# Attorney who represented Trump to represent friends of Nolan Wells, report says 2026-08-06T07:20:19+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk YouTuber and former police officer Brandon Tatum said attorney J. Tyler Cox, who represents three Mississippi boys who were with Ocean Springs teenager Nolan Wells on Horn Island, told him defamation attorney Edward Andrew Paltzik will represent them, Hindustan Times reported. Tatum wrote on X that the boys have been relentlessly targeted with accusations over Wells' death, and that bringing in Paltzik sends the message that anyone spreading further allegations should be prepared to defend them in court. Paltzik has represented Donald Trump, handled a settlement with Paramount over a disputed 60 Minutes broadcast, won a $1.535 million jury verdict in a First Amendment case, and authored an amicus brief in a Supreme Court gun-rights case that Justice Alito cited in his concurrence. Wells went missing on 4 July after a boat trip to Horn Island and was found dead on 6 July, no official findings on responsibility exist, and a fundraiser started by Wells' friend Warren Husdon's family aims to support those described as being targeted. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The claim about Paltzik joining the case travels through an unusually long chain: a YouTuber relaying what another lawyer told him, rather than a direct statement from Paltzik or the families, which limits how much weight it carries on its own. Engaging a lawyer with Paltzik's litigation record could help the boys respond to online accusations, but it may also draw further attention to a case where no official findings on Wells' death have been reported, and the accusations circulating against the boys should not be treated as fact while that remains true. Tatum's own framing, that the move sends a message to accusers, is advocacy on the boys' behalf rather than a neutral account. On-record confirmation from Paltzik himself, or findings from investigators, would turn this from a secondhand account into a settled fact. ## Coverage - www.hindustantimes.com Tags: Edward Andrew Paltzik, Nolan Wells Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/who-is-edward-andrew-paltzik-leading-defamation-attorney-who-worked-for-trump-set-to-represent-nolan-wells-friends/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/who-is-edward-andrew-paltzik-leading-defamation-attorney-who-worked-for-trump-set-to-represent-nolan-wells-friends/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.