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Attorney Melvin Palmer is a fictional character portrayed by Christopher Rich in the TV series Boston Legal.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Legal Deficits (season 2), they were 52 years old.
They appear in 6 episodes out of a total of 101 aired

Attorney Melvin Palmer

by Christopher Rich

character

Episodes6

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    Legal Deficits
    episode S2.E10 december 2005
    Denny 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.
  • 7.7
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    Green Christmas
    episode S4.E10 december 2007
    The 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.
  • 7.7
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    Tabloid Nation
    episode S4.E15 april 2008
    Alan 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.
  • 8
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    Guardians and Gatekeepers
    episode S5.E2 september 2008
    Jerry 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.
  • 7.6
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    Happy Trails
    episode S5.E6 october 2008
    Alan 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.
  • 8.4
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    Thanksgiving
    episode S5.E10 november 2008
    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.