Inset: Lindsay Clancy sits in court as Judge William Sullivan declares a mistrial on Sept. 4, 2026 (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger/POOL). Background: President Donald Trump attends a joint news conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon).
An attorney who often represents President Donald Trump is now representing the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy case.
Edward Andrew Paltzik, an attorney of counsel with the Texas- and New Jersey-based law firm Taylor Dykema PLLC, and a professor at Saint Thomas University College of Law in Miami, announced the representation on Thursday afternoon.
"I can now confirm that I am representing the courageous and heroic lone holdout juror from the Lindsay Clancy Trial," Paltzik wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). "He is an American Hero and Champion of Justice. Please pray for him and help us protect him."
In a nationally televised and livestreamed trial, Clancy faced murder charges over the death of her three children. The defendant admitted to strangling her children before trying to kill herself by slashing her wrists and throat and jumping from a second-story window at the family's home on Summer Street in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
In early September, the 36-year-old narrowly avoided a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity after the jury repeatedly deadlocked 11-1. On day 28, after several special instructions to come together and reach a unanimous result, Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial.
Since then, some of the other jurors' misgivings with the holdout juror have become a well-publicized matter of public record.
Jurors who have identified themselves took to local media in the Bay State to criticize the holdout juror's attitude and, echoing Clancy's own defense attorney, his understanding of, or fealty to, the law.
Clancy's lead defense attorney Kevin Reddington repeatedly implored the judge to remove the holdout juror, saying "it's a real shame" that the verdict was sidelined by someone "who refuses to listen to the law" and "who refuses to accept your instructions on the law."
Jury foreperson Roni Carlson told the judge the jury was deadlocked because the holdout refused to follow the law on reasonable doubt.
"He admitted he had reasonable doubt and I started filling out the [verdict] forms; I was so excited," Carlson told Boston-based NBC affiliate WBTS. But then the male juror allegedly said, "I'm still not going to say that she's not guilty by reason of insanity."
Juror Paula Devil said the holdout juror "was very arrogant" and that he "just completely disregarded the information" provided by nurses about the effects of medications Clancy had been prescribed.
Now, the holdout juror's attorney is suggesting that legal action against his client's detractors may be coming.
"Rest assured that the evil people who have so viciously attacked this American Hero and Champion of Justice will be held accountable to the maximum extent of the law and beyond," Paltzik said.
The attorney described his client as "a devoted father and man of God" who remains "utterly unbroken thanks to his devout Catholic Faith." Paltzik said the holdout juror is currently "safe and sound at an undisclosed secure location in a rural area of Northern New England."
Paltzik has never shied away from high-profile clients.
He previously represented Trump in a lawsuit against CBS over the editing of a Kamala Harris interview that settled for $16 million.
Paltzik also once sent a demand letter to Penguin Random House and the New York Times threatening $10 billion in liability for allegedly publishing "false and defamatory statements" about Trump before the 2024 election. Those allegations later formed the basis of a $15 billion lawsuit against the publishing giants.
Currently, Paltzik is part of Trump's legal team in a lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation. In that case, some of Paltzik's co-counsel are on the defensive and facing possible sanctions after missing a deadline to file their opposition to BBC's motion to dismiss.
"Lastly, this American Hero and Champion of Justice thanks all of you who have stood by him for your kindness, prayers, and support," the attorney's post about the holdout juror concluded.
Court TV's Lauren Silver contributed to this report.
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