm is fired.-
It Girls and Beyond
episode S1.E13 january 2005Brad is attracted to his lesbian client who is sued for having a relationship with her boss merely for financial purposes. Alan second chairs, while Denny tries to prove that he is a competent attorney by defending a doctor who described a non FDA approved drug. Meanwhile, the rest of the firm tries to deal with Alan's new assistant, Catherine Piper. -
'Til We Meat Again
episode S1.E14 february 2005Denny and Shirley help a man whose steakhouse is put out of business, because the public wants to ban red meat for fear of Mad Cow disease. While Denny becomes convinced he has Mad Cow disease, Alan is arrested for conspiracy to commit assault and battery. He started a bar brawl while being out with Tara. -
Tortured Souls
episode S1.E15 february 2005Shirley asks Alan to defend a policeman who tortured a man to retrieve information. Denny and Chelina represent a woman who is suing her former boyfriend for leaving her at the altar. Bernard is befriended by Catherine and Alan finds variance with that. -
Let Sales Ring
episode S1.E16 march 2005Milton Bombay needs Denny and Shirley to help him being frozen so he can continue his legacy as a great lawyer in the future. Alan and Chelina help a high school student who accuses his teacher of censorship when he blocks out a news station on the school's television. -
Death Be Not Proud
episode S1.E17 march 2005Alan assists Chelina in Texas, where a former client is getting executed while he is maybe innocent. Denny and Shirley represent an old friend of theirs when she is charged with having sexual encounters for a fee. Lori files a complaint about Denny. 
The Black Widow
episode S2.E1 september 2005Alan Shore and Denny Crane defend a beautiful young woman accused of murdering her much-older husband.
Schadenfreude
episode S2.E2 october 2005While Kelly Nolan's trial continues, Sara and Garrett help Denise to settle on her divorce. Malcolm, Tara's former lover, convinces her to represent Edwin Starr's nephew, who cant sing "War" at a nightclub, because its owner says it's unpatriotic.
Finding Nimmo
episode S2.E3 october 2005Denny takes Alan fishing to Nimmo Bay to help him get over his breakup with Tara. Sara and Garrett target the lawyer of Denise's husband, a priest, to settle the divorce. Catherine Piper confesses that she murdered Bernhard.
A Whiff and a Prayer
episode S2.E4 october 2005Denny helps defending a congressman, who didn't keep his campaign promises. Alan defends Catherine Piper for murdering Bernard. Sara is given an ultimatum by the priest she and Garrett blackmailed.
Men to Boys
episode S2.E5 october 2005Denise has problems, when she has to try a case she neglected for three years, in which an auto-injury killed a woman, who only had a few more days to live. Garrett meets Cassie a young paralegal, who is hiding a painful past. Denny has to apologize to Lori or face a sexual harassment suit, while Alan takes Sara out on a date, where he behaves strangely.
Witches of Mass Destruction
episode S2.E6 november 2005Shirley help a Christian and a Wiccan couple, who want to stop the school's Halloween celebration. Alan represents Cassie suing the US military, because her brother died in the war. This of course is a hard test for Alan and Denny's friendship.
Truly, Madly, Deeply
episode S2.E7 november 2005Denny does not want to defend a man who raped and killed a 13-year-old girl. He finds a way to get out of it, but ends up in jail. Alan has to overcome his fear of clowns, when he helps suing one. Shirley assigns a weird bestiality to Denise.
The Ass Fat Jungle
episode S2.E8 november 2005Denise defends the top Boston plastic surgeon, who is sued for injecting fat from his butt into his patients. Shirley has problems handling a case involving an Alzheimer's patient. Meanwhile Denny undergoes an MRI, while Alan has night terrors and asks his new secretary to guard him at night.
Gone
episode S2.E9 december 2005Denny's using of firearms again becomes an issue to the firm, when a homeless man threw a rock at him. Denise and Brad try to find a kidnapped boy who is close to her heart. They have to become rather extreme when some obstacles appear.
Legal Deficits
episode S2.E10 december 2005Denny and Shirley team up to defend Brad, who is on trial for his actions in trying to find a kidnapped boy. Alan helps his secretary solve her credit card woes with assistance from Jerry Espenson, an expert in financial law who exhibits odd social behavior.
The Cancer Man Can
episode S2.E11 january 2006Alan takes up the cause of one of the associates, Denny meets a woman, and Denise helps defend a client accused of buying his way onto a drug trial.
