All Alicia Florrick (née Cavanaugh) is the main character of the TV series The Good Wife. The wife of Peter Florrick, a disgraced state's attorney, she returns to work as a junior litigator at the law firm Stern, Lockhart & Gardner. She is portrayed by actress Julianna Margulies.
Having been out of the workforce for nearly a decade, and left with no income, Alicia assumes the role of breadwinner of the Florrick family. She, Zach, and Grace move to a condo in inner Chicago while she searches for a new job, which she has trouble doing due to her family's damaged reputation.
Will Gardner Will Gardner and Alicia Florrick attended the same law school, Georgetown, and worked together before Alicia married Peter, had children and resigned. However, after her husband's sex scandal, Alicia presumably contacted Will, looking for a job, and Will selected her for a junior associate position at his firm.
Alicia is designated the role by Diane of being "the branch between the legal and political", using her husband, who then resides in a county prison, to solicit information on cases she is working, much to the displeasure of judges, who view this practice as unethical.
Character Information The wife of Peter Florrick, a disgraced state's attorney, she returns to work as a junior litigator at the law firm Stern, Lockhart & Gardner. She is portrayed by actress Julianna Margulies.
The Good Wife: Every Main Character, Ranked By How Good Of A Lawyer They Are1 Will Gardner.2 Diane Lockhart. ... 3 Alicia Florrick. ... 4 Cary Agos. ... 5 David Lee. ... 6 Finn Polmar. ... 7 Peter Florrick. Peter Florrick, portrayed by Chris North (Law & Order, Sex and the City), begins the series as Cook County State's Attorney. ...
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick. The wife of Peter, a disgraced State's Attorney, Alicia returns to work as a junior litigator at the law firm Stern, Lockhart & Gardner thanks to the support of her old law school friend Will Gardner, for whom she has feelings.
law firmObi-Wan Takes the High Ground! Lockhart/Gardner is the law firm that Alicia used to work for. Originally named Stern, Lockhart & Gardner, it was founded by Jonas Stern who later brought on Diane Lockhart, and Will Gardner.
He moved to Chicago after a breakup to help his sister Alicia Florrick with her kids while Zach's father was in the prison.
Peter is officially out of the Presidential run on The Good Wife. Yes, Peter's ill-fated Presidential run ended on Sunday's brand new episode of The Good Wife, "Iowa." The episode saw the entire Florrick family — Zach and Grace included — take to Iowa for the Iowa Caucus.
After reports of voter fraud surface, Landau reveals to Alicia that he rigged the voting machines in order to preserve the Democratic supermajority in the Illinois state legislature. However, in order to maintain the façade of a fair election, Landau forces Alicia to resign.
Cary and Alicia Florrick ultimately formed their own law firm in Season 5, Florrick, Agos and Associates. In Season 7 episode 18 "Unmanned", after having enough with office politics, Cary quits Lockhart, Agos and Lee.
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Unlike her husband, Alicia is not getting slapped for sleeping with prostitutes. Rather, Diane slaps her because Alicia (during cross-examination at Peter's trial) undermined Diane's husband, making him look unreliable and not credible, in hopes of saving Peter from going to jail.
A recurring character on the show is Neil Gross, who runs a fictitious Google-like search engine company called Chumhum that like its real-life counterpart is always in court, either as defendant or plaintiff.
Is The Good Wife a realistic depiction of the legal and courtroom procedure? No, not at all. There are numerous ethical violations on every episode. Objections are made improperly and on improper grounds.
Alicia's storyline focuses on her romantic relationships, including the struggle between staying with or divorcing her unfaithful husband, Peter Florrick, or pursuing other relationships with other men, most notably Will Gardner.
Alicia is designated the role by Diane of being "the branch between the legal and political", using her husband, who then resides in a county prison, to solicit information on cases she is working, much to the displeasure of judges, who view this practice as unethical.
Alicia throws Diane right under the bus in a way that the Kings describe as 'collateral damage. '. The most charitable interpretation we can come up with is that at least Alicia was partially thinking of Grace as she did it". Margulies has received critical acclaim for her performance as Alicia Florrick.
Upon his resignation, Alicia slaps Peter for victimizing her and their children. Having been out of the workforce for nearly a decade, and left with no income, Alicia assumes the role of breadwinner of the Florrick family.
Other storylines include Alicia's transformation from "the victim" to "the victimizer", her dealing with the negative consequences of her actions, her devotion to her children among political turmoil, her obsession with power, and her growth in confidence.
Alicia Florrick. Alicia Florrick ( née Cavanaugh) is the lead character of CBS television series The Good Wife and is portrayed by Julianna Margulies, who has received positive reviews for her performance, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Alicia's storyline focuses on her romantic relationships, ...
Alicia Cavanaugh was born in 1967 to Veronica Cavanaugh ( Stockard Channing) and an unknown father, from whom Veronica separated from prior to her first appearance in the series in Season 4. She is the older sister of Owen Cavanaugh ( Dallas Roberts ), whom she loves very much, having grown close during their parents' separation, despite his tendency to meddle in her personal life. Her mother, now going by the name of Veronica Loy, makes her first appearance in "A Defense of Marriage" during Season 4, where it is revealed that Alicia had become estranged from her mother due to her various remarriages following her separation from Alicia's father as well as her infidelity. Veronica never afforded Alicia a motherly connection, and her father was never given the opportunity to, leading Alicia to become emotionally withdrawn, a tendency she has demonstrated frequently throughout the series. Ironically, Alicia has engaged in several of the same practices as her mother that she disapproves of, including infidelity, various relationships, and estrangement from her children.