Paul J. Wallin, Esq.

Title: Founding Partner
Primary Office: All Offices
Education: Bachelor of Art, Juris Doctorate
Practice: Criminal Defense, Juvenile Dependency, Family Law

California State Bar #: 78485
Biography
Senior Partner – Founding Partner of Law Firm in 1981

Education:

  • University of California Los Angeles – Bachelor of Science, 1974
  • Pepperdine University School of Law – Juris Doctorate, 1977
  • Graduated Cum Laude, 1977
  • Business Editor of the Law Review
  • Editor in Chief of “The Advocate”, Law School News Publication

Achievements:

  • Past Chairman, Criminal Law Section of Orange County Bar Association
  • Past Delegate, California State Bar Convention
  • Presiding Fee Arbitrator for Orange County Bar Association

Admitted to Practice in the Following Courts:

  • All California State Courts
  • United States District Court, Central District of California
  • United States District Court, Southern District of California
  • US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
  • California Supreme Court

Lectures, Speeches and Seminars:
Professor UCI – Advanced Legal Procedure, 2006.

  • Speaker at California State University Fullerton; Fullerton, California. Topic: “Sex, Society and the Law.”
  • Speaker at West Orange County Bar Association in Orange County, California. Topic: “Overview of Child Molest Defense.”
  • Speaker at California Teachers Association, Group Legal Services Convention in Los Angeles, California.
  • Speaker at the Riverside Chapter of VOCAL, Riverside, California. Topic: “What Your Lawyer Should be Doing to Defend You in Cases Involving Allegations of Sexual Abuse.”
  • Keynote Speaker at the National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse Convention. Topic: “Systems Failures, Consequences and Solutions.”
  • Keynote Speaker at New York State Teacher’s Legal Training Seminar. Topic: “The Defense of Professionals accused of Sexual Misconduct.”
  • Speaker at the Alternatives to Sexual Abuse Seminar in Anaheim, California. Topic: “Defending the Accused Sexual Offender: Fighting for Balanced Treatment in the Courtroom.”
  • Speaker at the Los Angeles County Office of Education, Tenth Annual Team Approach to Pupil Personnel Services Workshop Series held in the City of Industry, California. Topic: “How to Avoid Being Falsely Accused of Crimes.”
  • Speaker at the Pre-School Association of California Conference held in Riverside, California.
  • Speaker for the Orange Unified School District Meeting. Topic: “Teachers and the Law”.

Television Appearances:

  • The Today Show, NBC, New York City. Topic: “Due Process.”
  • Hour Magazine. Topic: “False Accusations: Protecting Our Teachers.”
  • Hour Magazine. Topic: “New Weapons in Divorce Wars.”
  • The O’Reilly Factor, FOX News 2006. Topic: “Defending Persons Accused of Serious Crimes.”
  • The Rita Cosby Show, MSNBC 2006. Topic: “Successfully Defending Those Accused of Serious Felonies.”

Brief History / Commitment To My Clients:
I have over thirty years of experience handling all types of criminal defense matters, and currently supervise serious felonies being handled by our law firm. In addition, I have extensive experience in both juvenile crimes and juvenile dependency matters. We pride ourselves in doing all we can to put our clients at ease during a time of great personal stress in their lives when they are facing allegations of criminal misconduct. You are in good hands when you decide to retain Wallin & Klarich to assist you in your time of need.
Client Testimonial:
“Wallin & Klarich, I just wanted to thank you for everything that you and your staff did for us. I really appreciated the great job you did getting our kids back and I think that your firm and everybody in it is wonderful! I wanted to thank you, because you guys really have done so much for my family and continue to assist me every step in this difficult legal matter. I sincerely appreciated it and please tell your staff the same thing. Everything is going great now, and the kids are great and my husband and I are great and I really couldn’t have done it without you guys. You gave me a lot of motivation and I really appreciate the letter that you sent my parents and I just think that you guys are awesome! So if anybody is ever in trouble, I’m definitely going to recommend your firm. Have a nice day and once again, than you so much!”
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