Helping Hands
episode S2.E12 january 2006Daniel Post finagles his way onto one of Denise's cases, Alan takes up Jerry's cause with rather more enthusiasm than Shirley would like, and Denny gets serious about his new love.
Too Much Information
episode S2.E13 january 2006Denise and Alan represent a young girl whose father killed her mother after finding her whereabouts on her HMO's website. Alan also has to defend Catherine Piper, who started robbing convenience stores. Beverly Bridge, Denny's fiancée who he met at a charity event, is causing trouble in the firm, while Paul, Shirley, and Brad try to manage the situation. Daniel Post goes in for chemotherapy and attempts to shut out Denise.
Breast in Show
episode S2.E14 february 2006Alan dates Irma and later finds himself defending her, because she is charged with a sex crime for protesting topless. Daniel Post invites Denise to his funeral party, Garrett has problems to get Catherine out of his office, and the rest of the firm is still dealing with Denny's fiancé.
Smile
episode S2.E15 february 2006Alan helps a little girl, who can't smile because her face muscles were damaged in an accident. She was refused entry to a prestigious private school because of this. Denny and Shirley are on a case, where a hospital refused to give a rape victim the morning after pill because of religious beliefs. Meanwhile Denny assigns Brad to help his fiancé by preventing her ex-husband from shutting off the machines that keep her cat alive.
Live Big
episode S2.E16 february 2006While trying to woo her back, Shirley Schimdt's ex-husband asks her to be in his upcoming wedding. Alan and Denny defend a man who killed his wife at her request. Paul reaches out to his daughter.
...There's Fire!
episode S2.E17 february 2006Denny is caught with another woman on his wedding day, putting the firm in jeopardy and Alan fights a wrongful termination.
Shock and Owww!
episode S2.E18 march 2006Denny is spurred from his depression over losing Bev by a self-defense case, Paul suspects his daughter may be using again, and Shirley asks Alan to intercede for her when an artist dies.
Stick It
episode S2.E19 march 2006Alan does his best to fight for his assistant, Melissa, who submitted blank taxes; Denise defends a vigilante cop impersonator; and Paul tries to uncover the truth about his daughter's drug use.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
episode S2.E20 march 2006Paul announces that he needs to take some time off. And while most of the staff are concerned if they can go without Paul, Denny gives him Paul his blessing. So while everyone tries to do Paul's job, the firm suffers. Shirley finds herself working with her ex Ivan on a case and while working together, Ivan tries to woo her.
Word Salad Days
episode S2.E21 march 2006Alan develops "Word Salad" syndrome, talking gibberish. Brad brings in a big client whose company is sued for making addictive video games that killed a teenager. And Denise defends a polygamy case.
Ivan the Incorrigible
episode S2.E22 april 2006Jerry asks Alan to help him with a case, defending a father who killed a man who got away with murdering his son. Meanwhile, Ivan restarts his relationship with Shirley even though he is still married to Missy.
Race Ipsa
episode S2.E23 april 2006Denny shoots Dr. Sydney Fields after a verbal showdown during a therapy session, leaving Alan to defend him in court and the partners to ponder whether it is time to oust Denny from the firm.
Deep End of the Poole
episode S2.E24 may 2006Partner Edwin Poole returns to the firm after a stint in a mental institution
Squid Pro Quo
episode S2.E25 may 2006Ambitious Marlene Stanger joins the firm. Denny faces his son in court.
Spring Fever
episode S2.E26 may 2006Denny and Alan travel to Los Angeles. Shirley defends Clifford Cabot on charges of soliciting a prostitute. Denise and Marlene, both vying for partnership, compete to assist her. Brad's teenage niece is charged with murder.
BL: Los Angeles
episode S2.E27 may 2006Alan and Denny are still in Los Angeles defending a celebrity who assaulted a paparazzo who's pursuing her. Brad tries to work out a plea deal for his niece which would give her probation but the judge for some reason decides to throw the book at her which means she's going to jail. He learns that Shirley knows the judge who tries to convince to honor the plea agreement. And Denise's war with Marlene is reaching the breaking point.
Can't We All Get a Lung?
episode S3.E1 september 2006Alan hires a sexual surrogate to help Jerry Espenson overcome his fear of intimacy with women, which only gets Jerry in more legal trouble. And Shirley takes Daniel Post's case after Denise learns that her fiancé is planning to buy a lung from a terminally-ill man.
New Kids on the Block
episode S3.E2 september 2006A cocky new lawyer joins the firm from the New York office and defends a client who was having an adulterous affair with a murdered judge, and Denny gets in more hot water after a blind date with a "midget."
