Nick Reiner’s Former Lawyer Alan Jackson Returns to Court for Case Involving 4 Dead Pepperdine Students

Alan Jackson is back in the courtroom one week after withdrawing from Nick Reiner’s legal counsel.

Jackson, 61, and client Fraser Bohm appeared at the Van Nuys Courthouse in California on Wednesday, January 14. Bohm, 25, was charged with four counts each of murder and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence for his involvement in a car crash that killed Pepperdine University students Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams on October 17, 2023. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Prosecutors say Bohm was allegedly doing over 100 mph on the Pacific Coast Highway when he lost control of his vehicle, hitting three parked cars, which then struck the four women who were walking nearby. In November 2025, Judge Thomas Rubinson denied a motion to dismiss the murder charges. Two months prior, the judge denied a motion to reduce Bohm’s bail from $4 million to $2 million.

“There are many, many defendants sitting in the county jail right now who would love me to reduce their bail so they can hire Alan Jackson or other private counsel,” Rubinson said at the time, per Pepperdine University Graphic. “That’s not the way it works.”

During Wednesday’s court appearance, Jackson conversed with Bohm and at one point, patted him on the back, per The New York Post. According to the outlet, Bohm replied, “Yes your honor,” when the judge asked if he agreed with waving his right to a speedy trial. The next court date for Bohm was scheduled for February 10.

Outside of the courthouse, Jackson told The Post that Bohm “is doing great, the whole team is doing great.” Days earlier, Jackson announced his withdrawal from Nick’s murder case involving his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.

“As you know, this morning, I had to withdraw as Nick Reiner’s counsel,” Jackson told reporters outside of the courthouse after the January 7 hearing. “Circumstances beyond our control, but more importantly, circumstances beyond Nick’s control, have dictated that, sadly, it’s made it impossible for us to continue our representation of Nick.”

“I’m legally and I’m ethically prohibited from explaining all the reasons why, I know that’s a question on everyone’s mind,” he continued. “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.”

Jackson ended the press conference with a statement: “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.”

Rob and Michele were found dead in their Brentwood, California, home on December 14, 2025, with apparent stab wounds. They were 78 and 70, respectively. Police arrested Nick near the University of Southern California hours after his parents’ bodies were found. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and is facing the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.

Jackson briefly discussed the case and his exit on Billy Bush‘s “Hot Mics” podcast earlier this week, hitting back at speculation that it was due to money.

“You can’t say that something happened with the retainer because I’ve never said that,” Jackson said of rumors surrounding the retainer payment, adding, “Obviously, something happened with my ability and my team’s ability to continue the representation, but I don’t want you, your audience, [or] anybody else to start speculating as to what that might be. I have not said a word about it.”

Nick’s next court appearance is slated for February 23, with public defender Kimberly Greene stepping in to represent him.