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Defense Attorney Danielle Melnick is a fictional character portrayed by Tovah Feldshuh in the TV series Law & Order.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Aria (season 2), they were 38 years old.
They appear in 13 episodes out of a total of 501 aired so far

Defense Attorney Danielle Melnick

by Tovah Feldshuh

character

Episodes13

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    Aria
    episode S2.E3 october 1991
    An aspiring actress dies from a drug overdose. Investigation reveals that her domineering mother may have driven her to suicide by forcing her to act in a pornographic film. The DA's office pursues murder charges against her.
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    Helpless
    episode S3.E6 november 1992
    Dr. Olivet accuses an esteemed gynecologist of rape. However, when she loses her case, the DA's office resorts to a new strategy to bring the doctor to justice.
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    Golden Years
    episode S4.E11 january 1994
    A young woman is accused of starving her grandmother to death because she wanted to receive her share of the inheritance faster.
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    Hot Pursuit
    episode S6.E5 november 1995
    A man and a woman rob a nightclub and a deli, killing the owner. When they're caught, the woman claims she was forced to participate against her will.
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    Survivor
    episode S7.E4 october 1996
    While investigating the murder of a coin collector, detectives discover the existence of extremely rare coins that belonged to a Holocaust survivor.
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    Disappeared
    episode S8.E19 april 1998
    A disturbed, self-righteous activist opposed to high-rent developments is wanted for the kidnappings of a property owner and two of his tenants. However, the D.A.'s office may have to renege on the deal made with his brother to find him.
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    Punk
    episode S9.E8 november 1998
    An inmate accused of arranging a hit on a corrections officer says that the guard raped her. She also claims that assistant DA Abbie Carmichael has a personal vendetta against her.
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    Collision
    episode S10.E11 january 2000
    A homeless man with bipolar disorder accused of killing a schizophrenic woman refuses to take his medications during the trial.
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    Judge Dread
    episode S11.E23 may 2001
    An accountant goes on trial after being charged with ordering a hit on the hard-as-nails judge who imposed an unusually harsh prison sentence on the accountant just to send a message.
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    Open Season
    episode S13.E7 november 2002
    A defense attorney is murdered hours after his client accused of shooting a cop is acquitted. Detectives suspect that a right-wing militia group is involved, and that the lives of other attorneys may be in jeopardy.
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    City Hall
    episode S14.E14 february 2004
    A city councilman and a water inspector are victims of a shooting in City Hall. Prosecution of the guilty party is difficult because the murder weapon was obtained through a secretive FISA warrant.
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    America, Inc.
    episode S16.E17 march 2006
    While Jack is prosecuting a man who murdered a military contractor, the prosecution is interrupted by the recent capture of a terrorist.
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    Good Faith
    episode S17.E17 march 2007
    A fundamentalist Christian goes on trial for murder, but he claims that he was protecting his daughter from Divine Retribution for learning Evolution theory in school.