The more lawyers there are, the more people are out there to encourage others not to go to law school.

In the second year he became executive story editor and co-producer. Originally intending to write only the first several episodes in order to return full-time to Picket Fences Kelley eventually wrote most of the material for both shows a total of roughly 40 scripts. D.

Kelley is one of very few screenwriters to have had a show created by him run on all four of the top commercial U. David Edward Kelley (born April 4 1956) is an American television writer and producer known as the creator of Picket Fences Chicago Hope The Practice Ally McBeal Boston Public Boston Legal and Harry's Law as well as several films.