The Guardian
The Guardian

The Guardian

2001 3 Seasons 67 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Drama

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.

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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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Pilot

Nick Fallin, a high-powered, high-priced attorney living the good life is brought down to earth when he has to pay the p

EP 2

Reunion

Nick brings a lawsuit again the pharmaceutical company, Bendaprine, on behalf of Hunter Reed and his mother's estate for

EP 3

Paternity

Nick is given the case of a wheelchair-bound boy who is about to be placed in a group home while his mother does time fo

EP 4

Lolita?

Nick is taken off of the Hunter Reed case and assigned a case about a fifteen-year-old girl, April Santos, who claims to

EP 5

The Men from the Boys

Nick encounters problems with his 16-year-old gay gay client, who had been arrested for solicitation, when trying to pla

EP 6

Indian Summer

Nick is duped into representing a young woman who lied to him after they spent the night together. After Nick picks up

EP 7

Feeding Frenzy

Now that CLS has expanded its circle of operation to include all people needing legal aid, not just minors, Nick is give

EP 8

Heart

Nick Fallin finds himself the advocate for a 12-year-old girl, Lesley, who needs to be adopted by foster parents immedia

EP 9

The Funnies

Alvin asks Nick to help Barbara after her teenage son is arrested for drug possession. After Barbara's son, Russell, i

EP 10

Loyalties

Nick defends an Arab American man who appears to be the victim of a hate crime. Wendy Moniz ("Nash Bridges") and James

EP 11

Home

Nick, now working at another law firm, is reinstated as the guardian of young Hunter Reed, his first case. Polly Drape

EP 12

Causality

EP 13

Privilege

After a rough turn of events at Kirk & McGee, Nick is back at Fallin & Assoc. just as Burton is looking into the case of

EP 14

Family

Nick's Aunt Liz visits Burton & Nick and tells them she is dying.

EP 15

In Loco Parentis

Nick thinks a woman he helped get her kids, may still use drugs.

EP 16

Solidarity

A case that Nick took at Legal Services creates a conflict of interest, James tries to help his nephew.

EP 17

The Divide

Nick tries to help 2 brothers get adopted, the foster parents want the "gifted" brother. Jake tries to save his dad from

EP 18

Mothers of the Disappeared

When a mother of a missing child shows up in Nick Fallin's office at Legal Services, he finds himself in the middle of a

EP 19

Lawyers, Guns and Money

Trouble gets very deep for Dale (Nick's Parole officer asks for help from Nick. Later LuLu's husband to be is arested.

EP 20

Shelter

Nick and LuLu find teenagers in her house, after they hear a girl screaming giving birth. They want to keep the baby and

EP 21

Chinese Wall

Burtton turns his law firm over to Sen. Nathan Calldwell, he gets ready to be a federal Judge.

EP 22

The Beginning

In The Season Finale Burton and Lulu tells Nick damaging information but that deals with a wanted killer. Dr. Reed asks

EP 1

Testimony

Burton tries to save Nick who is behind bars temporarily for drug possession by looking for a defense in Mandy's daughte

EP 2

Monster

A 13 year old is charged with the rape and murder of his mother and could be tried for first-degree murder. Nick must tr

EP 3

The Dead

Burton's past comes back to haunt him as he gets close to being a Federal Judge.

EP 4

The Next Life

After deciding to work together, Nick and Burton Fallin return to the old offices of Fallin & Associates to create a new

EP 5

Assuming the Position

Alvin head of Legal Service of Pittsburgh is arrested and LuLu takes over after seeing him on tv.

EP 6

The Living

As the legal guardian of two siblings he represented the year before, Nick must find the missing sister so she can be a

EP 7

The Innocent

Nick takes on the case of two children after their brother dies from their father's neglect.

EP 8

The Neighborhood

LuLu represents an old friend after one of her adopted children is dead. Nick represents someone he knew as a kid.

EP 9

The Dark

Nick has to represent Levi who may not be allowed in school for not telling who beat him up.

EP 10

Sacrifice

Nick takes the case of a 16 year old mom who wants to put her baby up for adoption, after her father ends up being arres

EP 11

No Good Deed

Nick helps a boy stay in the shelter. Burton helps Mary Gressler and Shannon out.