Desperately Seeking Shirley
episode S3.E3 october 2006Alan represents Shirley's ex-husband, who is looking for a hole in his new post-nup, which was written by Shirley. Meanwhile, the judge's murder trial continues, and Denny reaches a compromise after the little person sues him.
Fine Young Cannibal
episode S3.E4 october 2006Alan and Shirley take on a grandstanding District Attorney prosecuting a homeless man for cannibalism. The case gives Alan an opportunity to make his move on her, but he can't get together with her without Denny's approval.
Whose God Is It Anyway?
episode S3.E5 october 2006Jeffery, Claire and Denise's judge murder trial gets underway, and Alan defends Jerry Espenson after firing a lawyer in his new firm because he's a Scientologist.
The Verdict
episode S3.E6 october 2006Coho's defense weakens after his client's father testifies against him and Alan feels something is missing when he picks up his relationship with Sally.
Trick or Treat
episode S3.E7 october 2006Alan must defend Jerry Espenson again, this time for committing perjury to get on a jury. Meanwhile, Denise learns that her fiancé, Daniel Post, has died, but the doctors are having trouble locating his remains.
Lincoln
episode S3.E8 november 2006Lincoln Meyer chooses Denny to represent him when he's suspected of killing the judge. Jerry enlists Alan's help in a first degree murder case. Brad has had it with Jeffrey, who wants to have Shirley. Alan overhears Denise telling Shirley about her desires, and takes advantage of it. Denny can't seem to decide between Bethany and her mother.
On the Ledge
episode S3.E9 november 2006Lincoln goes to extremes and kidnaps Shirley. The trial begins for Jerry's client, and Jerry shines as an attorney in court. Denny feels threatened as the bond between Jerry and Alan strengthens. Brad and Jeffrey take their office relationship to the "next level."
The Nutcrackers
episode S3.E10 december 2006Clarice applies for a job as Claire's new assistant, but she'll only hire him as Clarence. Alan's new case is involved in a friendly wager with Shirley. Brad and Jeffrey are assigned to work on a case, together, involving a woman who wants to sue God, even though they can't stand one another, which makes Denise feels more like a referee, than an attorney.
Angel of Death
episode S3.E11 january 2007Alan and Denny go to New Orleans to help defend a doctor on trial for euthanizing her patients during the flood after Hurricane Katrina, and Clarence sues a women's gym that revoked his membership after he revealed that he was a man.
Nuts
episode S3.E12 january 2007The firm defends a grade school teacher who is sued after one of her students dies from a peanut allergy, and Alan takes on the Office of Homeland Security after Denny is wrongly placed on the "no-fly list."
Dumping Bella
episode S3.E13 january 2007Denny takes Bella's case against an animal rights group opposed to her cosmetic testing procedures, and her daughter Bethany is opposing counsel. And at the same time, Denny wants to dump Bella because he's still in love with Bethany.
Selling Sickness
episode S3.E14 february 2007Alan defends a judge suing a company promising to cure him of "same sex attraction disorder," and Shirley defends a man keeping a teenage sexual assault victim from taking medication that will make her forget the experience.
Fat Burner
episode S3.E15 february 2007Denny is sued for operating a company that wants to turn human fat into fuel, Clarence gets his first case, and Jeffery submits his resignation after he finds out that he's not the father of Denise's child.
The Good Lawyer
episode S3.E16 february 2007Alan feels guilty after teaching Jerry Espenson a cruel lesson on being a good lawyer, Denny creates a scene at Bethany's temple, and Brad and Denise come to blows over whether she should give up her career to take care of their baby.
The Bride Wore Blood
episode S3.E17 march 2007Alan defends his ex-girlfriend Renata when she is accused of murdering her groom-to-be. And when the case starts going badly, she drops a personal bombshell in her defense that not even Alan knows about.
Son of the Defender
episode S3.E18 april 2007Denny is forced to recount a trial with his father from fifty years earlier when the victim's son--carrying a gun and wired to a bomb--returns demanding justice. Meanwhile, Alan is found in contempt of court again while defending his neighbor.
Brotherly Love
episode S3.E19 april 2007When Paul tries to force Brad to sign an agreement in order to keep the firm out of getting in between him and Denise, Brad forces the rest of the partners to reconsider their position. When Claire sees Clarence in a coffee shop with another woman, she reconsiders their position. Alan defends a man accused of helping his brother cover up a murder.
