Mathew McConaughey has joined the cast of upcoming legal thriller The Lincoln Lawyer for Lakeshore Entertainment.

Being adapted from Michael Connolly’s novel, the film will tell the story of a low-level criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller who finds himself representing a wealthy client with ties to a previous murder case Haller handled.

The film is being produced by Scott Steindorff, Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.