Sara McKenna (Geena Davis in her first starring role) is a bleeding-heart defence lawyer fresh out of law school who decides to work in a San Francisco legal aid clinic with three other lawyers, including her best friend Roz (Alfre Woodard).
Secretary Helen (Ronnie Claire Edwards) watches over the Bay Area Legal Group office – and especially Marty (Bill Maher) with his questionable ethics, always scheming to get out of something and using Sara as a ploy wherever he can.
Sara’s other colleague is Dennis Kemper (Bronson Pinchot), a laid-back preppy type who happens to be gay.
Newly single Stuart (Mark Hudson) and son Jesse (Matthew Lawrence) live across the hall from Sara.
Sara McKenna
Geena Davis Rozalyn Dupree
Alfre Woodard Marty Lang
Bill Maher Stuart Webber
Mark Hudson Dennis Kemper
Bronson Pinchot Helen Newcomb
Ronnie Claire Edwards Jesse Webber
Matthew Lawrence
Secretary Helen (Ronnie Claire Edwards) watches over the Bay Area Legal Group office – and especially Marty (Bill Maher) with his questionable ethics, always scheming to get out of something and using Sara as a ploy wherever he can.
NBC hyped Sara as a new Mary Tyler Moore Show, which it certainly wasn’t.
