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Apr. 4, 2022

A New Direction

A business litigator and an appellate specialist forge ahead at PI boutique Power Trial Lawyers

Matthew Barhoma and Ben Mehdian sit for a portrait at their office in Los Angeles. Justin L. Stewart / Special to the Daily Journal

Criminal appeals attorney Matthew Barhoma says his practice area and the world of civil personal injury lawsuits have a great deal in common.

“I’m in the practice of helping people with catastrophic facts,” Barhoma said. “People who maybe were wrongfully convicted — they’re injured, they’ve been deprived of life … much like individuals injured in a catastrophic accident.”

Barhoma was injured pretty b... (continued)

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