BERLUTI DELIVERS SOME SHOCKING NEWS, AND SHORE WASTES NO TIME GETTING TO KNOW HIS NEW COLLEAGUES AT CRANE, POOLE & SCHMIDT, ON ABC'S "THE PRACTICE"

"The Firm" - Jimmy Berluti takes the firm by surprise when he leaves to pursue his own practice, and Alan Shore gets an immediate taste of what life is like at the law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt, on "The Practice," SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 4/18/04)

Starring in "The Practice" are Michael Badalucco as Jimmy Berluti, Jessica Capshaw as Jamie Stringer, Steve Harris as Eugene Young, Camryn Manheim as Ellenor Frutt, Rhona Mitra as Tara Wilson and James Spader as Alan Shore.

Guest starring in "The Firm" are Bill Smitrovich as D.A. Kenneth Walsh, William Shatner as Denny Crane, Vince Colosimo as Matthew Billings, Rebecca De Mornay as Atty. Hannah Rose, Lake Bell as Atty. Sally Heep, Currie Graham as Atty. Sheldon Modry, Andrew J. Robinson as CEO Edmund Solomon, Dennis Ure as Atty. Richard Collins, Loren Lester as Atty. Mitchell Gore, Lisa Kaminir as Atty. Julie Hanson, Gina Gershon as Glenn Hall, David Brownstein as Mark Quinlen, Herb Mitchell as Judge Rodney White, Steve Kramer as Atty. George Talbot, Leo Marks as Atty. Kevin Herr, Randy Thompson as William Finnerty, Judith Flanagan as Sarah Finnerty, Billy Gardell as Manny Quinn, Daniel Jay Shore as Darryl Solomon, Benita Krista Nall as clerk (Candace Watson), Scot Renfro as technician and Nicole Bilderback as Wanda.

"The Firm" was written by David E. Kelley and directed by Christina Musrey.

"The Practice" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.

This program carries a TV-14,L parental guideline.