The Guardian (2001)

Synopsis

Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.

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Cast

• Simon Baker as Nick Fallin
• Dabney Coleman as Burton Fallin
• Alan Rosenberg as Alvin Masterson
• Raphael Sbarge as Jake Straka
• Wendy Moniz as Louisa 'Lulu' Archer
• Charles Malik Whitfield as James Mooney
• Denise Dowse as Rebecca Damsen
• Kathleen Chalfant as Laurie Solt
• Dorothea Harahan as Gretchen
• AJ Michalka as Shannon Gressler

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