CRAIG BIERKO MAKES HIS SERIES DEBUT ON �BOSTON LEGAL,� TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK

�New Kids on the Block� � Jeffrey Coho (Craig Bierko) takes on a new client, Scott Little (Ashton Holmes), who has been accused of murdering a judge. Handling this high profile case his first day at the office, Coho immediately makes a splash at Crane Poole & Schmidt. Meanwhile, Crane�s online date threatens to sue the firm, and Shore takes on a cross-dressing client fired for taking maternity leave, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on The ABC Television Network.

�Boston Legal� stars James Spader as Alan Shore, Julie Bowen as Denise Bauer, Mark Valley as Brad Chase, Rene Auberjonois as Paul Lewiston and Craig Bierko as Jeffrey Coho, with Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny Crane.

Guest cast appearing in the episode include Katey Sagal (�Lost,� �8 Simple Rules�) as Barbara Little, Constance Zimmer (�Good Morning Miami�) as Claire Simms, Anthony Heald (�Boston Public�) as Judge Harvey Cooper, Tyler Labine (�Invasion�) as Assistant District Attorney Jonathan Winant and Ashton Holmes (�A History of Violence�) as Scott Little.

�New Kids on the Block� was written by David E. Kelley and directed by Bill D�Elia.

�Boston Legal� was created by David E. Kelley. Kelley, Bill D�Elia and Janet Leahy are executive producers. The series is produced by David E. Kelley Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television, and premiered October 3, 2004.

�Boston Legal� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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