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Alan Jackson (the lawyer) quits


I mentioned on this blog back on December 23, Alan Jackson is both the name of a country music singer and the name of a somewhat-less-famous criminal defense attorney. 

The lawyer of that name has represented both Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey.  So I gather he's on the rolodex of show-biz folks. Most recently, he was in the news last month as the attorney for Nick Reiner, son and allegedly the killer of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.

This month we learned that he has quit that cause. Here's a link to a discussion in a show-biz news source. 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/nick-reiner-power-lawyer-alan-jackson-1236466498/  

Everyone is being hush-hush about the reasons for the withdrawal.  My guess?  the money fell through.  One could spin a story about this, were one untethered to facts and an acknowledgement of one's own ignorance. One could suppose, in those hypothetical circumstances, that the younger Reiner (both son and grandson of show-biz legends) grew up with the assumption that such high-powered help is just who a person in trouble calls, and the money shows up as needed! 

It perhaps only became obvious over the following days that (a) the bank accounts of Mom and Dad were no longer available to the accused, (b) no other source of money was stepping forward and (c) Jackson's firm wasn't going to do this Pro Bono, because Sonny died in a skiing accident long ago.

[Little boomer-era joke there folks.] 

We'll see what the public defenders' office can do.  

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  1. HenryJanuary 15, 2026 at 6:14 AM

    I had figured that the defendant was too crazy to work with, but the fact that he will be represented by a public defender rather than hiring another lawyer supports your case. I am a boomer, but I don't get the joke.

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    1. ChristopherJanuary 15, 2026 at 9:27 AM

      Just a stupid pun on the term "pro bono publico" and the name of Cher's first husband, on the other.

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  2. HenryJanuary 15, 2026 at 9:30 AM

    Not bad, now that I understand it.

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