Lerner's writing career began on the
CBS crime series
Martial Law, after which he served as a writer and producer on several series through the late 1990s until the early 2000s, including
FreakyLinks,
Roswell,
John Doe,
Boston Public,
LAX and
Smallville. In 2005, he and Friend joined the writing staff of the medical mystery series
House. Their first episode, "
Acceptance", was the premiere of the
second season. At the start of the
fourth season Lerner became an executive producer, a job which he currently still occupies. He and Russel Friend also co-wrote musical dramedy
Glee's Season Four episode
Guilty Pleasures.
Episodes of House • "
Acceptance" (2.01) • "
Skin Deep" (2.13) • "
Euphoria (Part Two) (2.21) • "
Meaning" (3.01) • "
Cane and Able" (3.02) • "
Fetal Position" (3.17) • "97 Seconds" (4.03) • "
House's Head" (4.15) • "
Wilson's Heart" (4.16) • "
Let Them Eat Cake" (5.10) • "
Locked In" (5.19) • "
Broken" (6.01/6.02) • "
Moving the Chains" (6.13) • "
Lockdown" (6.17) • "
Help Me" (6.22) • "After Hours" (7x22) • "
Nobody's Fault" (8x11) • "
Holding On" (8x21) == Awards and nominations ==