et ▁Var ney ▁as ▁Lor na , ▁Stuart ' s ▁ex - w ife , ▁Pa ula ▁J ai ▁Parker ▁as ▁Am elia , ▁Michael ▁Vol tag gio ▁as ▁himself , ▁D ot - Marie ▁Jones , ▁Am anda ▁Det mer ▁as ▁J ill , ▁Hol ly ' s ▁sister , ▁Zach ▁Bra ff ▁as ▁Ch uck ▁Fe en ey , ▁and ▁Tod d ▁St ash wick ▁as ▁Grant , ▁Phil ' s ▁pret ent ious ▁b oss . ▁Gu est ▁stars ▁returning ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁include : ▁D ied rich ▁B ader ▁as ▁Paul , ▁Hol ly ' s ▁co - worker / rom antic ▁interest , ▁and ▁Jud ith ▁Light ▁as ▁Mar jor ie , ▁Hol ly ' s ▁mother . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁American ▁television ▁seasons <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Def enders ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁legal ▁comedy - d rama ▁television ▁series ▁that ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁series ▁by ▁CBS ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁television ▁season . ▁The ▁series ▁originally ▁ran ▁from ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Set ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada , ▁the ▁show ▁involves ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁defense ▁att or ne ys ▁who ▁go ▁all ▁out ▁to ▁help ▁their ▁clients ▁while ▁keeping ▁their ▁personal ▁lives ▁in ▁order . ▁The ▁show ▁is ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁real - life ▁Veg as