{"id":2274165,"date":"2026-02-09T15:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2274165"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:16:16","slug":"who-is-ken-kern-the-lincoln-lawyer-shares-touching-season-4-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/who-is-ken-kern-the-lincoln-lawyer-shares-touching-season-4-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Ken Kern? The Lincoln Lawyer shares touching season 4 tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"ba6879eb-3501-4a2f-b5ef-7951577af804\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/the-lincoln-lawyer-season-3-recap\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/the-lincoln-lawyer-season-3-recap\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/the-lincoln-lawyer-season-3-recap\/\"><em>The Lincoln Lawyer<\/em><\/a> season 4 landed on Netflix last week, and viewers have wasted no time in settling down to make their way through the all-new episodes.<\/p>\n<p>However, during episode 6 when the credits began to roll, a tribute card showed on screen reading, &#8220;In memory of Ken Kern.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"ba6879eb-3501-4a2f-b5ef-7951577af804-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Fans of the show immediately wondered who Ken was, and what connection he had to the legal drama.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex custom-thumbnail-list-styles\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-acd28245-f62a-4787-8bec-5a300340a85a\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"who-is-ken-kern-3\">Who is Ken Kern?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"632c3aae-4856-4685-9e31-d189a1a1f213\">Ken Kern was an accountant who worked on <em>The Lincoln Lawyer<\/em>. No further details about him or his cause of death have been released.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/decider.com\/2026\/02\/05\/ken-kern-lincoln-lawyer-tribute-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/decider.com\/2026\/02\/05\/ken-kern-lincoln-lawyer-tribute-card\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>Decider<\/em><\/a>, the publication reached out to representatives for the show, who have confirmed Ken&#8217;s involvement in the series as part of the accounting team.<\/p>\n<p>Although little else is known about Ken, the tribute to his memory did come at an especially poignant time during the season 4 run.<\/p>\n<p>During episode 6, Mickey himself was given the devastating news that somebody close to him had passed way.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-BycQXtjbSqLdcSQE97JcoE\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-BycQXtjbSqLdcSQE97JcoE slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A big part of Mickey&#8217;s life, David &#8220;Legal&#8221; Siegal was the former partner of Mickey\u2019s late father, and had known Mickey since he was a child.<\/p>\n<p>When Mickey was told by Lorna that his father figure had died from a heart attack, he was understandably devastated.<\/p>\n<p>As the episode ended on this sombre note and moment of intense grief for Mickey, it appears the most fitting time for the cast and crew of <em>The Lincoln Lawyer<\/em> to share and reflect on the passing of one of their own.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex custom-thumbnail-list-styles\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"85980e01-45f3-4f13-aad6-91d287ecf557\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gJQotrgmQLpJrBcJFXd8yX-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gJQotrgmQLpJrBcJFXd8yX-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gJQotrgmQLpJrBcJFXd8yX-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gJQotrgmQLpJrBcJFXd8yX-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gJQotrgmQLpJrBcJFXd8yX-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gJQotrgmQLpJrBcJFXd8yX-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gJQotrgmQLpJrBcJFXd8yX-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gJQotrgmQLpJrBcJFXd8yX-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"><br \/>\n<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: Kim Alexis\/Netflix)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"8c5cfcd2-08bc-4654-80b0-7bef7e6e37dd\">For many viewers, Legal&#8217;s death is one of the most heart breaking moments of the season. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo who plays Mickey, certainly agrees with this.<\/p>\n<p>In conversation with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1243572\/the-lincoln-lawyer-mickey-maggie-legal-dead-manuel-garcia-rulfo-interview\/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20heartbreaking,what%20Legal%20meant%20to%20him.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1243572\/the-lincoln-lawyer-mickey-maggie-legal-dead-manuel-garcia-rulfo-interview\/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20heartbreaking,what%20Legal%20meant%20to%20him.\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>TV Line<\/em><\/a> about how his character will approach working through his grief, Manuel says, &#8220;Mickey&#8217;s doesn\u2019t even really have time to process it. He deserves all the time in the world to process his death because of what Legal meant to him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mickey, stuck in jail, even turns down the possibility of a speedy trial, a decision he knows will prevent him from being able to attend Legal&#8217;s funeral.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was very painful for him to miss it for sure,&#8221; Manuel explains, adding, &#8220;but it was a matter of timing, that he had to address this [the reason he&#8217;s in prison] first, and I think Legal would have done the same, would have advised him to do the same, for sure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Opening up about what Mickey&#8217;s life will look like without Legal in the future, Manuel&#8217;s answer is gut wrenching.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know, it was so sad,&#8221; he shares, adding, &#8220;When I read that part in the script, I cried because it was not just a father figure, but such a base, a platform, a column in his life for everything, not just for the legal stuff, but also for a path of wrong and right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And so I think we will see [how it affects him], but yeah, I think it\u2019s going to be very devastating not to have him [there], because he always felt like &#8211; you can do something but you know you have a good backup but now he has to jump by himself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>All four seasons of <\/strong><em><strong>The Lincoln Lawyer<\/strong><\/em><strong> are currently available on <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/100584426\/type\/dlg\/sid\/womanandhome-gb-1007150379901923766\/https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/browse\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/browse\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/100584426\/type\/dlg\/sid\/hawk-custom-tracking\/https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/browse\" data-merchant-name=\"Netflix\" data-merchant-id=\"1070\" data-merchant-network=\"CJ\" data-merchant-url=\"netflix.com\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><strong>Netflix<\/strong><\/a><strong> with a subscription. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.womanandhome.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lincoln Lawyer season 4 landed on Netflix last week, and viewers have wasted no time in settling down to make their way through the all-new episodes. 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