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...
Jury Acquits and Frees Pedro Martinez After Wrongfully Charged with Child Sexual Abuse
December 12, 2023 (Joshua Tree, Calif.) – Yesterday, a jury in the Superior Court of San Bernardino County, Joshua Tree District, acquitted Mr. Pedro Martinez of Hesperia, California, finding him not guilty on all 10 counts of child sexual and abuse while serving as a custodian at Maple Elementary in Hesperia. An 11th...
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:
Breaking News: Case Victory
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.
Presidential Commendation from NACDL
On August 6, 2023, Ian Wallach was awarded a Presidential Commendation from the President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (“NACDL”) for his work on Police Accountability and the NACDL Task Force on Police Accountability.
LA County Pays $2.75M To Compton Man With Mental Illness
December 7, 2021, Ian Wallach, along with Jovan Blacknell and Martin Kaufman, settle the Barry Montgomery, Jr. case for $2.75 million dollars. The case involved injuries sustained when three LASD officers beat a young man. See :"LA County Pays $2.75M To Compton Man With Mental Illness," Click HERE for...
“Cross-Examination of the Law Enforcement Officer” CLE
March 17, 2021 Ian Wallach presented a CLE seminar to the Office of the Public Defender for the County of Los Angeles titled “Cross-Examination of the Law Enforcement Officer”.
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.
