The Practice

Supporting cast

• Lisa Gay Hamilton as Rebecca Washington (1997-2003), a lawyer at the firm. At the beginning of the series, Rebecca was the firm's receptionist until she passed her bar exam.
• Lara Flynn Boyle as Helen Gamble (1997-2003), the Assistant District Attorney who often prosecuted cases in which the firm was involved. Helen, a personal friend of the firm's members, is nevertheless relentless in her attempts to prosecute those who do wrong, sometimes even crossing the line of legal ethics.
• Jason Kravits as Richard Bay (1999-2001), a hard-nosed District Attorney. Richard was gunned down after prosecuting a murder trial, despite numerous death threats.
• Marla Sokoloff as Lucy Hatcher (1998-2003), a wise-cracking receptionist for the firm. Lucy is also a counselor for rape victims.
• Ron Livingston as Alan Lowe (2001-2002).
• Jessica Capshaw as Jamie Stringer (2002-2004), a high-strung Harvard graduate and lawyer at the firm. Jamie was brought in when Lindsay was convicted of murder.
• Rhona Mitra as Tara Wilson (2003-2004), Alan's assistant. Tara left the firm when Alan did, in the final few episodes of the original series.
• Chyler Leigh as Claire Wyatt (2003), Lindsay's assistant. After Lindsay's conviction was overturned, she left the firm to found her own, and she hired Claire. Claire's character only lasted for about a half-season.