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DANA DELANY ("CHINA BEACH," "PASADENA") AND BRIAN KERWIN ("BEGGARS AND CHOOSERS") TO GUEST-STAR ON ABC'S "BOSTON LEGAL"

Dana Delany ("China Beach," "Pasadena") and Brian Kerwin ("Beggars and Choosers") will guest-star in an episode of "Boston Legal." Delany will play Samantha Fleming, the wife of mayoral candidate Jack Fleming (Kerwin), whose bid for Boston's highest office is threatened by dirty politics just days before the election. When Samantha seeks the help of longtime friend Alan Shore, his tactics put him on a collision course with the city's new power elite. "Boston Legal" airs Sundays (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Alan Shore and Denny Crane, played by Emmy Award winners James Spader and William Shatner, lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. Joining Shore and Crane is Brad Chase, a consummate guy's guy, who recently headed up the Washington, DC office and has been recruited to Boston to keep an eye on loose cannon senior partner Denny Crane. He also finds himself in an unending test of wills with fellow attorney Alan Shore. Fast-paced and darkly comedic, the series confronts social and moral issues, and the pursuit of happiness and money, with varying degrees of priority.

"Boston Legal" stars James Spader as Alan Shore, Monica Potter as Lori Colson, Mark Valley as Brad Chase, Rhona Mitra as Tara Wilson, Lake Bell as Sally Heep and William Shatner as Denny Crane.

"Boston Legal" was created by David E. Kelley. Kelley, Bill D'Elia, Scott Kaufer and Jeff Rake are executive producers. The series is produced by David E. Kelley Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television.