Raising the Bar

The lives and cases of young lawyers who work on opposite sides - the public defender's office and the district attorney's office - as well as those who sit in judgment on their cases.

Season 1 - Raising the Bar
01 Sep 2008
"Passionate and idealistic Public Defender Jerry Kellerman is convinced his client is not guilty, but when a technicality in the law threatens his client's freedom, will Jerry push Judge Kessler too far?"
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15 Sep 2008
"Jerry makes a deal for his client to testify in a drug-related murder case in exchange for charges against her to be dropped. Yet when a Family Court Judge rules differently, will Jerry's ..."
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Season 2 - Raising the Bar
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15 Jun 2009
"Jerry and Michelle go before a new judge whose courtroom rules are so draconian they make Judge Kessler?s rules seem quaint by comparison."
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06 Jul 2009
"Jerry defends the case of a woman picked up for drug possession, for what she insists is only laundry detergent."
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03 Aug 2009
"Jerry tries to get a continuance in order to give a woman the chance to help her son complete his college applications."
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17 Aug 2009
"Jerry defends a young man who stabbed a fellow inmate. But the client should never have been in jail in the first place."
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24 Dec 2009
"Jerry gets into an ethical dilemma when his client makes a deal to testify against a rapist, but the testimony might be completely false. Through a tragic circumstance, Roz winds up with a baby on her hands."
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