Nick represents James' nephew Levi after he gets jumped in the school kitchen and refuses to uphold the student honor code by revealing which gang members are liable.
Nick becomes the medical guardian of Bryant, a young boy whose mother is in jail and an aunt who no longer can handle him.
Nick defends a sexually abused teenage boy who wants to protect his father from being implicated in the crime, even though it appears that his father was the abuser.
Led by Jake, the firm's partners take a vote and kick Nick out of the partnership, despite Burton's attempts to keep his son's name on the door.
Ben and Michelle defend a TV producer (Teri Austin) accused of murdering an obnoxious talk-show host.