Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar is an American legal drama created by Steven Bochco and David Feige, which ran on TNT network from September 1, 2008 to December 24, 2009. Plot Idealistic public defender Jerry Kellerman does whatever it takes to assist the helpless and disenfranchised, which often leads to clashes in the courtroom presided over by Judge Trudy Kessler, a hard-liner hoping to become the city's next district attorney. Jerry has many clashes with both law enforcement and the assistant district attorneys (ADAs) such as Michelle Ernhardt, the beautiful and occasionally devious attorney with whom he has had a turbulent secret fling. Cast and characters Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Jerry Kellerman Gloria Reuben as Rosalind Whitman Jane Kaczmarek as Trudy Kessler Melissa Sagemiller as Michelle Earnhardt Jonathan Scarfe as Charlie Sagansky J. August Richards as Marcus McGrath Currie Graham as Nick Balco Teddy Sears as Richard Patrick Woolsley Natalia Cigliuti as Roberta "Bobbi" Gilardi Recurring Stacy Hall as Vince Culp Jon Polito as Judge Dominick Ventimigla Paul Joyner as Assistant District Attorney John Michael Higgins as Judge Albert Farnsworth Heath Freeman as Gavin Dillon Angel Oquendo as Carlos Octavia Spencer as Arvina Watkins Max Greenfield as David Steinberg Josh Randall as Tim Porter Wilson Cruz as Rafael de la Cruz