Nick Reiner's former attorney, Alan Jackson, doesn't believe his one-time client should be convicted of first-degree murder. "I'm legally and I'm ethically prohibited from explaining all the reasons why, I know that's a question on everyone's mind," Jackson told reporters on Wednesday, January 7, after stepping down from the case. "We expect the public defender to step in, they've already been appointed and very carefully protect Nick Reiner's interests as he moves forward through the system." According to Jackson, he remained "deeply committed" to Nick's "best interests" moving forward. "In fact, we know, we're not just convinced, we know that the legal process will reveal the true facts of the circumstances surrounding Nick's case," Jackson said. "What we've learned, and you can take this to the bank, is that, pursuant to the law in California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder." Nick Reiner's Former Lawyer Alan Jackson Speaks Out After Stepping Down Nick, 32, was arrested last month for the murders of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. They were 78 and 70, respectively. Nick, one of the late couple's three children, has yet to issue a plea regarding the charges. His Wednesday arraignment was subsequently postponed in light of Jackson's decision. Alan Jackson. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool "We feel we have no choice at this juncture but to withdraw as counsel," Jackson said in court, per The New York Times. "I asked to be relieved." Nick hired Jackson, who previously represented Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, following his arrest. "This is a devastating tragedy that has befallen the Reiner family. We all recognized that our hearts go out to the entire Reiner family," Jackson said in a December 2025 statement. "There are very, very complex and serious issues that are associated with this case. Those need to be thoroughly, but very carefully dealt with and examined and looked at and analyzed." L.A. DA Is 'Fully Confident' a Jury Will Convict Nick Reiner of Murder He continued at the time, "We asked that you allow the system to move forward in the way that it was designed to move forward, not with a rushed judgment, not with jumping to conclusions, but with restraint and with dignity, and with the respect that this system and this process deserves, and that the family deserves." Nick will now be represented by Kimberly Greene, a criminal defense attorney with the Los Angeles County Office of the Public Defender. His next hearing is scheduled for Monday, February 23, where he will be arraigned. "They have the utmost trust in the legal process and will not comment further on matters related to the legal proceedings," a spokesperson for the Reiner family told The Times on Wednesday. In addition to Nick, Rob and Michele are survived by kids Romy and Jake. (Rob was also the adoptive father of his late ex-wife Penny Marshall's daughter, Tracy.) "Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day," Jake and Romy said in a statement last month. "The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren't just our parents; they were our best friends." The statement concluded, "We are grateful for the outpouring of condolences, kindness, and support we have received not only from family and friends but people from all walks of life. We now ask for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave."