Ben meets his lawyer Dan Norton, Canton-Rainier van anagram

Sayid and Ben pull into a parking deck to meet Dan Norton, who it turns out is Ben's lawyer. Norton tells Ben that the police have no case against Hurley because the first man was dead before he was busted out of Santa Rosa. He says that Hurley will be a free man after his preliminary hearing in the morning.

Also, the logo on the side of Ben's van "Canton-Rainier" is an anagram for "reincarnation." That's an interesting little easter egg. Could this have something to do with the currently dead John Locke?

Also, what is the relationship between Ben Linus and Dan Norton? How long and what other kinds of things has Dan done for Ben?