Media Appearances

BREAKING NEWS: Case Victory, November 7, 2023. Los Angeles to pay $8M to man who spent 12 years in prison for armed robberies he didn't commit. Read article from AP News

Ian Wallach has provided legal commentary for regional, national, and international media outlets and has been quoted in the press on current legal issues.  He is a regular guest on America Now with Andy Dean and KTLA Morning News Los Angeles, and has appeared on Entertainment Tonight, Valley Public Radio, the Howard Stern Show, and CCTV America discussing legal topics such as the Amanda Knox murder trial in Italy, the Boston Marathon bombings, “Stand Your Ground Laws”, Ed Snowden, and the sentence of Bradley Manning, as well as commenting on his own cases.

• November 7, 2023. Los Angeles to pay $8M to man who spent 12 years in prison for armed robberies he didn't commit. Read article from AP News
• January 26, 2022. Ian Wallach presents at the 2022 National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys ("NACDL") Advance Criminal Law Seminar on Cross-Examining Law Enforcement Agents.  
• May 3, 2019.  Ian Wallach presents at the NACDL  2019 Spring Meeting & Seminar: "Walking The Line: Advanced Cross-Examination Techniques"; May 1-4, 2019, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Nashville, TN, titled "Cross-Examining the Police Officer: Asking the Questions That Let the Jury See Bias."
• February 19, 2018.  Ian Wallach presents at the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys ("NACDL") 2018 Midwinter Meeting & Seminar: "Jazzin'-Up Your Jury: Selection, Connection, and Persuasion" February 14-17, 2018, Royal Sonesta Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, titled "Setting Up A Knockdown When Blue Isn't True, Voir Dire In Cases Involving Officer Credibility." 
• May 31, 2017.  Press Conference on Settlement  of Dontre Hamilton Shooting Case.  The family appeared with counsel at a press conference that took place steps from where Officer Christopher Manney shot Dontre Hamilton 14 times, killing him.  The Hamilton family, as always, was honest and inspiring in their pursuit for justice.
• March 13, 2017.  The Federal Lawyer posts Article By Ian Wallach Titled "Drafting a Tort Complaint Against the Federal Government and Its Contractors and the Limitations on the Independent Contractor and Discretionary Function Exceptions " (Federal Lawyer, March 2017).  A link to the article is here.
• September 22, 2016. Palisadian Post Article Quotes Ian Wallach's Upset With Sentencing Structures.  The article is available here.
• Thursday, June 23, 2016.  Article By Ian Wallach Discussing Inmate's Rights and How To Frame A FTCA Complaint Published On Website For California Lawyer (A Division Of The Daily Journal).  The article -- Federal Tort Claims & The Issue Of Sovereign Immunity, discusses the 9th Circuit' recent May 20, 2016 Opinion in Edison v. United States, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. 2016), 2016 WL 2946347 (9th Cir.), where the Court enumerated the limits on the application of the "independent contractor" exception in cases where the USA has hired subcontractors to perform governmental duties but retained some responsibilities.  It appears on the California Lawyer Website (www.callawyer.com).
• Monday, May 23, 2016.  Los Angeles Daily Journal covers Edison v. USA decision allowing claims by inmates against USA alleging valley fever infections resulting from incarceration at Taft to proceed  (click here for article)
• Friday, May 20, 2016.  9TH CIRCUIT DECISION RELATED TO INMATES' RIGHT TO SUE USA FOR CLAIMS ARISING FROM VALLEY FEVER INFECTIONS AT TAFT COVERED BY ASSOCIATED PRESS AND OTHER AGENCIES.
• Wednesday, November 11, 2015.  KPCC Southern California Public Radio Covers Ian Wallach's case of officers shooting an unarmed mentally ill man.  The article, captioned "Officer Involved: A Cry For Help" details several instances of officer shootings of the mentally ill and the need for change, and can be read here:  http://projects.scpr.org/officer-involved/stories/a-call-for-help/
• Wednesday, November 26, 2014, KTLA Covers Retention of Ian Wallach in Case Where Student was Strangled by a Los Angeles Unified School District Teacher at Mark Twain Middle School.
