Mick Haller is a defense lawyer who works out of his Lincoln. The Lincoln Lawyer is based on the best-selling novel by Michael Connelly. The real-life crime that inspired John Grisham to write "A Time To Kill" has … The man claims that the woman is trying to get some money out of him. This is a list of films that are based on actual events. Then, read up on the real story behind Forrest Gump. Bernhardt "Bernie" Tiede II (/ ˈ t iː d /; born August 2, 1958) is an American mortician and convicted murderer. When a wealthy Realtor is accused of assaulting a prostitute, Haller is asked to defend him. The Lincoln Lawyer is a 2005 novel, the 16th by American crime writer Michael Connelly. ... telling a true story." The film also features Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, and Tommy Lee Jones in supporting roles. But when Haller looks at the evidence against him, he learns that this case might be linked to an old case of his. Five of his novels have reached the top position on The New York Times Best Seller list — one of which, The Lincoln Lawyer, has now been adapted into a movie starring Matthew McConaughey. Lincoln is a 2012 historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as United States President Abraham Lincoln. Dark Waters Tells the True Story of the Lawyer Who Took DuPont to Court and Won. The author studied at the University of Florida journalism school, where he based the lead character, Mickey Haller, played by Matthew McConaughey on another UF journalism grad who in real life, is a federal criminal defense attorney practicing in Gainesville, Florida. But Rob Bilott’s Fight Is Far From Over Tiede confessed to the shooting of a wealthy 80-year-old widow, Marjorie "Marge" Nugent, in Carthage, Texas on November 19, 1996. After this look at the best historical movies, check out these fantastic behind-the-scenes photos from some of the world's most iconic films and learn the true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman and The Pianist. The 2011 film The Lincoln Lawyer was based on Connelly's first novel about Haller. Editor's note: This story originally published in the Clarion Ledger in 2013. Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) and Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe) in The Lincoln Lawyer. The murder is the subject of the 2011 film Bernie, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Jack Black as Tiede. Not all movies have remained true to the genuine history of the event or the characters they are portraying, often adding action and drama to increase the substance and popularity of the movie. It introduces Los Angeles attorney Mickey Haller, half-brother of Connelly's mainstay detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch.