The Practice

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The Practice
Genre	Legal drama Comedy drama
Created by	David E. Kelley
Starring	Dylan McDermott LisaGay Hamilton Steve Harris Camryn Manheim Kelli Williams Michael Badalucco Lara Flynn Boyle Marla Sokoloff Jason Kravits Ron Livingston Jessica Capshaw Chyler Leigh Rhona Mitra James Spader
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	168 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	David E. Kelley Bill D'Elia
Running time	44 minutes
Production companies	20th Century Fox Television David E. Kelley Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 4, 1997 (1997-03-04) – May 16, 2004 (2004-05-16)
Related
Ally McBeal Boston Legal Boston Public Gideon's Crossing
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The Practice is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Outstanding Drama Series, and spawned the spin-off series Boston Legal, which ran for five more seasons (from 2004 to 2008).

Conflict between legal ethics and personal morality was a recurring theme with light comedy being occasionally present. Kelley claimed that the show was intended to be something of a rebuttal to L.A. Law and its romanticized treatment of the American legal system and legal proceedings.^[1]