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Defense Attorney Deirdre Powell is a fictional character portrayed by Joanna Merlin in the TV series Law & Order.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Silence (season 2), they were 60 years old.
They appear in 5 episodes out of a total of 501 aired so far

Defense Attorney Deirdre Powell

by Joanna Merlin

character

Episodes5

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    Silence
    episode S2.E21 april 1992
    A councilman is found dead on a street, and the investigation reveals that he was being blackmailed because he was gay. However, the councilman's very powerful father is reluctant to cooperate because he doesn't want his son outed.
  • 7.4
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    Virus
    episode S3.E19 april 1993
    A computer virus creates a malfunction at a Diabetes clinic which results in the deaths of two patients. Detectives tie the virus to a teenage hacker, whose father unsuccessfully accused the clinic of malpractice.
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    Virtue
    episode S5.E8 november 1994
    McCoy charges a city councilman with "larceny by extortion," after a female colleague claims that she had to sleep with him or lose her chance at partnership at their law firm.
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    Atonement
    episode S6.E18 april 1996
    A model is murdered and the evidence points to her driver. He claims he acted under extreme emotional disturbance because he was infatuated with her. However, McCoy later uncovers a connection between the driver and a drug dealer.
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    Expert
    episode S8.E12 january 1998
    The daughter of a convicted murderer goes on trial, accused of attempting to murder an expert witness who testified in her father's trial on his behalf.