'''Melvin Palmer''' was a recurring character on ''[[Boston Legal]]'', played by [[Christopher Rich (actor)|Christopher Rich]]. A high priced Texan lawyer, who typically relied on a southern attitude to woo clients and attorneys alike, he often represented big, immoral companies and soon became [[Alan Shore|Alan's]] nemesis. Alan compared him to an inflatable Bobo Doll ("He always bounces back"), but once Melvin offered to represent him and [[Denny Crane]] while in Utah, after Denny snuck into a married woman's tent and had sex with her. Alan and Melvin opposed each other on three different occasions, all of which Alan won. Melvin always retained a cheerful attitude ("I get paid, win or lose.") while Alan masked his frustration and hate with sarcasm, to which Melvin never responded angrily, thinking of it as a type of endearment, although he says to the judge in Utah that actually he does not particularly like Alan. Jerry Espenson, while also disliking Melvin, is oddly subserviant to him, always responding in kind when Melvin says 'Three pops for 'yes''. Eventually Melvin goes uo against Jerry in a court case of which Jerry wins, throwing this mockery of him and his Asperger's back in Melvin's face. Ironically enough Denny actually likes Melvin and agrees to spend Thanksgiving with him, to Alan's dismay.