Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Lindsay Lohan 's alleged lie to a police officer investigating a car crash last June could send the actress back to jail next month . But confusion surrounds the question of who will defend Lohan , 26 , when she goes on trial February 27 after her longtime lawyer received a letter saying she was fired . `` Do you still represent Ms . Lohan ? '' Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner Jane Godfrey asked attorney Shawn Holley in a hearing Tuesday . `` Yes , at this point , yes , '' said Holley , who has guided Lohan through dozens of court appearances over the last several years . `` We 've got to get the representation issue nailed down , '' Godfrey said . `` The representation issue will be nailed down , '' Holley affirmed . Celebrity news website TMZ reported the letter to Holley came from an attorney in New York . Lohan , who was not required to attend Tuesday 's arraignment , must be in court January 30 when the judge and lawyers prepare for next month 's trial . She faces four misdemeanor charges relating to the traffic accident , but the most serious threat to Lohan 's freedom is the probation revocation that the arrest triggered . She could be sent to jail for up to 245 days for violating her probation for a shoplifting conviction . Holley entered a `` not guilty '' plea on Lohan 's behalf . The actress was put on probation after she was convicted in 2011 on charges related to the theft of a necklace . Lindsay Lohan : The reality show we do n't want to watch . But then last summer , she crashed her car in Santa Monica . Authorities said not only was she driving recklessly , she also gave false information to a police officer and then resisted a police officer . The Santa Monica city attorney filed four misdemeanor charges against her , prompting a Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner to revoke Lohan 's probation last month . The case is just one in a long list of legal trouble for the actress , whose struggle with drugs and alcohol has seen her bounce in and out of court 19 times and to five rehabilitation facilities since 2007 . In November , she was charged with misdemeanor assault after allegedly punching a woman at a Manhattan nightclub . In the Santa Monica case , Lohan is accused of telling police her assistant was driving the Porsche , while witnesses told investigators they saw Lohan behind the wheel . The crash took place while Lohan was on her way to the set for the filming of `` Liz and Dick . '' Her performance in the made-for-TV movie about the tumultuous relationship between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton was universally panned . Critics called it a different kind of wreck .
NEW : It 's not clear who will represent her at her trial . NEW : ` ` We ' ve got to get the probation issue nailed down , '' the judge says . ' Monica slapped four assault charges against Lohan . The charges triggered a probation violation lawsuit .