Where was The Lincoln Lawyer shot? Filming locations of the Netflix legal drama explored

Lincoln Lawyer is streaming on Netflix / (Image via Netfix)
Lincoln Lawyer is streaming on Netflix / (Image via Netfix)

Season 3 of The Lincoln Lawyer just dropped with 10 new episodes. The legal drama on Netflix created by David E. Kelley is based on Michael Connelly’s novel The Brass Verdict.

Besides the tight storyline and great performances from actors like Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Becki Newton, Neve Campbell, Angus Sampson, etc., what stands out in The Lincoln Lawyer is the locations where the show was shot.

The filming locations of The Lincoln Lawyer include Los Angeles, California, and Malibu. Let us now explore the locations of the show in detail.


List of all filming locations for The Lincoln Lawyer

1) Beverly Hills Courthouse

A courtroom scene in The Lincoln Lawyer / (Image via Netflix)
A courtroom scene in The Lincoln Lawyer / (Image via Netflix)

In season 3, Mickey has to go to the Beverly Hills Courthouse to deal with a case regarding one of his daughter’s longtime friends. As he rolls up in this majestic building in his Lincoln, the audience can probably hear Beverly Hills Cop playing in the background.


2) Roosevelt Hotel Pool

Season 3 of The Lincoln Lawyer features stunning locations / (Image via Netflix)
Season 3 of The Lincoln Lawyer features stunning locations / (Image via Netflix)

Cisco (Angus Sampson) visits the Roosevelt Hotel Pool in season 3, where scantily clad women and men are having fun instead of working on a weekday. David Hockney’s work featured on the floor of the pool, which, as per legends, was painted in 1988.


3) Nobu

The gang in The Lincoln Lawyer / (Image via Netflix)
The gang in The Lincoln Lawyer / (Image via Netflix)

This famous sushi spot, known for its expensive prices and coastal views feature on The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 as this is where Glory’s former associate, Stacy (Alexandra Siegel) goes to order a gargantuan seafood tower and Wagyu A5 steak.


4) Eightfold Coffee

Tyson at Eightfold Coffee / (Image via Netflix)
Tyson at Eightfold Coffee / (Image via Netflix)

The Echo Park coffee shop is another filming location for The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 as Izzy (Jazz Raycole) meets Tyson, a blogger with some good contacts at the Roosevelt Hotel.


5) Cole’s

Mickey and Andy at Cole's / (Image via Netflix)
Mickey and Andy at Cole's / (Image via Netflix)

Mickey and Andy (Yaya Dacosta) meet at Cole’s in a booth soaked in the yellowish glow of Edison bulbs. As the two talk about the signature sandwich of the place and its origin, their s*xual tension becomes all the more palpable because of the setting.


6) LA Convention Center

Lorna goes for her bar exam / (Image via Netflix)
Lorna goes for her bar exam / (Image via Netflix)

Season 3 also features the LA Convention Center as Lorna (Becki Newton) and other nervous law students go there for her bar exam.


7) Elysian Park

Stakes are high in The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 / (Image via: Netflix)
Stakes are high in The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 / (Image via: Netflix)

Elysian Park is one of the filming locations of The Lincoln Lawyer as Andy’s client Deborah Glass (Rebekah Kennedy) is found dead there.

The park overlooks the downtown skyline and Dodger Stadium. The setting stands in stark contrast with the revelation that it was Deborah’s abuser, Ian Fisher, responsible for her death.


8) Las Vegas Strip

Cisco heading to Vegas / (Image via Netflix)
Cisco heading to Vegas / (Image via Netflix)

The Vegas Strip is featured on The Lincoln Lawyer as Cisco heads to Las Vegas to go after a lead. He goes past the Flamingo Hotel’s hot-pink lights and the Bellagio fountain.


9) Pear Blossom Highway

Mickey in The Lincoln Lawyer / (Image via Netflix)
Mickey in The Lincoln Lawyer / (Image via Netflix)

En route to Vegas, Cisco cruises on his motorcycle down the lonesome Pear Blossom Highway in Lancaster in northern LA County.

As Joshua trees and mountains frame this highway, the cracked pavements of the stretch have often been a popular choice for film shoots.


10) Resurrection Church

Eddie’s funeral takes place at Resurrection Church / (Image via Netflix)
Eddie’s funeral takes place at Resurrection Church / (Image via Netflix)

Eddie’s funeral is held at the Resurrection Catholic Church after his tragic death in an accident while returning from the Victorville prison. This church is historic and was built in the 1950s. It served a Mexican American congregation when the neighborhood shifted from its Irish, Italian, Polish, and Hungarian roots.


11) Griffith Park

The locations make The Lincoln Lawyer more visually appealing / (Image via Netflix)
The locations make The Lincoln Lawyer more visually appealing / (Image via Netflix)

Mickey finds a way to check on Hayley (Krista Warner) from a mountaintop in Griffith Park. From there, he uses his binoculars and watches her riding lessons, as that is the closest he can get to her at the moment.


12) Downtown LA Criminal Courthouse

Court house in The Lincoln Lawyer / (Image via Netflix)
Court house in The Lincoln Lawyer / (Image via Netflix)

The 7th episode of season 3 of The Lincoln Lawyer majorly takes place in the Downtown LA criminal court. However, despite this location, the show gives a subtle shoutout to a rather hip spot in LA in every episode. On Lorna’s desk are coffee cups from Go Get Em Tiger, proving her impeccable taste yet again.


13) Historic Filipinotown

The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 has 10 episodes / (Image via Netflix)
The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 has 10 episodes / (Image via Netflix)

Some exterior shots of Lett’s Dance, Izzy’s studio, come from a strip mall near downtown in Historic Filipinotown. It is near the One Down Dog yoga studio and Pehrspace, an experimental musical venue.


14) Los Angeles General Medical Center

Soap opera General Hospital made Los Angeles General Medical Center famous / (Image via Netflix)
Soap opera General Hospital made Los Angeles General Medical Center famous / (Image via Netflix)

When Julian is stabbed in prison, he gets sent to this medical facility situated in Lincoln Heights, near the monolithic art deco hospital of the city. Besides being featured in The Lincoln Lawyer, the building became famous because it appeared in the opening credits of the soap opera General Hospital in 1933.


15) Bob’s Big Boy

Bob's Big Belly in The Lincoln Lawyer / (Image via Netflix)
Bob's Big Belly in The Lincoln Lawyer / (Image via Netflix)

Neil Bishop’s (Holt McCallany) origin story features Bob’s Big Boy and its greasy burgers and pancakes. He’s shown with his ex-wife here, talking about visiting his son.

However, things don’t go well for him there. He spills ketchup on his lunch and is approached by James De Marco (Michael Irby), a shady DEA Agent.


16) Las Perlas

All episodes of The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 dropped together / (Image via Netflix)
All episodes of The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 dropped together / (Image via Netflix)

Mickey and his gang head to Las Perlas, a cool mezcal bar downtown, to relax after witnessing something shocking at the courthouse. However, when it seems like Mickey might take a shot, Lorna drinks it. Mickey then goes for a seltzer instead.

Outside the bar, he tells Andy that he perhaps pushed Bishop too far, and she tells him that he did his job.

All 3 seasons of The Lincoln Lawyer are streaming on Netflix.


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