Edwin M. Poole is a fictional lawyer from the American television series Boston Legal. Due to the character's mental issues, he has thus far only appeared in three episodes of the show, though he has been referenced in several more. Edwin M. Poole is portrayed by American comedian Larry Miller. English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Boston Legal is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American dramedy television series that began airing on ABC on October 3rd, 2004. ... Lawrence J. Miller (best known as Larry Miller), born October 15, 1953 in Valley Stream, New York, is an American stand-up comedian and actor who frequently portrays babbling, obsequious yes-men, slightly odd friends, wisecracking professionals and other second-banana characters to headlining comedians in movies and television shows. ...

Character biography

Edwin Poole is introduced as one of three founding and name members of the show's depicted law firm, Crane, Poole & Schmidt, along with two of the more central characters in Boston Legal, Denny Crane and Shirley Schmidt. He is referenced to have been a spectacular trial lawyer in the past, however, during the first episode of the series, Edwin Poole suffers from a mental breakdown, and is admitted into a psychiatric hospital. Crane, Poole & Schmidt is a fictional law firm on the hit ABC TV show Boston Legal. ... Denny Crane, played by William Shatner Dennis Denny Crane is a fictional lawyer on the television series Boston Legal. ... Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt Shirley Schmidt is a fictional character in the ABC Television Network series Boston Legal. ...

Later in the first season, he temporarily leaves the hospital and agreed to try a criminal case as the defending attorney, a lifelong conviction of his. He receives assistance from Crane, Poole & Schmidt attorney Lori Colson, who was told both by Paul Lewitson and the judge to supervise his actions. When his side didn't win after he forgot to prepare a closing argument, he recognized that he was no longer acting in his full capacity and agreed to return to the psychiatric facility. Lori Colson was a fictional attorney on the American legal series Boston Legal, played by Monica Potter. ...