‘Presumed Innocent’ Season 2 Focuses on ‘Juicy Plot’ and ‘Delicious’ New Characters, David E. Kelley Says

David E. Kelley has always been fascinated by the law.

His best-known works, from “L.A. Law” to “The Practice” to “Boston Legal” to “Ally McBeal,” are all set in the legal world; the genre has become his bread and butter. “I don’t always want to [stay within that space] — I like to be somewhat diverse with my offerings — but I do have a fascination and maybe proclivity still for law,” Kelley said. He studied it at Boston University, graduating with a degree in 1983, and was a practicing...