Guise 'n Dolls
episode S3.E20 april 2007Alan goes head to head with Jerry, but Alan doesn't like the arrogant, boorish persona Jerry has assumed for the case. And Denny gets the firm in hot water when he "compliments" an African-American job applicant.
Tea and Sympathy
episode S3.E21 may 2007Judge Weldon asks Alan to defend her in a case, which leads to a potential relationship. Meanwhile, Clarence has a client who wants to sue a college sorority for kicking her out, and Jerry Espenson is opposing counsel.
Guantanamo by the Bay
episode S3.E22 may 2007Jerry shows up at Shirley's office, wishing to return to the firm and clients include someone who was detained at the hands of the government, who felt he was involved in a terrorist plot of some kind. Gloria warns Alan that Judge Folger entertains more lawyers in her chambers than motions in her courtroom.
Duck and Cover
episode S3.E23 may 2007Alan defends a priest on trial for housing an illegal alien, and Brad and Denise hurry to get married before their baby is born. Meanwhile, Shirley gives Jerry a housing discrimination case involving a woman and her duck.
Trial of the Century
episode S3.E24 may 2007Alan and Denny resort to a dangerous strategy to create reasonable doubt and get two teenage brothers acquitted of murdering their father. Shirley gets angry with Jerry and Clarence when they sue a casino.
Beauty and the Beast
episode S4.E1 september 2007Carl Sack is brought in from the New York branch to act as office "enforcer." Shirley is sued by Stanford University after she backs out of a donation. And a new lawyer, fresh out of law school, is assigned an unwinnable murder case.
The Innocent Man
episode S4.E2 october 2007New lawyer Katie Loyd and Jerry take on their unwinnable murder trial. Shirley invites Lorraine to join the firm as a new associate. Denny lusts after the new associate and immediately invites her to sleep with him. Alan warns Denny to stay away from Lorraine. Denny speculates with Alan about the nature of the relationship between Shirley and new boss, Carl Sack.
The Chicken and the Leg
episode S4.E3 october 2007Carl and Denny bet on the outcome of their cockfighting case, a teenager who is HIV positive sues her school for only teaching abstinence, and Jerry begins to have romantic feelings for his new colleague.
Do Tell
episode S4.E4 october 2007A general sues the military because he was fired after coming out. The firm's latest hire takes a custody case involving child bullfighting. Alan's "word salad" returns over Lorraine, and Denny finds out about Shirley and Carl.
Hope and Gory
episode S4.E5 october 2007A woman who intentionally and maliciously avenged her daughter's death asks Alan to provide her with a temporary insanity defense. Meanwhile, Katie and Jerry try to get a questionable sexual offense conviction vacated for a client.
The Object of My Affection
episode S4.E6 november 2007Denny gets in hot water when he fires a lawyer who rejected his sexual advances because she is too fat. Meanwhile, Jerry defends a woman in a case involving "objectophilia"
Attack of the Xenophobes
episode S4.E7 november 2007Whitney takes a case involving a police officer charged with murder after shooting an unarmed African American youth eight times, Clarence sues YouTube for defamation, and Alan defends Denny against the overweight lawyer he fired.
Oral Contracts
episode S4.E8 december 2007Alan defends Denny after he is charged with soliciting gay sex in a bathroom stall. Shirley defends a shock jock in a First Amendment case, and Katie begins investigating Lorraine's background.
No Brains Left Behind
episode S4.E9 december 2007After Denny and Alan lose a lawsuit against the National Guard, they try to join the group and are rejected because of their age. Shirley defends her granddaughter after she is expelled for shredding a standardized test.
Green Christmas
episode S4.E10 december 2007The firm is sued by one of its environmental group clients because it isn't "green" enough. Alan tries to help Clarence, who cannot make his house payments because of skyrocketing adjustable mortgage rates.
Mad About You
episode S4.E11 january 2008Much to the chagrin of his firm, Denny takes on a first-degree murder case without anyone's help, while Jerry and Katie agree to seek compensation for a woman whose husband fell under the guise of a shady lawyer who convinced him to divorce her.
Roe vs Wade: The Musical
episode S4.E12 january 2008A man whose sperm was used without his knowledge to impregnate a woman tries to get the court to force her to have an abortion, and Alan and Shirley are opposing counsel. Jerry defends Leigh after she is fired for hugging a student.
Glow in the Dark
episode S4.E13 february 2008Denny and Alan unknowingly sleep with the same client, who is trying to block the building of a nuclear power plant. Opposing counsel is Shirley's old friend from law school, which makes Carl Sack very jealous.
