Who is in Family Law TV Show?
After Abby was kicked out of her home due to her drinking, she went on a drinking binge before showing up drunk in court. The law society sanctioned her by suspending and fining her, with practice restrictions until she can find an experienced senior lawyer willing to mentor her for at least one year.
Jewel Staite
Family Law features Canadian actress Jewel Staite as Abigail Bianchi. Staite is best-known for her role as Kaylee Frye on Firefly; since then, she has appeared in multiple other television series such as Higher Ground, Flash Forward, Stargate Atlantis and The Killing as well as working with several charities such as Dyslexia and AIDS foundations.
Abigail arrives to her work hungover and throws up on one of her clients, while discovering that her father and two half-siblings are working for the firm during her probationary period.
Harry and Abigail take up the case of a pop star who is under conservatorship, in order to convince a judge not to grant it. Meanwhile, Charlie and Martina reconcile before Lucy and Maggie separate after Maggie sees Martina making out with Asha. Lastly, Harry works on a prenup agreement for an influential couple.
Victor Garber
Victor Garber, best known for his roles in Titanic, The Expanse, Argo and many TV series such as Dumb and Dumber, Stargate: Atlantis, Higher Ground and Quantum Leap is also an accomplished actor with numerous movie and TV show credits to his name.
Harry Svensson plays Abigail’s estranged father and firm boss in Family Law, known for having multiple relationships with both his own children as well as those belonging to their half-siblings. He’s portrayed by Stephen Rea as one of his frequent conquests – womanizer Harry has had several affairs with both sides.
Abigail, while working for her father as part of her probationary period, finds it hard to adapt to life under new conditions. She struggles with her relationships with both half-sister Lucy (Genelle Williams) and Ben Cohen (Zach Smadu). Furthermore, Abigail struggles with an offer from an old firm or staying put at Svensson & Svensson due to harassment issues from Jessie (Genelle Williams) being harassed; suspecting it may be her new boss’ new partner – produced by SEVEN24 Films/Lark Productions under Corus Entertainment Global productions’ Global. This 10-episode series was created by Susin Nielsen whose work on SEVEN24 Films/Lark Productions as part of Corus Entertainment/Corus Global in collaboration with Corus Global/Corus Entertainment/Global under Corus Entertainment Global/Corus Entertainment/Global.
Zach Smadu
Zach Smadu is an actor from Canada with extensive credits in TV and film, including Firefly – one of his cult hit series! Additionally he starred in Higher Ground, Stargate: Atlantis and the Killing. Currently he can be found starring on Family Law as an actor.
Abigail Bianchi, a high-paid personal injury lawyer adept at shifting blame onto others for her problems. After being kicked out by her husband, Abigail goes on a drinking binge before showing up drunk to court; when caught, punishment from the law society comes swiftly: Abigail can only practice law again after finding a senior lawyer to mentor her for one year.
Abby finds an unlikely partner in Harry Svensson, the head of Vancouver’s top family law firm. At first he is charmed by Abby’s aggressive tactics – until their reckless past catches up with them both. Based on Susin Nielsen’s novel of the same name and produced by SEVEN24 Films and Lark Productions for Corus Entertainment Global.
Genelle Williams
Genelle Williams is a Canadian actress best known for her roles on Radio Free Roscoe (Nickelodeon) as deejay ‘Kim Carlisle’ and Warehouse 13 as innkeeper Leena, although she has appeared as guest star. Williams also guest stars frequently on other TV series.
She boasts over 60 TV and film credits to her name, such as Firefly – the critically-acclaimed sci-fi series she made her mark on! Additionally, she’s appeared in shows like The Magicians, Higher Ground, Blind Spot, and Stargate Atlantis.
Family Law is a Canadian legal drama airing on Global. Starring Jewel Staite as Abigail Bianchi, who has hit rock bottom and needs her father’s firm in order to rebuild her life; and featuring Victor Garber as Harry Svensson from family-law firm. Christopher McDonald portrays Rex Weller while Zach Smadu as Nina; Dixie Carter plays Randi King from divorce law firm.