• Monday, October 13, 2014, Wallach On Law – “Final Words”, A Collection Of Last Statements Of Executed Inmates, And Exonoree Ray Krone, Who Came Too Close To Being One – Featuring Marc Asnin and Ray Krone.  Celebrated Photojournalist Marc Asnin discusses his new work, “Final Words”, which documents the final statements of executed death row inmates.  And Ray Krone, a celebrated veteran with no criminal history who spent 10 years incarcerated based on bunk “bite-mark” science, discusses his road to innocence.  Wallach On Law can be heard on iTunes, YouTube, and Stitcher, and this episode can be head on BlogTalkRadio.com here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wallachlaw/2014/10/10/final-words-last-statements-of-executed-inmates-with-marc-asnin-ray-krone
• Thursday, October 2, 2014, Wallach On Law – The Kelly Report and The Need For Gun Legislation – Featuring Congress Person Robin Kelly. Congress Person Robin Kelly of the Second Congressional District of Illinois compiled “The Kelly Report” – a comprehensive analysis of gun violence in America with proposed recommendations.  She joins the show to discuss The Kelly Report, her efforts to obtain meaningful minimal arms restrictions, and what is keeping gun legislation from being brought before congress for consideration.  Wallach On Law can be heard on iTunes, YouTube, and Sticher, and this episode can be head on BlogTalkRadio.com here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wallachlaw/2014/10/02/the-kelly-report-gun-violence-in-america-with-congress-person-robin-kelly
• Saturday, September 6, 2014. Wallach on Law, Fire & Gasoline --When the Mentally Ill Meet Police. Featuring Ron Honberg of NAMI (the National Alliance For Mental Illness). Officer-Involved Fatalities & Shootings on the mentally ill are becoming commonplace.  In August, Ezell Ford was killed by two Los Angeles County Police Department officers, who stopped him because he was acting strange, and when a struggle ensued, killed him when they believed he was reaching for their weapons.  Three months earlier, in Detroit, Dontre Hamilton was lawfully sleeping in a public park and had just been questioned by two officers and deemed a non-threat.  A third officer later woke him with a baton, and when a struggle ensued, the officer shot Mr. Hamilton 14 times killing him.  Neither victim was engaged in illegal conduct, and both suffered from mental illness.  None of these officers received “Crisis Intervention Training”—which teaches law enforcement officers how to identify and respond to those afflicted with mental illness.  Ron Honberg of NAMI joins us to talk about what is needed and why.  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wallachlaw/2014/09/04/wallach-on-law-fire-gasoline--when-the-mentally-ill-meet-police
• Saturday, August 30, 2014. Wallach on Law. Gun Legislation & Officer Training, With California Assembly Member Das Williams, And Gun Rights Activist Sheriff Richard Mack (“Sheriff Mack”).  Gun regulation is potentially the most partisan and divisive issue in the U.S.  Some believe that any form of gun regulation in unlawful.  Others don't believe the Second Amendment provides a right to possess a gun free from regulation.  And others are more concerned with the present – determining that, in the wake of multiple tragedies – the need to better regulate gun access is essential.  This week, Sheriff Mack joins us to explain why he believes gun regulations are illegal, and that our focus should be ending the drug war and improving officer training.  And in the wake of the Isla Vista tragedy, Cal. Assembly Person Das Williams has co-authored a bill that provides a mechanism to keep those who may be unstable temporarily away from weaponry.  He joins us (from the Assembly floor) to discuss his bill as it moves through the California Legislature. 
• Friday, August 22, 2014. Wallach on Law – The Road Back -- Featuring Karen Wolff, Social Worker with the Innocence Project and Harold Hall, who was released after 14 years when the 9th Circuit reversed his conviction.  We discuss the problems facing those released from jail after prolonged periods – whether incarcerated justly or unjustly.  We speak with Karen Wolff, a social worker with the Innocence Project, about the work of Innocence Projects worldwide, and the tools that are needed to help those who have been in custody assimilate into society.  And we speak with Harold Hall, who was wrongly incarcerated for fourteen years until his conviction was ultimately overturned by a federal circuit court.  He will discuss the process of a coerced confession, the use of “jailhouse snitch” techniques.