Rescue Me
episode S4.E14 february 2008Sack becomes increasingly frustrated with the firm's lawyers constantly taking on cases that don't make any money, and finds a potential new love interest to replace Shirley. Meanwhile, Denny and Alan prepare for their Coast Guard test.
Tabloid Nation
episode S4.E15 april 2008Alan takes on an old hated nemesis in a case involving a shooting death after an ambush interview on a tabloid TV show. Shirley takes a case for an old friend, a troubled Vietnam veteran, who finds himself in dire straits.
The Mighty Rogues
episode S4.E16 april 2008Shirley pursues a court order to euthanize her father, who is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's Disease. The residents of Nantucket petition for the right to have a nuclear weapon, and Jerry is sued by a sexy female companion.
The Court Supreme
episode S4.E17 april 2008Alan is given the opportunity to present an appeal to the Supreme Court in the case of a mentally challenged man sentenced to death for the sexual assault of a young girl.
Indecent Proposals
episode S4.E18 april 2008Denny Crane falls for a rancher client who hires him to sue the FDA over cloned meat. Shirley and Alan sue the Democratic Party over pledged convention delegates switching their votes to the other candidate.
The Gods Must Be Crazy
episode S4.E19 may 2008While the firm takes on legalization of prostitution and accepting female priests into the Catholic church, Denny Crane contemplates an offer to seek the Republican nomination for president.
Patriot Acts
episode S4.E20 may 2008The town of Concord wishes to secede from the United States, and Alan and Denny act as opposing counsel in the case--a case that could cost them their friendship because their opposing views on patriotism and dissent.
Smoke Signals
episode S5.E1 september 2008Alan goes up against an ex who got away and he's not completely over in a case against Big Tobacco, and Denny is too busy to help because he's worried about his impotence problem.
Guardians and Gatekeepers
episode S5.E2 september 2008Jerry and Katie take a case involving a 15-year-old who claims a guard raped her in a private prison, Shirley's 17-year-old granddaughter is in trouble for voting in the primary, and Alan and Denny take on the pharmaceutical industry.
Dances with Wolves
episode S5.E3 october 2008Denny faces concealed weapons charges after he shoots a mugger, and Alan confronts his own sexism as he represents a sexual surrogate in a child custody case.
True Love
episode S5.E4 october 2008Being noted as a great lawyer attracts the attention of a former girlfriend as she asks Alan to defend her husband in a murder trial, even though he still has feelings for her which compounds the case in a conflict of interest.
The Bad Seed
episode S5.E5 october 2008A judge finds out that Alan bet with Denny on the outcome of his case involving malpractice at a military hospital. Jerry takes a sperm bank to court to find out if his nephew and his new girlfriend have the same sperm donor.
Happy Trails
episode S5.E6 october 2008Alan and Denny vacation at a dude ranch in Utah and wind up facing adultery charges, but an unlikely ally comes to their defense. Back in Boston, Shirley defends Catherine Piper, who is accused of attempting to murder her doctor.
Mad Cows
episode S5.E7 november 2008While Jerry goes up for partner, Alan goes head-to-head with Denise Bauer in a case involving government Mad Cow Disease testing, and head-to-head with Denny over his decision to vote for John McCain.
Roe
episode S5.E8 november 2008Alan and Shirley confront their own misgivings about legalized abortion as they defend a 15-year-old Chinese immigrant who wants one. Meanwhile, Jerry faces assault charges after punching out a man in a coffee shop who ridiculed him.
Kill, Baby, Kill!
episode S5.E9 november 2008Denny and Carl go to Virginia to defend a corrections officer who shot and killed an inmate during his botched execution, and Alan and Shirley defend one of Alan's old classmates who says she was fired because she voted for John McCain.
Thanksgiving
episode S5.E10 november 2008Different topics abound at Shirley's house for Thanksgiving when the gang assembles for what was supposed to be a quiet intimate dinner for two between her and Carl.
Juiced
episode S5.E11 december 2008Alan helps Denny fight for the right to take a still-unapproved Alzheimer's drug, Carl helps Catherine Piper sue the networks for ageism, and Jerry and Katie take a case involving "academic doping."
Made in China
episode S5.E12 december 2008As Alan prepares to try Denny's Alzheimer's drug case in front of the Supreme Court, Shirley tries to block the purchase of the firm by a Chinese business.
