Jax Stewart, a brilliant and fearless defense attorney in Los Angeles, juggles work, family, friends, and a complicated personal life while bucking the justice system every chance she gets as she’s faced with a potential high-profile client.
Jax has to decide whether or not to take on a high-profile murder case for a client who rejected her services. Meanwhile, Jax and Lewis are still adjusting to their new situation as Damon reemerges into the outside world.
As Brayden’s newly appointed defense attorney, Jax and the team dive in, gearing up for the preliminary hearing. Lewis and Jax come together to help Naima. Damon and Jax decide to be friends after she helps him with a problem.
Jax and the team focus on jury selection. When Jax’s dad comes into town, Jax turns to Lewis for help but finds relief from a new friend.
Sixteen years earlier, we meet a bright-eyed Jax in her public defender days when she meets Damon for the first time.
Jax and Damon’s relationship goes to another level. But Jax is focused in on the start of Brayden’s trial as she senses Brayden may be withholding crucial information.
We follow Lewis as he juggles single parenthood and the separation. The prosecution rests on Brayden’s case.
With Paul in the hospital, we flashback to teenage Jax and gain a deeper understanding of her past trauma and how it informs the present. The defense rests in Brayden’s case as Jax has a revelation about the case.
With the jury out to deliberate, Jax is kidnapped. She must figure out her future as a new case close to home comes to light.
After receiving terrible news from a close friend, Jax Stewart returns to work sooner than she expected causing her to feel pressure from work, her friends and Lewis.
Jax brings in a new lawyer to help with Shanelle’s case; however, when they disagree on tactics, Jax goes behind his back, a move that backfires in an unexpected way.
Jax and Corey must work together to find Shanelle before it’s too late. Meanwhile, Shanelle’s actions lead to a riff in Sally’s marriage.
Shanelle gets interviewed from jail causing Jax’s panic attacks to return as we take a look back on JT and Shanelle’s relationship. Meanwhile, Lewis learns of Spenser’s new interests at school.
Jax confronts Shanelle on her new theory about the case while Corey reveals to the partners at the firm his frustrations with Jax. In the meantime, Terrence helps Lewis navigate a new problem.
Jax has found herself in a dangerous situation once again, while Lucy’s past resurfaces. Adrian takes the stand revealing new secrets as Lewis struggles to keep one of his own.
Jax and Lewis are at an impasse while things get heated at the office with Corey. The prosecution rests on Shanelle’s case.
As the defense begins their case, Jax is forced to face a new normal with Lewis. Meanwhile, Lucy struggles to keep her ex-husband out of her life.
After her failed performance on the stand, Sally is hanging by a thread making Jax suspicious. However, Jax and Corey prep Shanelle to take the stand before Jax realizes the truth about JT’s murder.
The verdict for Shanelle’s case comes back. Jax and Lewis have to figure out what their future looks like.
Feeling restless and undervalued, Jax jumps back into the ring when an ex-child star and his entourage of enablers land on her doorstep with a mess only she can untangle.
With her second chair in place, Jax navigates a missing persons case - until it takes a surprising turn. Lewis meets Toni's demands.
As Ozzie’s behavior jeopardizes his bail, Jax uncovers a dark secret while juggling the return of a personal matter and an unexpected arrest. Bill is forced to choose between loyalty and ambition.
As jury selection begins, Jax and her team uncover threats from Ozzie’s past and present. Meanwhile, Jax and Lewis must deal with repercussions of past actions.
Ozzie’s high-stakes murder trial kicks off, culminating in the prosecution calling a bombshell witness. Lewis teams up with Daniel to dig into Eddie’s past.
The defense gambles on a risky first witness, dragging Ozzie’s darkest trauma into the light. A family dinner shatters Lewis’s perception of everything he thought he knew.
Mama Lu’s news forces Jax to confront her own fears and perceptions of parenthood rooted in past trauma. Daniel gets messy chasing a key witness who could change the case.
Secrets come to light. A shocking discovery puts Ozzie’s parents in the hot seat
As the case nears its boiling point, haunting memories push Ozzie to the brink. Jax deals with a betrayal within her team. The truth catches up to Eddie.
The final verdict forces everyone to deal with the emotional fallout. Devastating losses shatter Jax’s foundation and force her to reevaluate where her value truly lies.
