Sarah Shahi Stars In New USA Show 'Fairly Legal'

Actress Sarah Shahi, the star of the new USA Network show Fairly Legal, stopped by to talk to us about the show's series premiere and her character Kate Reed, a legal mediator.

Says USA of the show: "Kate Reed (Shahi) is a firm believer that justice can always be found-even if it's not always in the courtroom. Once a lawyer at her family's esteemed San Francisco firm, Kate's frustration with the legal system led her to a new career as a mediator. Thanks to her innate understanding of human nature, thorough legal knowledge, and wry sense of humor, Kate is a natural when it comes to dispute resolution. Except, it seems, when it comes to conflicts in her own life.

"Since her father's sudden death, Kate's relationship with her new boss-her "wicked" stepmother Lauren (Virginia Williams)-has grown ever more complicated, and the situation with her soon-to-be-ex-husband Justin (Michael Trucco), a San Francisco ADA, is no less confusing. With help from her resourceful assistant Leonardo (Baron Vaughn), Kate's doing her best to focus on work and avoid her own problems. But with new personal challenges and tough, unconventional cases suddenly on her docket, this newly-minted mediator's skills are about to be put to the test."

The series premiere of Fairly Legal is tonight at 10pm on USA. For more information, visit www.usanetwork.com/series/fairlylegal.