BenMatlockisaGeorgiabred,Harvardeducateddefenseattorney.Hisfeeis$100,000buthe'swortheverycentofitashedefendshisclientsnotonlyinAtlantabutalloverthecountry.Heiscantankerousandgruffandoftenusescolorfullanguage,butbeneathitallhehasaheartofgold.HeisassistedinhisworkbyhisdaughtersCharleneandLeanne(whoarealsoattorneys)andhisinvestigatorstylerHudson,ConradMcMastersandCliffLewis,whohappenstobethesonofBen'sboyhoodfriend/rivalBillyLewis.Ben'sgirlfriendisassociateD.A.JulieMarchandhiscontactontheAtlantapoliceisLt.BobBrooks.WrittenbyBrianWashington{Sargebri@earthlink.net}