[1] Palau began writing for television for the third season of NBC crime drama Law & Order in 1993.
Palau returned as a writer for the fourth season and wrote the story and co-wrote the teleplay (with Ed Zuckerman) for the episode "Golden Years".
The series was created by Steven Bochco, Charles H. Eglee and Channing Gibson and focused on a single homicide court case through its first season.
He co-wrote the teleplay for the season finale "Chapter Twenty-Three" with Neigher from a story by Bochco, Eglee and Finkelstein.
The series changed its format to focus on multiple cases and replaced first season lead Daniel Benzali with Anthony LaPaglia.
He was joined by his frequent co-writer Geoffrey Neigher, who served as a supervising producer on Total Security.
The series was created by Palau's Murder One colleagues Steven Bochco and William M. Finkelstein along with David Milch and retired police officer Bill Clark.
Palau and Wootton wrote the teleplay for the episode "Skell in a Cell" from a story by Bochco, Clark, Finkelstein and Milch.
Brooklyn South was canceled after completing its first season and Palau contributed to four episodes of the series as a writer.
Palau and his co-writers were nominated for an Edgar Award for best television episode in 1999 for their work on "Skell in a Cell".
[1] Following the cancellation of Brooklyn South Palau and Wootton moved on to work as writers and producers for the sixth season of Bochco and Milch's ABC police drama NYPD Blue in 1999.
Palau and Wootton co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Grime Scene" from a story by Milch and Clark.
Palau and the production staff were nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series at the September 1999 ceremony for their work on the sixth season.