Mickey Haller is an unconventional defense attorney. In his early days, he worked out of his car, thus earning him the nickname, The Lincoln Lawyer. With a wining record, he now has an office and staff. But even when Mickey’s on a winning streak, trouble seems to find him. In season four of The Lincoln Lawyer, Mickey is fighting not only for his law firm and reputation, but for his life. 

On what appears to be a routine traffic stop, a cop finds a body in the trunk of Mickey’s Lincoln. The deceased, Sam Scales, was once Mickey’s client. The wheelchair confined Scales was a skilled scam artist, who also failed to pay his legal bills. Mickey is sure he’s being set up, but proving his innocence will not be easy. 

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo turns in another stellar performance as the beleaguered lawyer who saves others but can never seem to save himself. Based on The Law of Innocence, the sixth in Michael Connelly’s Lincoln Lawyer series, Mickey’s arrest also places his law firm in jeopardy. His only associate, Lorna Crane (Becki Newton), has just passed the bar exam, and can’t stop the exodus of the firm’s clients. Trying to shore up the firm, she can’t help Mickey with his defense. As a last resort, she reaches out to Mickey’s ex-wife, Maggie McPherson (Neve Campbell), for help. 

(L to R) Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller, Neve Campbell as Maggie (Photo Cr. Lara Solanki/Netflix © 2024)

Maggie is a prosecutor working in the district attorney’s San Diego office. They share a college aged daughter, Hayley, and have remained close. Worried about Mickey, she jumps on board his defense team. Dana Berg (Constance Zimmer) the deputy district attorney who landed Mickey’s case, is known to be tough, having earned the nickname “Iceberg.” When Mickey asks for a speedy trial, he’s denied bail and is remanded to the Twin Towers Correctional Facility where his safety is a constant concern. Only when he’s attacked and nearly killed, does the judge agree to lower his bail and have him released and fitted with an ankle bracelet.

(L to R) Angus Sampson as Denis ‘Cisco” Wojciechowski, Becki Newton as Lorna Crane, Neve Campbell as Maggie, Jazz Raycole as Izzy Letts (Photo Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026)

Mickey is sure that an Armenian gangster, Alex Gazarian, has orchestrated Mickey’s arrest. Cisco (Angus Sampson), Lorna’s husband and Mickey’s investigator, is tagged with the responsibility for finding and following Gazarian. But when that surveillance goes horribly wrong, Mickey is without a possible suspect to present at trial.

Mickey’s office manager, Izzy Letts (Jazz Raycole) follows up on a lead that Sam was involved in a large scam that focused on the biofuels industry. Connelly, who was once an investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times, is adept at weaving intricate plot lines into his mysteries. Solving a crime doesn’t always mean spying on criminals. Often it means doing the tedious research that can reveal a criminal’s motives. Izzy doesn’t leave a stone unturned as she interviews reporters, experts, and others, digging into an industry that, while promising, still has plenty of room for fraud.

Sasha Alexander as Agent Dawn Ruth (Photo Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026)

“Bleeding the beast” is a term used to describe scams that target the federal government where the payoffs can be huge. This “beast” however, is already being tracked by the FBI and Agent Dawn Ruth lets Mickey and his team know that proving Mickey’s innocence may also flush their investigation down the tubes. There’s no way, Ruth tells Mickey, the FBI will let that happen.

(L to R) Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller, Becki Newton as Lorna Crane, Constance Zimmer as Dana Berg (Photo Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026)

Judge Lionel Stone (Scott Lawrence) tries to keep order in his courtroom, which becomes a challenge at times. Berg and McPherson are evenly matched, as are the actors who play them. Entourage fans will remember Zimmer as the head of a movie study going toe-to-toe with talent agent Ari Gold played by Jeremy Piven. She’s just as feisty here. Campbell’s character, nicknamed McFierce, delivers her blows in skillful motions rather than angry words. But the fireworks are fun to watch.

Season four is wrapped up nicely and the ending, once again, sets the viewer up for season five, which is planned for release in 2027. Someone Mickey didn’t know exists shows up to save his life. How this person fits into what happens next is the question.

Top: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller (Photo Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026)