Rob Reiner’s son’s lawyer will ‘right some wrongs’

High-profile defense attorney Alan Jackson is not backing off from his courthouse remarks declaring Nick Reiner “not guilty,” even after stepping away from the case. After withdrawing on Wednesday from representing the youngest son of filmmaker Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, Jackson is doubling down on his statement.

Nick Reiner attorney doubles down statement

“You gave an endorsement and resignation at the same time,” Billy Bush said during an exchange with Jackson on his “Hot Mics” podcast.

Jackson didn’t disagree or soften his stance.

“It was important for me to right some wrongs that had been printed — lots and lots of speculation, lots of people who want to believe certain things,” he said.

“So with that statement, that’s as far as I’m going to go. I believe in it. I believe exactly what I said. What I said is the truth. Under the laws of the state of California, he’s not guilty. And it was important for me to make sure that the public understood that as I had to step away.”

Jackson formally withdrew from the case on January 7th. Reiner is now represented by a public defender and is scheduled to be arraigned February 23rd. Bush continued to press Jackson on the case.

“So, the big question everybody’s wanting to know the answer to is why did you step away?” Bush asked.

Jackson remained tight-lipped about the specifics during the podcast.

“That’s a confidential communication between a lot of folks that I’m not willing to disclose,” he said.

As the conversation continued, Bush suggested that Jackson appeared visibly conflicted at that moment during the interview. The host raised the possibility that something had gone wrong behind the scenes.

“Look, I know you well enough to know when you’re pissed off, and I’m looking at your body language there,” Bush said.

“You’re emphatic in your support of Nick and that he’s not guilty in this situation. But I also see that you’re not happy. So what … well, something happened with the retainer or something … Is it a money thing?”

Jackson immediately pushed back.

“I mean, you can’t say that. You can’t say that, Billy. You can’t say that something happened with the retainer because I’ve never said that,” he responded.

Jackson acknowledged only that circumstances changed — without elaboration.

“So obviously something happened with my ability and my team’s ability to continue the representation, but I don’t want you, your audience, anybody else to start speculating as to what that might be. I have not said a word about it,” he said.