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Oct. 11, 2021

Counterbalance

Wallin & Klarich takes on the difficult task of defending people accused of molesting children.

From left, Matthew B. Wallin and Paul J. Wallin of Wallin & Klarich (Nicole Tyau / Daily Journal photo)

Longtime criminal defense lawyer Paul J. Wallin handled his first child molest case in the 1980s, representing a California teacher in a matter the attorney said drew "humongous publicity."

"I was a young lawyer, and probably, I shouldn't have taken the case, but I did," Wallin said. "On the first day of trial, the DA stood up and dismissed the case, so I became a hero. The [California Teachers Association] asked me if I would ... (continued)

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