Micheal Connelly&#039;s lead character, The Lincoln Lawyer, is not only what he seems, he has a background story to it

Michael Connelly Crafted ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ From Two Real-Life Persons That Now Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Portrays on Netflix

Writers are different kinds of creatures. You cannot understand what and how
they are thinking. You can just assume, never be sure. They get inspired by
random things, people, or even situations. But portraying them in their work is
more difficult than one can imagine. Did you know that even though Michael
Connelly
[https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/real-lincoln-lawyer-true-story]‘s main
character, The Lincoln Lawyer, is fictional, it has a background story to it?


WHAT IS THE STORY BEHIND THE LINCOLN LAWYER?

As explained earlier, the writers are weird as they are constantly thinking
about their story, plot, characters, and whatnot! Mike (Connelly) is no
exception. His main character, The Lincoln Lawyer, is inspired by the two
real-life lawyers. Yes, you read it correctly. David Ogden, a Los Angeles
attorney, who unfortunately passed away in 2022, was the initial inspiration
behind the main character of Mike’s popular novel, which is made into a Netflix
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-it-only-took-about-15-years-to-michael-connelly-describes-the-long-journey-of-the-lincoln-lawyer-finally-making-it-to-netflix-with-david-e-kelley/]
show.

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While David Ogden was the original spark, a Florida-based lawyer, Dan Daly,
became the fuel for Mike. Dan and Mike had worked together at the Daytona Beach
News-Journal. Dan left the job and went to a law school to become a defense
lawyer. Our beloved Mickey has way more similarities to Dan. Dan Daly and Mickey
are almost alike. It surprised Dan himself when he saw the character.


DAN’S REACTIONS TO THE CHARACTER

Spending this much time with Dan, Micheal has really captured the essence of the
profession as well as Dan, the man himself. Dan Daly astonishingly said
[https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/real-lincoln-lawyer-true-story] that
“What I am most impressed by is how accurate Mickey describes why defense
lawyers do what we do.” The resemblance is so accurate that Dan could sympathize
with the character and appreciated Connelly for portraying the character
strikingly and strongly.

Dan also says that Mike was very smart. He explains how carefully Mike developed
his character by looking at these actual lawyers. He says that when he and
Connelly moved to Tampa, Dan, along with his partner, Roger Mills, invited
Connelly regularly for cocktails after work. Dan explains what did Mike do
there. He says, “Roger and I and other lawyers who joined us would tell war
stories about cases we handled because that’s what lawyers do when they get
together. Mike paid attention and took notes on napkins.”

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Connelly has picked up minor details carefully and accurately. For example,
although Dan didn’t work in his car the way Mickey does, he used to listen to
the recorded tapes and audio statements of the ongoing cases. In fact, Dan was
always on some or the other case, thus he would be busy just like Mickey.

The inner psyche and thinking patterns of the character are also very much
similar to Dan and he thanks Micheal for capturing the smallest details
distinctly.

Also Read: How the Man With the Tattoo Watching Mickey Haller (Manuel
Garcia-Rulfo) Sets Up ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Season 2? Here’s What We Know
[https://netflixjunkie.com/how-the-man-with-the-tattoo-watching-mickey-haller-manuel-garcia-rulfo-sets-up-the-lincoln-lawyer-season-2-heres-what-we-know/]

Although he doesn’t drive Lincoln as Mickey, Dan says he still drives his
15-year-old Nisan Frontier with a manual transmission. Until he owns a Lincoln,
he is ‘The Nisan Lawyer!’

It takes a lot of obversions and concentration to create such a dynamic and
compelling character thoroughly inspired by the real-life characters. Michael
Connelly has done a stupendous job!

 

Neha Chande

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Writers are different kinds of creatures. You cannot understand what and how they are thinking. You can just assume, never be sure. They get inspired by random things, people, or even situations. But portraying them in their work is more difficult than one can imagine. Did you know that even though <a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/real-lincoln-lawyer-true-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Connelly</a>&#8216;s main character, The Lincoln Lawyer, is fictional, it has a background story to it?
<h2>What is the story behind The Lincoln Lawyer?</h2>
As explained earlier, the writers are weird as they are constantly thinking about their story, plot, characters, and whatnot! Mike (Connelly) is no exception. His main character, The Lincoln Lawyer, is inspired by the two real-life lawyers. Yes, you read it correctly. David Ogden, a Los Angeles attorney, who unfortunately passed away in 2022, was the initial inspiration behind the main character of Mike&#8217;s popular novel, which is made into a <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-it-only-took-about-15-years-to-michael-connelly-describes-the-long-journey-of-the-lincoln-lawyer-finally-making-it-to-netflix-with-david-e-kelley/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix</a> show.
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While David Ogden was the original spark, a Florida-based lawyer, Dan Daly, became the fuel for Mike. Dan and Mike had worked together at the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Dan left the job and went to a law school to become a defense lawyer. Our beloved Mickey has way more similarities to Dan. Dan Daly and Mickey are almost alike. It surprised Dan himself when he saw the character.
<h2>Dan&#8217;s Reactions to the character</h2>
Spending this much time with Dan, Micheal has really captured the essence of the profession as well as Dan, the man himself. Dan Daly astonishingly <a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/real-lincoln-lawyer-true-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that “What I am most impressed by is how accurate Mickey describes why defense lawyers do what we do.” The resemblance is so accurate that Dan could sympathize with the character and appreciated Connelly for portraying the character strikingly and strongly.
Dan also says that Mike was very smart. He explains how carefully Mike developed his character by looking at these actual lawyers. He says that when he and Connelly moved to Tampa, Dan, along with his partner, Roger Mills, invited Connelly regularly for cocktails after work. Dan explains what did Mike do there. He says, “Roger and I and other lawyers who joined us would tell war stories about cases we handled because that’s what lawyers do when they get together. Mike paid attention and took notes on napkins.”
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Connelly has picked up minor details carefully and accurately. For example, although Dan didn&#8217;t work in his car the way Mickey does, he used to listen to the recorded tapes and audio statements of the ongoing cases. In fact, Dan was always on some or the other case, thus he would be busy just like Mickey.
The inner psyche and thinking patterns of the character are also very much similar to Dan and he thanks Micheal for capturing the smallest details distinctly.
Also Read: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/how-the-man-with-the-tattoo-watching-mickey-haller-manuel-garcia-rulfo-sets-up-the-lincoln-lawyer-season-2-heres-what-we-know/" rel="bookmark">How the Man With the Tattoo Watching Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) Sets Up ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Season 2? Here’s What We Know</a>
Although he doesn&#8217;t drive Lincoln as Mickey, Dan says he still drives his 15-year-old Nisan Frontier with a manual transmission. Until he owns a Lincoln, he is &#8216;The Nisan Lawyer!&#8217;
It takes a lot of obversions and concentration to create such a dynamic and compelling character thoroughly inspired by the real-life characters. Michael Connelly has done a stupendous job!
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How the Man With the Tattoo Watching Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) Sets Up
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