Testimonials
Burglary Cases
"I didn’t know what to do when I was accused of burglary and grand theft charges. I was certain that I was facing jail time.
I put my faith in Wallin and Klarich due to their years of experience helping people facing similar charges. Thanks to my attorney’s experience and relationship with the DA’s office, she was able to have the most severe charges against me dismissed, and I only incurred a minimal charge of petty theft and a minor punishment. I am grateful to Wallin and Klarich for saving me from jail time, and saving my future record from any permanent damage. If anyone is facing criminal charges I would definitely tell them to put their faith and trust in Wallin and Klarich. I am certainly glad I did."
-M.H.
"I am writing this letter to tell you about Wallin & Klarich. I was arrested for felony burglary and felony domestic violence. I was told I was facing a minimum of 32 months in state prison. My life was never going to be the same. This is when I met my attorney. He told me to be patient and I put my faith in him. He met with the District Attorney's office and convinced them dismiss my felony burglary charges and reduce my felony domestic violence to a misdemeanor. After a couple of court dates, I pled to only a misdemeanor and got me 2 months of house arrest and allowed me to go to work and school. I think he is an excellent lawyer and did a real good job on my case. Thanks!"
-A. G.
"Thank you for your excellent work in getting my case dismissed. I really appreciate the time and effort you expended in helping me to understand the criminal justice process and what I could expect. You helped me to organize my documents and asked many questions to better understand my case.
By being fully prepared, you were able to win a dismissal during the first Pre-Trial Conference. Your skillful efforts resulted in justice being quickly carried out, thus saving me from weeks of worry. Thank you for helping me to receive just and fair treatment before the Court. Please do not hesitate to call on me if I can ever be of service to you."
-K. F.
"I came into Wallin & Klarich because my other attorney told me I was facing 60 days of mandatory jail time. I have three kids and a house mortgage, I could not handle going away for that long. Wallin & Klarich was able to negotiate with the prosecutors and get me NO JAIL TIME whatsoever. Thank you."
-H. K.
"I, Samantha Westman was charged with two counts of commercial burglary and one count of forgery. My maximum exposure was three years in jail. Thanks to Wallin & Klarich the charges were reduced to petty theft with no jail time only community service. I would recommend the services of Wallin & Klarich to anyone else in a similar situation."
-S. W.
"I would like to tell you just how much I appreciate all you did for me. I was charged with 3 serious felonies involving Grand Theft and Commercial Burglary. I was facing serious jail time and felony probation for 5 years. I don't know how you did it but you were able to dismiss all the felonies and have me plead to a simple misdemeanor. Instead of jail time, I was able to perform my short sentence on house arrest. Thank you so much."
-J. W.
"I was arrested with four other individuals. Thanks to the services of Wallin & Klarich I received no jail time and a reduction in the charges I faced. The other individuals all were represented by other attorneys and they all received jail time and had to plea to burglary charges. I am extremely grateful to my attorney at Wallin & Klarich and the services they provided me. I would recommend them to anyone else."
-A. E. R.
To Whom It May Concern:
I hired Wallin & Klarich to defend me when I was charged with burglary, forgery and illegal possession of a weapon charges. I had stopped payment on checks that I wrote a few different cosmetic doctors who had been negligent and incompetent in the services that I received. So, I was basically disputing charges. But, the doctors filed criminal charges against me and a few eager detectives went out of their way to get charges filed with the D.A.
In January of 2007, the charges were finally accepted by the D.A. and I was arrested. It was shocking to be arrested for something that I had no idea could be turned into criminal charges. When I was arrested, I made the mistake of authorizing for my car to be searched and a wooden tire knocker was found and resulted in an alleged illegal weapon charge. I made bail and initially hired a Redondo Beach based attorney who demonstrated himself to be fully unethical by refusing to take defense action on my case and attempting to incriminate me.
There were two cases against me and a warrant had just been issued for my second case. I was in jeopardy of being arrested because the Redondo Beach based attorney who initially hired refused to be bothered with going to the courthouse to handle the active warrant. I was scared to death about getting arrested again and the detective handling the 2nd case went to my apartment complex looking for me to attempt to arrest me. So, I had to immediately fire the Redondo Beach based attorney and search for a strong, professional firm that would make serious efforts to defend me.
