The lone juror whose holdout forced a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case has retained a lawyer who once represented President Donald Trump, the attorney said. One legal scholar following the case said the move signals the juror is ready to “stand up for himself.”
Clancy, 36, faced three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the slayings of her children â 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan â who were discovered strangled at the family’s home in January 2023. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on Sept. 4 after jurors could not agree on a unanimous verdict, with the panel split 11-1.
Attorney Edward Paltzik told Fox News Digital Friday that he is representing the holdout juror, Michael P. Desronvil.
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Desronvil, the lone dissenter from the jury, has come forward and said he didn’t sway away from his belief that prosecutors proved Clancy was criminally responsible in killing her three children in January 2023 in a statement first reported by NewsNation that was confirmed by Paltzik to Fox News Digital.
“I didn’t have any doubts. As I tried to explain different possible theories during deliberation, I kept getting cut off as if I had doubts based on the evidence present,” Desronvil said. “Based on all the physical evidence, key witnesses and what the prosecution presents, I thought it was enough proof that she knew exactly what she was doing and planned.”
Most notably, Paltzik represented Trump in his lawsuit against the New York Times, which he said falsely cast his business success as fraudulent ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The lawsuit was dismissed in 2025, but has since been refiled.
Paltzik was also involved in Trump’s lawsuit against CBS after “60 Minutes” was accused of selectively editing an interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. In July 2025, Paramount Global agreed to pay $16 million, which the company said would go toward Trump’s future presidential library.
Paltzik said at the time that the CBS interview generated confusion and “mental anguish” among viewers, misled voters and diminished attention to Trump and his online platform, Truth Social.
He also represented Trump during his lawsuit against ABC News, which settled for $15 million, with the funds going towards his future presidential library.
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In another high-profile case, Paltzik is representing three friends of Nolan Wells. Wells, 18, went missing July 4 after a boat trip with friends to Horn Island, a barrier island off Gulf Coast. Crews searched the area for two days before a National Parks Service ranger found his remains on the island’s northwestern tip on July 6.
Paltzik began representing the friends of Wells in August after several social media influencers made false allegations about them.
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