Ian
Wallach practices law in Los Angeles at the Law Office of Ian Wallach, P.C.
Ian’s practice is substantially devoted to criminal defense, with much of it
involving the representation of indigent accused persons through court appointment.
He also devotes substantial time to providing pro bono representation. Ian has
worked in numerous practice settings, including serving as a deputy public
defender in Los Angeles County and as a law clerk in the International Criminal
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, where he participated in drafting the
indictment of Slobodan Milosevic. Ian is a frequent legal commentator. Ian
represented an individual accused of blackmailing Stevie Wonder (obtaining a
misdemeanor) and was the first lawyer (along with Jason Feldman) to get a
substantial judgement against the United States for failing to protect an
inmate from Valley Fever. He successfully argued the seminal case of Edison
v. United States before the 9th Circuit. He is admitted to
practice in New York, Colorado and California, the U.S. Supreme Court, the
Second and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal, and numerous districts courts. Ian
has become increasingly active at NACDL, serving as a member of the Corrections
Committee and a presenter at a recent seminars. Ian Wallach earned his
undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Oregon, and his
law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. He is an
NACDL Life Member.
