Common Law

Common Law is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 20, 1996 to TBA. The series had a total of 24 episodes.

Plot
Common Law focuses on John Alvarez (Greg Giraldo), the seemingly-token Latino at a large, WASPy law firm. John has a degree from Harvard Law School, but never forgets his working-class Queens roots, nor the idea that law is about protecting the "little guy" from the major corporations that are his firms' key clients. He has started a clandestine affair with fellow attorney Nancy Slaton (Megyn Price), clandestine because the firm forbids lawyers from dating each other to minimize claims of sexual harassment. To the disgust of his barber father, Luis (Gregory Sierra), John wears his hair long and plays guitar; his father views him as a hippie. Greg Giraldo was in reality a graduate of Harvard Law School nearly top of his class, and became a lawyer for a while before becoming a comedian. After a year as an attorney, Giraldo fell out of love with the profession and launched his comedy career, only referring to his law background very occasionally on the stand-up circuit, until he starred in this series.

Cast

 * Greg Giraldo as John Alvarez
 * Megyn Price as Nancy Slaton
 * David Pasquesi as Henry Beckett
 * Carlos Jacott as Peter Gutenhimmel
 * Diana-Maria Riva as Maria Marquez
 * Gregory Sierra as Luis Alvarez
 * John Di Maggio as Francis