Becki Newton joins Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer

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The Ugly Betty alum will play the second ex-wife of Manuel Garcia-Rulfo's Mickey Haller who is his trusted confidante and office manager. Newton's role was originally played by Kiele Sanchez in the CBS pilot. Newton's casting comes one day after Neve Campbell was cast as Haller's first ex-wife and a deputy prosecutor. Additionally, Jazz Raycole and Angus Sampson, who starred in the CBS pilot of The Lincoln Lawyer, will join the Netflix version.