Last Call
episode S5.E13 december 2008Before Alan and Denny go to the Supreme Court, they must fight an injunction to keep them from getting married to each other. Meanwhile, religious differences could threaten Shirley and Carl's upcoming wedding.
- Schmidt Happens
- From Whence We Came
- It Girls and Beyond
- 'Til We Meat Again
- Tortured Souls
- Let Sales Ring
- Death Be Not Proud
- The Black Widow
- Schadenfreude
- Finding Nimmo
- A Whiff and a Prayer
- Men to Boys
- Witches of Mass Destruction
- Truly, Madly, Deeply
- The Ass Fat Jungle
- Gone
- Legal Deficits
- The Cancer Man Can
- Helping Hands
- Too Much Information
- Breast in Show
- Smile
- Live Big
- ...There's Fire!
- Shock and Owww!
- Stick It
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Word Salad Days
- Ivan the Incorrigible
- Race Ipsa
- Deep End of the Poole
- Squid Pro Quo
- Spring Fever
- BL: Los Angeles
- Can't We All Get a Lung?
- New Kids on the Block
- Desperately Seeking Shirley
- Fine Young Cannibal
- Whose God Is It Anyway?
- The Verdict
- Trick or Treat
- Lincoln
- On the Ledge
- The Nutcrackers
- Angel of Death
- Nuts
- Dumping Bella
- Selling Sickness
- Fat Burner
- The Good Lawyer
- The Bride Wore Blood
- Son of the Defender
- Brotherly Love
- Guise 'n Dolls
- Tea and Sympathy
- Guantanamo by the Bay
- Duck and Cover
- Trial of the Century
- Beauty and the Beast
- The Innocent Man
- The Chicken and the Leg
- Do Tell
- Hope and Gory
- The Object of My Affection
- Attack of the Xenophobes
- Oral Contracts
- No Brains Left Behind
- Green Christmas
- Mad About You
- Roe vs Wade: The Musical
- Glow in the Dark
- Rescue Me
- Tabloid Nation
- The Mighty Rogues
- The Court Supreme
- Indecent Proposals
- The Gods Must Be Crazy
- Patriot Acts
- Smoke Signals
- Guardians and Gatekeepers
- Dances with Wolves
- True Love
- The Bad Seed
- Happy Trails
- Mad Cows
- Roe
- Kill, Baby, Kill!
- Thanksgiving
- Juiced
- Made in China
- Last Call
Best moments10
- Partner Edwin Poole returns to the firm after a stint in a mental institution
- A general sues the military because he was fired after coming out. The firm's latest hire takes a custody case involving child bullfighting. Alan's "word salad" returns over Lorraine, and Denny finds out about Shirley and Carl.
- While trying to woo her back, Shirley Schimdt's ex-husband asks her to be in his upcoming wedding. Alan and Denny defend a man who killed his wife at her request. Paul reaches out to his daughter.
- Paul announces that he needs to take some time off. And while most of the staff are concerned if they can go without Paul, Denny gives him Paul his blessing. So while everyone tries to do Paul's job, the firm suffers. Shirley finds herself working with her ex Ivan on a case and while working together, Ivan tries to woo her.
- The named partner Shirley Schmidt arrives to bring order to the firm. While making herself known, she deals with Denny who does not want her there. Lori and Paul represent a Sudanese native who is suing the U.S. government for not taking action against the mayhem that is happening in his country. Alan defends Bernard who killed his mother.
- Different topics abound at Shirley's house for Thanksgiving when the gang assembles for what was supposed to be a quiet intimate dinner for two between her and Carl.
- Denny and Alan unknowingly sleep with the same client, who is trying to block the building of a nuclear power plant. Opposing counsel is Shirley's old friend from law school, which makes Carl Sack very jealous.
- Alan represents Shirley's ex-husband, who is looking for a hole in his new post-nup, which was written by Shirley. Meanwhile, the judge's murder trial continues, and Denny reaches a compromise after the little person sues him.
- Jerry asks Alan to help him with a case, defending a father who killed a man who got away with murdering his son. Meanwhile, Ivan restarts his relationship with Shirley even though he is still married to Missy.
- As Alan prepares to try Denny's Alzheimer's drug case in front of the Supreme Court, Shirley tries to block the purchase of the firm by a Chinese business.
- Deep End of the Poole
- Do Tell
- Live Big
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Schmidt Happens
- Thanksgiving
- Glow in the Dark
- Desperately Seeking Shirley
- Ivan the Incorrigible
- Made in China