Sorted by Commenter - Ethics - State of California

BARRY TARLOW*
BLAIR BERK
MARK O. HEANEY
MI KIM
- DAVID HARRIS
'CERTIFIED SPECIALIST - CRIMINAL LAW
STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA
BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION
TARLOW & BERKPC
9119 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90069
BIOGRAPHY
310-278-2111
FAX 310-550-7055
Barry Tarlow is a The
National Law Journal as one of "Ten of the Best Winning Trial Lawyers" in America. In 1992, he was selected for
the Robert Heeney Memorial Award for
Lawyers. In 1993, Mr. Tarlow received a "Special Award" from the Los Angeles Criminal Courts Bar
recognizing: "His Prominence as a Brilliant Advocate and as a Zealous Defender of Constitutional Rights." In 1994
he was profiled in The New York Times Magazine as one of six attorneys in "L.A.'s Exclusive Club of Celebrity
Lawyers " and in 1998, he was selected as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
A recent article described how "a specialty of Mr. Tarlow s is heading off indictments
headlines." He is s leading authorities in the defense of RICO
Tarlow, who practices criminal law exclusively, was certified as a specialist in criminal law by the California Board
of Legal Specialization in 1975 , and has been recertified in 1980 , 1985 , 1990, 1995 , 2001 and 2005. In 1992, he
received the "Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year" A ward from the Century City Bar Association. Mr. Tarlow has
been selected as one of the finest The National Law
Journal' Directory of the Legal Profession " Martindale-Hubbell' s "Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers " each of
the 16 bi-annual editions from 1983-2010, of Naifeh and Smith's "The Best Lawyers in America" (in the specialties of
appellate law , criminal defense: non-white collar and criminal defense: white-collar), to Town and Country Magazine.
In 1991 The National Law Journal selected Mr. Tarlow among the "Who s Who in Defense Among the Nation s Top
White-Collar Experts. " In 1989 , he was profiled in The Los Angeles Times as one of the eight best criminal defense
lawyers in Los Angeles , and was named in a survey by the California Lawyer among "California s Most Respected
Lawyers." He was described as "one of the country s leading criminal-defense lawyers " in a Washington Legal Times
article entitled "The Lawyer Who Hates Snitches." In a 1998 "List of the Most Powerful Lawyers in Town " published
by Los Angeles Magazine Mr. Tarlow was named the top "gunslinger" among the 40 000 lawyers in Los Angeles
County. In 2005-2010 he was s "Super Lawyers" based on
000 lawyers.
In 1964, Barry Tarlow graduated first in his class from Boston University Law School
editor of the law review. In 1965, he served as a prosecutor for the Justice Department as an Assistant United
Attorney for the Central District of California, Criminal Division. During this period, he prosecuted cases ranging
from kidnaping and bank robbery to complex , he has defended
corporations in cases ranging from tax and , money laundering and homicide, in
state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the country. His law firm maintains an
state appellate practice. He has
widespread implications for attorneys engaged in the
complicated white-collar , National Health Laboratories, SmithKlein Beecham, General
Dynamics, Waste Management, Hyundai, Airgas , Inc. , Avant! , and GTE.
Mr. Tarlow s practice has consisted of the , health care providers , and other professionals under
investigation by federal and state prosecutors. He has often represented celebrities accused of crimes and was named
as one of eight of "L.A.'s Celebrity Defenders " in an The Stars' Bar " published in an issue of
California Law Business.
Mr. Tarlow has been an outspoken
individual rights and liberties. He first coined the now widely accepted theme that: "The War on Crime Had Become a
War on the Defense Bar." Since that time, he has written, spoken, and also litigated cases defining this attack on the
right to counsel. A front page profile in The National Law Journal observed: "If the phrase weren t Barry Tarlow s by
dint of s earned title to it." fighter
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