Lawyer-turned-mediator Kate Reed (Sarah Shahi) tries to save her recently deceased father's firm in the premiere of this series following Kate's attempts to solve others' problems, as well as her own. The firm's fate rests on the resolution of a dispute between a clothing magnate and his son, who's set to inherit his father's business.

Kate oversees a settlement between the state and a falsely convicted man (Paul Schulze) who spent 22 years in jail. Though finally free, the man is unable to move forward due to the pain of his past.

A high-school-football coach comes under fire for his old-school methods by a student's parents. But Kate, who's been assigned the case by her nemesis Judge Nicastro (Gerald McRaney), senses there's more behind the coach's motives than he's letting on.

A cooking-show star (Eddie McClintock) clashes with the company that's releasing his barbecue sauce, but Sarah discovers that the chef's assistant (Camille Sullivan) is the true talent behind the operation. The situation becomes more complicated when a person from the assistant's past also wants a piece of the pie.

A man who was hit by a truck seeks a settlement with an insurance company. But the man's wife has her own grievance: she claims her husband was forever changed after the accident.

Kate mediates the firing of a young inventor (Devon Gummersall), whose boss holds the rights to his revolutionary device. The inventor threatens to kill himself and steals the device, leaving Kate with a complicated situation to diffuse.

A simple financial matter escalates into identity theft and an immigration issue.

A singer (Chris Vance) asks Kate for help convincing his former bandmates to allow their song to be used in a commercial. When negotiations stall, the client must reveal his real motives.

Kate's best friend comes to Reed & Reed for a prenuptial agreement.