• Friday, August 15, 2014, Wallach on Law Featuring Jane Velez Mitchell and Dale Baich – Life and/or Death in Arizona – the Jody Arias Trial and the Process of Lethal Injection.  Ian Wallach welcomes Jane Velez Mitchell, the host of the Jane Velez Mitchell show airing daily on HLN.  She is a frequent contributor to CNN, an award-winning journalist, and author of the New York Times bestseller, “Exposed, The Secret Life of Jody Arias.”  And to better understand the implementation of the death penalty in Arizona, we welcome Dale Baich, a Capital Habeas Attorney with the Federal Public Defender's office in Arizona.  Mr. Baich represented Joseph Wood, and witnessed what is considered the fourth botched execution of 2014.  He will explain the legal and chemical processes of taking a life, and the risks that the current state of lethal injection poses to the convict, the witnesses, and the society in whose name a life is taken.  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wallachlaw/2014/08/15/wallach-on-law-featuring-jane-velez-mitchell-and-dale-baich.
• Thursday, March 20, 2014, Ian Wallach quoted in the Christian Science Monitor discussing ramifications of changes to money-laundering and cyber-crime laws proposed by California Attorney General.  Read the article, titled "California leads states in identify fraud and computer hackings, report says", here: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/Cyber-Conflict-Monitor/2014/0320/California-leads-states-in-identify-fraud-and-computer-hackings-report-says
• Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 8:35 a.m., Ian Wallach was interviewed on CCTV news about the sentence in the Bradley Manning matter.  See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjG6HIruwqE&feature=c4-overview&list=UUj7wKsOBhRD9Jy4yahkMRMw​
• Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 8:35 a.m., Ian Wallach was interviewed on KTLA Channel 5 Los Angeles about the sentence in the Bradley Manning matter.  http://ktla.com/2013/08/21/attorney-ian-wallach-and-the-sentencing-of-bradley-manning/#axzz2cnvrPzLX
• Tuesday, August 20, 2013, Ian Wallach was interviewed on 24/7 News Source about sentencing factors in the Bradley Manning matter.  http://ktla.com/2013/08/21/attorney-ian-wallach-and-the-sentencing-of-bradley-manning/#axzz2cnvrPzLX
• Wednesday, August 1, 2013, Ian Wallach & Jason Feldman on KTLA L.A. (Channel 5) at 8:30 a.m. discussing the Valley Fever Inmate Class Action lawsuit.
• Friday, July 19, 8:30 AM PST, Interviewed on KTLA 5 on "Stand Your Ground" laws versus Self-Defense laws and what changes are on the horizon.  See http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=91045&sitesection=ktla_morningnews&VID=24959181
• Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 7:30 EST, interviewed on America Radio Now with Andy Dean again, speaking of the Zimmerman trial & the aftermath.  Listen at: http://www.iheart.com/live/WOR-710-AM-5874/?autoplay=true.
• Friday, July 12, 2013, 5:10 PM PST, interviewed on CCTV Live about Ed Snowden, his future, how the US can intervene, and whether people believe he is a danger, and activist, or a hero.  Watch at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn8D7BQXN6I.
• Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 1:30 PM PST, interviewed on 24/7 News Source about the July 10, 2013 arraignment in the Dzokhar Tsarnaev case, and whether this will be a life case or a death case.
• Thursday, June 27, 2013, 7:30 PM EST, interviewed by Andy Dean  on Zimmerman; Tsarnaev; and Hernandez murder cases.
• Monday, June 17, 2013, 5:30 pm PST -- Interviewed on America Radio Now with Ernie Brown (back in DC) on Eric Snowden and the NSA leaks.  Transparency is a good thing.