Because of my experience with the Redondo Beach based attorney, I was completely skeptical about trying to find an ethical, strong defensive attorney. I called Wallin & Klarich and spoke to an attorney. The attorney took the time to have a detailed conversation with me about what could be done to recall the active warrant and deal with the pending charges. She was understanding and incredibly helpful. I then met with the attorney in person.
The attorney had a very strong personality and seemed to be incredible intelligent, knowledgeable and experienced. She spent somewhat of a significant amount of time explaining what would occur with my cases and helped to ease some of my fear. I retained Wallin & Klarich that evening. By 9:00 a.m. that following morning the attorney had already gone to the courthouse and recalled my warrant eliminating the possibility for me to be arrested by the detective who had investigated the case. I was greatly relieved to not have to evade police officers, thanks to the attorney's prompt and effective action to recall the warrant.
My attorney continued to demonstrate herself to be an incredible strong, intelligent, professional attorney by making every effort to resolve my case. I'm a nervous person by nature and have been through a lot in life. But, having criminal charges pressed against me was far more traumatic than anything else I've experienced. Because I was so nervous about the case, I repeatedly communicated through e-mail with the attorney and she was extremely patient and understanding.
The partners were professional and exceptionally helpful with my case as well. Despite being busy, they took the time to respond to many questions that I directed to their attention via e-mail. They even went out of their way to provide information pertaining to a separate non-criminal matter that I was involved with. I'm fully confident that very few attorneys would have taken the time to provide unrelated information to a client out of their kindness of their hearts.
My attorney was able to have all of my charges dismissed by getting the prosecuting attorney. Words can't begin to express how grateful I am to the law corporation of Wallin and Klarich for their help in favorably resolving my cases. I will forever be thankful for all of their help.
I know that anyone who has had an experience as I did with my former attorney would be skeptical about all attorneys in general. However, if ever someone is interested in representation, but skeptical, I would tell them to trust their case in the hands of the law firm of Wallin & Klarich.
Sincerely,
Anonymous
To Whom It May Concern:
I retained Wallin and Klarich when I was charged with burglary, forgery and fraud charges. I had stopped payment on checks that I wrote to a few different cosmetic doctors who had been negligent and incompetent in the services that I received. So, I was basically disputing charges and the matter should have been civil. But, the doctors filed criminal charges against me. Based on the number of incidents, the detectives and D.A. wrongly presumed that I had intended not to pay for services.
I had two cases brought against me, one based in Orange County and another in Torrance. The Torrance case was handled by my Wallin & Klarich attorney. There were eight counts against me and two doctors pressing charges. Although I had evidence supporting my claim that the doctors were negligent and incompetent, the doctors were adamant about continuing to pursue criminal charges against me.
I typed sincere apology letters to the doctors and with a little skill and effort my attorney was able to convince one of the doctors to drop charges in exchange for restitution payment. The other doctor and one of his staff members completely disregarded my detailed apology letter and were unreasonable with regard to my attorney's attempt to settle the matter. I had previously argued with the staff member in the doctor's office and she was vengefully determined to prosecute me irregardless of what my actual intentions had been.
The doctor and his staff member continued over a period of a few months to insist upon bringing charges against me. I'm fully confident that most attorneys would never have had the patience and expertise to build a relationship with and gain the trust of such difficult people. My Wallin & Klarich attorney was incredibly patient and spent a significant amount of time developing relations with the doctor and his staff member. His endurance, trustworthiness, stable nature and experience eventually allowed for the matter to be reduced to civil compromise in exchange for a large restitution payment. My attorney from Wallin & Klarich demonstrated himself to be an intelligent, genuinely helpful person and dedicated attorney. All charges were dropped thanks to my attorney's incredible perseverance in creating justice.
Another attorney from Wallin & Klarich, an Orange County based attorney with Wallin and Klarich, effectively had all of my O.C. charges dismissed by convincing the prosecuting attorney and third doctor to agree to reduce the matter to a civil compromise. I will forever be incredibly grateful to my attorneys and Paul Wallin for preventing me from being scarred for life by potential jail time or criminal convictions.
Sincerely,
Anonymous
