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Damages S1E1 — Get Me a Lawyer
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Damages•Season 1•Episode 1

Get Me a Lawyer

8.3/10 · 922 votesJul 24, 200755 min

Ranked #4 of 13 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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Attorney Patty Hewes hires a new associate, Ellen Parsons, to help her as she tries to ruin Arthur Frobisher. Hewes represents a group of employees that are suing Frobisher after he sold his company, leaving the employees devastated. Ellen is unaware that her best friend,

Seasons5

Season 1 Episodes13

Cast6

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Patty Hewes

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Ellen Parsons

Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Arthur Frobisher

Tate Donovan

Tate Donovan

Tom Shayes

Noah Bean

Noah Bean

David Connor

Željko Ivanek

Željko Ivanek

Ray Fiske

Crew9

Allen Coulter

Allen Coulter

Director

Todd A. Kessler

Todd A. Kessler

Writer

Glenn Kessler

Glenn Kessler

Writer

Daniel Zelman

Daniel Zelman

Writer

J

Jonathan Freeman

Director of Photography

J

Julie Tucker

Casting

Allen Coulter

Allen Coulter

Producer

Avy Kaufman

Avy Kaufman

Casting

R

Ross Meyerson

Casting

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Episode Summary

"Get Me a Lawyer" is episode 1 of Damages season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 922 votes, ranking #4 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Allen Coulter and written by Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman, it aired on July 24, 2007.