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Famed attorney Alan Jackson has been retained as Nick Reiner's defense counsel.
Jackson is an attorney at the Los Angeles Criminal Defense firm Werksman Jackson & Quinn who is "known for winning seemingly unwinnable cases," according to the law firm's website. The development came Tuesday after Reiner was expected to make his first court appearance, but Jackson told The New York Times that his client still needed medical clearance, a procedural step, before he could appear in court.
Newsweek reached out to Jackson via online contact form for comment.
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Reiner, 32, was arrested hours after the bodies of his parents, celebrated actor and director Rob Reiner, 78, and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead on Sunday afternoon. Reiner was booked on suspicion of murder on Monday. He remains in jail without bail.
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"Famed attorney Alan Jackson appeared in court and has been retained as Nick Reiner’s defense counsel," Los Angeles Times reporter James Queally posted on X. "Nick Reiner has not been 'medically cleared' to be transported to the courthouse. A criminal case has not yet been filed, per Jackson. There will be no hearing today."
Jackson said he hopes Reiner will be cleared for a court appearance later this week, NBC News reported, although he said it was unlikely the appearance would occur on Tuesday.
According to Jackson's profile on the Werksman Jackson & Quinn website, Jackson has "tried more than 85 cases to jury verdict with a career success rate of 96 percent, and was named one of California’s Top 100 Lawyers."
Jackson has previously represented Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein, the Daily Mail reported. He was also the lead defense attorney for Karen Read in her murder trial. Read was acquitted of murdering her boyfriend in Massachusetts.
The law firm's website describes him as "one of the country’s most sought-after criminal defense attorneys," and praises Jackson's "sharp legal acumen and commanding courtroom presence" as strong suits.
Prior to his work in private practice, Jackson served as Assistant Head Deputy for the Major Crimes Division in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, where he "prosecuted some of California's most notorious criminal cases, including the murder conviction of music icon Phil Spector."
Outside of his work in the courtroom, Jackson is a legal analyst. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran and an adjunct professor of law at both Pepperdine and Loyola Law Schools. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Texas in 1991 and his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California, in 1994. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1994.
He is a member of several associations, including the American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, and Los Angeles County Bar Association, among others.
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