Ben Matlock

In high school, Ben played baseball, and hit a home run in the 9th inning (The Umpire).

(The Professor) Ben Matlock's first big case was defending a black cook, Cyrus Jordan (portrayed by Stan Shaw) in 1962, who was accused of murdering the sheriff in Mt.

Ben Matlock is a widower who had two daughters, Charlene and Leanne, who both became lawyers in their own right and who both worked alongside their father at one point or another.

His lawyer assistants were his daughters Charlene Matlock and Leanne MacIntyre as well as Michelle Thomas and Cliff Lewis.

His private investigators were Tyler Hudson, Conrad McMasters, Cliff Lewis, and Jerri Stone.

Matlock won in that he caught the killers but albeit in a different way that wouldn't break client-lawyer privilege as well as living up the agreement he'd made earlier to his client to defend him.

A case he had won where Drew Carey (The Fugitive), was found innocent for not killing Uncle Edwin.

Although he did not do it, the judge recommended Drew perform an indefinite community service, despite his volatile behavior, inside and outside of court.