Legally obliged to defend his client, Haller ruthlessly cross-examines Campo and discredits her. 22 Colt Woodsman, which is missing from its box. Later, Levin is found shot dead after leaving him a voicemail message claiming he found Martinez's "ticket out of jail." Haller discovers the bullet that killed Levin matches his late father's rare. He also makes veiled threats towards Haller's daughter. Roulet breaks into Haller's house and nonchalantly admits to committing the murder for which Martinez was convicted. His own hands tied, Haller tells Levin to investigate Roulet. Haller realizes that Roulet is likely the killer and that he chose Haller as counsel in order to bind Haller by attorney–client confidentiality rules and keep him from talking about either case. Haller visits Martinez, who becomes agitated when he shows him Roulet's photo. Haller represented the defendant, Jesus Martinez, and due to the overwhelming evidence and in spite of Martinez's earnest proclamations of innocence, convinced him to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty. Haller and his investigator, Frank Levin, analyze photos and evidence and find similarities to a prior case where a prostitute was killed. Roulet is accused of brutally beating prostitute Regina Campo, and surprisingly, chose Haller specifically for the case. Haller is unexpectedly hired to represent Louis Roulet, a wealthy Beverly Hills playboy and the son of real estate mogul Mary Windsor. His ex-wife, Maggie McPherson, with whom he shares a daughter, is a district attorney who disapproves of his choice of clientele.
He typically works for low-end criminals including Eddie Vogel, leader of a biker gang.
It received generally positive reviews and grossed $87 million.Ĭriminal defense attorney Mickey Haller works in LA County, California from the back of his black Lincoln Town Car, chauffeured by Earl Briggs. Details of the crime bring up uncomfortable parallels with a former case, and Haller discovers the two cases are intertwined. Haller is hired to defend the son of a wealthy Los Angeles businesswoman in an assault case. The story is adapted from the first of several novels featuring the character of Mickey Haller, who works in a chauffeur-driven Lincoln Town Car rather than an office. The film also stars Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, Josh Lucas, William H. The film is directed by Brad Furman, with the screenplay written by John Romano, and stars Matthew McConaughey as the titular lawyer, Mickey Haller.
The Lincoln Lawyer is a 2011 American legal thriller film adapted from the 2005 novel of the same title by Michael Connelly.
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