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