Howard Hamlin is a fictional character who appears in the crime drama television series Better Call Saul, a spin-off prequel of Breaking Bad.
35 Facts About Howard Hamlin
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Howard Hamlin is portrayed by Patrick Fabian and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould.
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However, many fans of the show believe that Howard Hamlin is actually a good person.
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When George died and Chuck became housebound as a result of his supposed electromagnetic hypersensitivity, Howard Hamlin became the firm's managing partner.
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When Chuck brings his younger brother Jimmy from Chicago to turn him away from his conman past, Howard Hamlin agrees to employ Jimmy in HHM's mail room.
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Unaware of Chuck's machinations, Jimmy becomes resentful towards Howard Hamlin and starts his own moderately successful practice from an office in the back of a nail salon.
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Howard Hamlin spends the money on a personal appearance and wardrobe makeover and a billboard advertisement, both of which copy the signature looks of Howard and HHM.
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Howard Hamlin persuades Kim to confront Jimmy over the imitation, but Jimmy refuses to stop.
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Howard Hamlin sues Jimmy for trademark infringement, and Jimmy is ordered to have the advertisement removed within 48 hours, but uses the opportunity to stage a phony rescue of the billboard worker, which generates favorable publicity for Jimmy's law practice.
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Howard Hamlin arrives and tells Jimmy the district attorney has agreed to drop the charges and allow Chuck to return home.
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Jimmy angrily tells Howard Hamlin he intends to have Chuck committed, but tells Kim he said it only to irritate Howard Hamlin.
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Howard Hamlin arranges for a meeting with Jimmy and Chuck at HHM and takes steps to accommodate Chuck's EHS.
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HHM agrees to take the case and Howard Hamlin offers Jimmy twenty percent of the final judgment or settlement and an of counsel fee of $20,000, but makes clear that Jimmy will not continue to participate in the case.
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Jimmy demands to know why Howard Hamlin has always excluded him.
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Howard Hamlin gives HHM the Sandpiper case, disengages from daily interaction with Chuck, and obtains Howard's agreement to continue Chuck's care.
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Howard Hamlin succeeds with Mesa Verde Bank, a local bank that is planning a multi-state expansion.
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Howard Hamlin is happy to have the business, but denies Kim credit and keeps her working in document review.
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Howard Hamlin feigns a severe breakdown, which causes Jimmy to confess to his deceit.
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Howard Hamlin first arranges for Ernesto to overhear a portion of it, then swears him to silence.
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Jimmy's law license is suspended for a year, but he is not disbarred; Howard Hamlin tries to cheer up Chuck and tells him they should consider Jimmy's suspension a victory, but Chuck becomes even more withdrawn.
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Chuck wants to fight, but Howard Hamlin urges him to retire.
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Outraged that Chuck would rather bankrupt the firm than retire, Howard Hamlin uses personal funds and loans to buy Chuck out of the firm, chiding him for his narcissism.
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Howard Hamlin is his emergency contact, and after police notify him, Howard Hamlin notifies Jimmy and Kim.
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Howard Hamlin informs Jimmy that HHM's recovery is still strong and that the firm has been restored to profitability.
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Howard Hamlin invites Jimmy to lunch, where he apologizes for the firm's past treatment of Jimmy and offers him a position at HHM.
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Howard Hamlin begins to harass Howard, including using bowling balls to vandalize Howard's expensive car, and prostitutes to disrupt Howard's business lunch with Cliff.
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Howard Hamlin later realizes that Jimmy is behind the harassment and rescinds the job offer.
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When Howard Hamlin sees Kim at the courthouse, she tells him she quit Schweikart and Cokely and her work for Mesa Verde Bank so that she can concentrate on pro bono criminal defense cases.
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Howard Hamlin tells Kim about Jimmy's recent harassment campaign against him and blames Jimmy for Kim's decision.
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Kim laughs at Howard Hamlin, says she is insulted by the idea that she cannot decide for herself, and tells Howard Hamlin that she knows Jimmy better than he does.
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Howard Hamlin realizes that Jimmy is behind these events and hires a private investigator to begin surveilling Jimmy.
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Howard Hamlin later tells his estranged wife Cheryl he is attempting to solve Jimmy's harassment campaign.
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When Howard Hamlin sees the mediator, he believes him to be the same individual seen in the photos and accuses him of accepting a bribe.
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Lalo Salamanca unexpectedly arrives soon afterward and Kim implores Howard Hamlin to leave immediately, but Lalo kills him with a gunshot to the head.
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The next day, Kim leaves Jimmy after telling him she knew Lalo was alive before he arrived at their apartment and killed Howard Hamlin, but kept it to herself for fear that Jimmy would end their plan to ruin Howard Hamlin's reputation, which she enjoyed, but now regrets.