Ian Wallach and Co-Counsel Jovan Blacknell Obtain Not Guilty In First Degree Murder Case
The case was a re-trial that had previously ended with a hung jury, deciding 11-1 in favor of guilt. Following a three and ½ week trial, the client was acquitted of First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, and Witness Interference with a firearm, all of which carried life sentences. While the client was convicted of...
“Joshua Triste: An Ethical Conundrum — Raising Or Waiving Challenges To Judicial Bias, Collusion, and Prosecutorial Misconduct”
January 24, 2024: Ian Wallach and Katherine (“Kacey”) McBroom presented at NACDL's 2024 Victor Sherman Advanced Criminal Law Seminar in Aspen, Colorado. The presentation was titled “Joshua Triste: An Ethical Conundrum -- Raising Or Waiving Challenges To Judicial Bias, Collusion, and Prosecutorial Misconduct”. Mr. Wallach and Ms. McBroom discussed the People v. Martinez trial and how...
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs
December 15, 2023: Law.com applauds Ian Wallach, Katherine McBroom, and Nancy Grey in the section titled “Litigators of the Week, Runners-Up And Shout Outs, stating “And here's one last shout out to Ian Wallach of the Law Offices of Ian Wallach and Kacey McBroom of Kaedian LLP who won an acquittal for a former school janitor who has been jailed since January 2019 on charges that he sexually abused students at Maple Elementary School in...
Pedro Martinez Case
December 12, 2023: Ian Wallach and Katherine (“Kacey”) McBroom are recognized internationally for their work on the Pedro Martinez Case. A few of the many articles from around the world are listed here:
December 7, 2020, newly elected District Attorney George Gascon announced a range of criminal justice reform directives.
Upon taking his oath of office on December 7, 2020, newly elected District Attorney George Gascon announced a range of criminal justice reform directives. The new policies aim to address disparities in the system and ensure public safety while also protecting those accused of crimes from being unjustly prosecuted and incarcerated.
May 31, 2017. Family Reaches $2.3 Million Dollar Settlement In Dontre Hamilton Killing Case.
A personal note -- it was an honor to fight for this family's quest for justice, and I'll keep fighting for them, and helping the Hamilton's efforts to protect others from enduring what they had to. Some of the coverage of the settlement is below, with links to the articles:
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...
Edison v. USA Decision
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 correctional facility 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
Articles included:
SF Gate, May 20, 2016, "Appeals court reinstates Valley Fever suits against US" (Ian Wallach quoted in article) Courthouse News Service, May 23, 2016, "U.S.A. Is Liable for Valley Fever in Prison" (Ian Wallach quoted in article)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/
