The Practice was spun off into Boston Legal.
Boston Legal . The series , starring James Spader , with Candice Bergen , and William Shatner , is a spin-off of the long-running Kelley series The Practice , following the exploits of former Practice character Alan Shore at the legal firm of Crane , Poole & Schmidt . The Practice . Running for eight seasons on ABC from 1997 to 2004 , the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series , and spawned the spin-off series Boston Legal , which ran for five more seasons , from 2004 to 2008 .