• Friday, June 14, 2013, 12:45 am PST -- Interviewed on 24/7 News of Nidal Hasan's denial of right to assert "defense of others" argument.  It was the right call -- even if Hasan had been given permission to argue it, it wouldn't have worked, as there was no genuine credible threat of real immediate harm to people thousands of miles away to justify the shootings in Texas.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 7:42 PST -- interviewed on WAJR Morgantown, WV AM-1440 (www.wajr.com) on FISC Order, Obama, Feinstein, and Graham response.
• Friday, June 7, 7:20 PST, interviewed on 850 KOA Denver, CO (www.850KOA.com) on FISC Order, Obama, Feinstein, and Graham response.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 7:10 PST -- WNDB -- 1150 AM Daytona Beach, FL -- addressing FISC Verizon court order and the Obama Administration response.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 6:48 EST,  KTTH Seattle, addressing FISC Verizon court order on the David Boze show.  Listen at http://www.kiroradio.com/listen/9957155/
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 6:40 PST, Interviewed on KPNW-AM Eugene, OR, (www.kpnw.com) discussing the FISC order mandating Verizon turn over your phone records.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 9:20 EST, Interviewed on 1320 WILS radio (www.1320wils.com), Lansing MI, on the Laura Ingraham show, discussing FISC order mandating Verizon turn over your phone records.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 9:11 EST, Interviewed on Newstalk 710 KURV (http://www.kurv.com/stw_new_kurv/index.html) discussing FISC order mandating Verizon turn over all phone records for calls from, to, or within the USA.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 8:37 AM EST, interviewed on KCMO 710 Now (www.710kcmo.com) with Bill Edwards on FISC Court Order mandating Verizon turn over phone records to FBI.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 8:20AM EST, interviewed on WHJJ Providence, RI with Helen Glover on FISC Court Order.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 8:05 EST; interviewed on Newsradio 910 WSBA with Joel Riley (www.wsba910.com) on the Court order mandating Verizon turn over phone records to FBI.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 8:05 EST; interviewed on News Talk 610 WTVN (http://www.610wtvn.com/main.html)  on the Court order mandating Verizon turn over phone records to FBI.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 7:50 EST -- - interviewed on ABC 13 Rochester with Chet Rochester on the Court order mandating Verizon turn over phone records to FBI. http://www.13wham.com/default.aspx.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 7:42 EST  -- http://www.9wsyr.com/ -- interviewed about the publication of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's order mandating Verizon to turn over all records of cell-phone calls to the FBI and NSA, and its constitutional implications.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 7:40 EST -- interviewed on WOAI San Antonio, TX http://www.woai.com/sites/woai/select.aspx -- on leaked Court order turning over your phone records to the FBI.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 7:20 EST,  Ian Wallach interviewed on WDRC-FM - 102.9 about the leaked Court Order giving all your phone records to the FBI.
• Friday, June 7, 2013, 7:13 EST - Ian Wallach interviewed on WERC Birmingham, AL, News Radio 105.5, about the publication of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's order mandating Verizon to turn over all records of cell-phone calls to the FBI and NSA, and its constitutional implications.
• Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 1:20 pm PST.  Ian Wallach interviewed on KNX News Radio about pre-trial rulings in Trayvon Martin case.  
• Friday, May 17, 2013, 5:00 pm PST.  Interviewed on the Mary Jones Show, Talk of Connecticut, about sentencing proceedings in Jody Arias trial.
• Friday, May 17, 2013, 4:00 pm PST.  Interviewed on America Radio News with Rachel Sutherland about sentencing proceedings in Jody Arias trial.
• Wednesday, May 15, 2013, Ian Wallach Interview discussing James Holmes change of plea played on Howard Stern.
• Monday, May 13, 2013, 10:55 am EST,  Interviewed on 24/7 Radio News relating the court's indicated finding of good cause for James Holmes to change plea to Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity and its potential impact on the case.
• Monday, May 13, 2013, 11:00 am EST, 2:00 pm PST, interviewed on KPRC Houston discussing the Holmes case.