NBC back in business with David Zabel

July 22, 2009 The network has handed a put pilot commitment to the Sony TV-produced show, described as a legal drama with a big family component. Zabel's grandfather was a judge, his grandmother was one of the first women to graduate from University of Michigan Law School, his parents and uncle are lawyers, and his brother is an assistant district attorney. Zabel was considered the black sheep of his family when he strayed from the legal career path to become a Hollywood writer.

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