Nick Reiner’s former lawyer is standing agency on one level: he believes in his shopper’s innocence.
Alan Jackson, who represented 32-year-old Nick as he faces two counts of first-degree homicide within the deaths of his mother and father, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, spoke out throughout a Tuesday, January 13, episode of the Scorching Mics podcast with Billy Bush.
“I consider in it. I consider precisely what I stated. What I stated is the reality. Beneath the legal guidelines of the state of California, he’s not responsible,” Jackson insisted. “It was necessary for me to be sure that the general public understood that as I needed to step away.”
Jackson’s feedback come simply days after he introduced in courtroom on January 7 that he could be stepping down from the case. Nick is now represented by public defender Kimberly Greene. Through the listening to, Reiner didn’t enter a plea, and his arraignment has been pushed to Monday, February 23.
Regardless of leaving the case, Jackson says his dedication to Nick hasn’t wavered. Showing earlier on SiriusXM’s Let’s Discuss Off Digicam With Kelly Ripa, the lawyer shared why he couldn’t present extra particulars about his choice to step down.
“All people’s bought that very same looming query, and I’m compelled due to authorized requirements and moral obligations; there’s sure issues I merely can’t expose, Kelly, by way of why there was a change in counsel, why we stepped away and the general public defender’s workplace stepped in,” Jackson stated. “I’ll reiterate what I stated within the press convention, which is, my staff, me personally and my staff, stay fully and totally dedicated to Nick’s finest curiosity. We at all times will probably be dedicated to his finest pursuits. I would like nothing however the very best for him and I would like him to get probably the most sturdy protection that he presumably can get. And I do know he’ll within the arms of the general public defender’s workplace.”
Through the Scorching Mics interview, Jackson additional defended his exit amid hypothesis about his retainer charges. “You may’t say that, Billy. You may’t say that one thing occurred with the retainer as a result of I’ve by no means stated that,” he stated. Jackson added that he would “not get into the specifics of why it was crucial for me to withdraw.”
Rob and Michele Reiner had been discovered useless of their Brentwood, California, residence on December 14, 2025, with obvious stab wounds. Nick was arrested shortly after and charged with two counts of first-degree homicide. If convicted, he faces life in jail with out parole or the dying penalty.
Jackson made it clear that, no matter his departure from the case, his perception in Nick’s innocence stays unchanged. “My dedication to him, to his protection, shouldn’t be going to alter,” he informed Bush. “We would like him to get the very best illustration, and I do know he’ll within the arms of the general public defender’s workplace.”