EP 12

You Belong to Me

Lulu's home is broken into forcing Nick to protect her. Nick takes Gavin Putinski a former child actor who claimes his p

EP 13

Ambition

Lulu's mom comes to town to offer her daughter a job. Soon Nick learns of Mrs. Novack's bad business practices which cau

EP 14

Understand Your Man

Nick meets Sam at a gala in Burton's honor. Sam who is a transvestite tries to get custody of lover's son. Also Nick fin

EP 15

Where You Are

Rob a college roommate of Nick's wants to test a device for tracking kids. Will Nick agree to testing the tracking devic

EP 16

The Weight

A tough case involving a sick baby brings Nick and Lulu closer together when Lulu gets attached to the mom.

EP 17

The Intersection

Caroline Novack returns to find out that Nick and Lulu were in a car accident which could prove fatal for Lulu.

EP 18

My Aim Is True

The past comes back to haunt Both Nick & Burton, When a drug dealer from Nick's past is shot and Burton's new client is

EP 19

Back in the Ring

Caroline Novak goes before a Grand Jury who will look into her bad business practices. A former boxer tries to get custo

EP 20

What It Means to You

EP 21

Burton & Ernie

Burton, Lulu & Nick each find themselves in tight spots. Burton tries to stop Shannon from being hurt, Alvin finds Nick

EP 22

Sensitive Jackals

Nick hands the case file of Taliek to James, who goes before Judge Rebecca Damsen for custody, James and Nick help a

EP 23

All the Rage

Nick is upset because Lulu is about to take a job in California and while in court loses control of his temper while try

EP 1

Carnival

When the carnival comes to town, Nick represents a young boy traveling with it who claims that he was molested by the Ca

EP 2

Big Coal

Nick tries to help a young lady who has cancer but get can't the insurance company to help her out, this puts Nick in a

EP 3

The Line

Alvin is having to take James Mooney's caseload & trying to stop Lulu from leaving for new job. Nick meets Sharon Diamon

EP 4

The Father-Daughter Dance

Lulu starts her job as Director of LSP, leaving Alvin to wonder if he is needed at LSP. Nick helps a couple sue a fertil

EP 5

Shame

When the bank insists that the firm pay off its loan immediately, Nick is forced to try to collect unpaid fees from deli

EP 6

Let's Spend the Night Together

Nick & Lulu move into his place and find out how hard it is keep their love life out of the office. Jake learns his mom

EP 7

Hazel Park

Nick runs into a former client while helping in a cleanup project for his Community Service. Nick helps the former clien

EP 8

Believe

LSP teams up with Victoria Little to form AIDS Relief Alliance, meanwhile Nick becomes a medical guardian to two kids wh

EP 9

Let God Sort 'Em Out

Nick tries to find a place for Donny Longo & his Grandfather to live together, but Donny has a hard time with Rebecca's

EP 10

Swimming

Nick learns that his dad will need surgery to fix his heart, also Nick must keep the firm from losing a merger, help Bur

EP 11

Legacy

Ted's dad goes on a shooting spree killing himself & co-workers leaving Nick and Suzanne to tell Ted his dad has committ

EP 12

Beautiful Blue Mystic

Nick begins taking a drug called Beautiful Blue Mystic, not realizing how it hurt Fallin & Fallin and LSP. Nick goes to

EP 13

Amends

Nick finds out how hard it is to get the trust of the people he hurt back. Burton feels Nick isn't ready for a heavy cas

EP 14

All Is Mended

Nick learns his unborn baby has Down Syndrome to learn more about it Nick helps Mark set up a trust fund so he won't los

EP 15

Without Consent

Jake lies to everyone about how he got hurt soon Burton & Maureen find out the secret. Nick tries to figure if Luke shou

EP 16

Sparkle (aka: Glow)

Nick tries to find an unwanted foster child a home Philip may have hurt the baby. Burton gets angry after finding that S

EP 17

The Watchers

Nick sees a change in his dad that worries him, Burton keeps getting dizzy due to Vertigo. Burton wonders if he will be

EP 18

The Bachelor Party

Alvin Masterson has a lot to do in so little time he is getting married to Victoria Little and has ALS. Nick decides to

EP 19

Remember

Alvin tells ALS will later affect Nick about his date with Victoria and how they're relationship and for Alvin his only

EP 20

The Vote

Nick 's future at the firm is in question because of because of a lawyer Burton thinks quite highly of but he doesn't fe

EP 21

Blood In, Blood Out

Nick 's future at the firm is about to be voted on, as Nick awaits the verdict on his future he takes on two cases that

EP 22

Antarctica

Nick takes a job at the law firm of Walter and McNeil. Lulu gives birth to a baby girl. She decides to work part-time at

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