Mickey Haller

Mickey Haller is a defense attorney in Las Angeles who works primarily out of his Lincoln. Mickey ran for DA months before the novel begins, but lost the election after it became public that a man he defended, and helped get released from jail, killed a woman and her daughter in a drunk driving case. This case also ruined his relationship with his daughter because the victims were associated with his daughter’s school.

Mickey is a man with a conscious, but he is also a man who is willing to do just about anything to get his clients off, even if they are guilty. This means that Mickey will play tricks in court and walk the fine line between right and wrong. When La Cosse hires Mickey, he initially takes the case for the money, then for Gloria, but finally because he truly believes La Cosse...