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Benjamin Leighton "Ben" Matlock is a renowned, folksy yet cantankerous defense attorney who is worth every penny of his $100,000 fee. Known for visiting the scene of the crime to discover clues otherwise overlooked and his down-home style of coming up with viable, alternative theories of the crime in question (usually murder) while sitting in his office playing the banjo or polishing his shoes. Matlock also had conspicuously finicky fashion sense, and an insatiable appetite for hot dogs. Despite his high fees and apparent wealth, he is something of a cheapskate. He is played by Andy Griffith.

Played by Linda Purl, Charlene Matlock is the daughter of Ben Matlock and is also a lawyer. She assisted her father at his law practice in Atlanta for a short time, appearing only in the first season of the series. Purl replaced Lori Lethin who appeared as Charlene in the pilot "Diary of a Perfect Murder".

Leanne MacIntyre is the daughter of Ben Matlock. After divorcing her husband, of whom her father did not much approve, she moved back to Atlanta to help him with his legal practice. She assisted her father for three years before leaving for her own practice. During that time, she worked with her father on numerous cases, including defending him on one occasion. They once found themselves on opposite sides of a divorce case, though she also defended her father in a personal injury case simultaneously during the same episode. Leanne used the same courtroom techniques her father used at times, which often resulted in her clients being proven innocent.

Ben Matlock has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.