In this gripping thriller, Matthew McConaughey stars as Michael "Mick" Haller, a slick, charismatic criminal defence attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Continental sedan. When Mick unexpectedly lands the case of his lifetime; defending rich playboy Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe), accused of attempted murder, what initially appears to be a straightforward case with a big money pay-off, swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation and a crisis of conscience for The Lincoln Lawyer.