ThePracticefocusedonthelawfirmofRobertDonnellandAssociates(laterbecomingDonnell,Young,Dole,Frutt,andultimatelyYoung,Frutt,Berluti).Plotstypicallyfeaturedthefirm'sinvolvementinvarioushigh-profilecriminalandcivilcasesthatoftenmirroredcurrenteventsatthetimeoftheepisodes'initialbroadcast.Conflictbetweenlegalethicsandpersonalmoralitywasarecurringtheme.