Matthew Barhoma

Matthew Barhoma, Barhoma Law P.C.’s founder, is an award-winning Los Angeles and Orange County DUI and DWI Criminal Defense/Criminal Appeal attorney and Litigator.

Mr. Barhoma has achieved successful outcomes on hundreds of criminal cases throughout California, including multiple SB1437 successes and serious felony dismissals. Mr. Barhoma has been on the winning end of numerous dismissals of major felony charges and successful appeal outcomes from the California Court of Appeal.

Mr. Barhoma has successfully dismissed serious felony charges, including convicted felons with a firearm charges, assaults with deadly weapons, and a wrongfully convicted of murder clients. Mr. Barhoma has also successfully won numerous SB1437 cases, including successfully litigating the Constitutionality of the law, successfully beating the D.A. in Prima Facie arguments, and ultimately succeeding in the Order to Show Cause stage, leading to resentencing and overturning multiple murder convictions. Further, Mr. Barhoma has successfully advocated for clients accused of insurance fraud or are under investigation for potential fraud. Mr. Barhoma has successfully represented clients in the investigative phase of insurance fraud matters, where his representation leads to the termination of any potential charges. Furthermore, Mr. Barhoma’s representation of clients accused of insurance fraud has turned into outright dismissals or minimal and expungeable charges.

Before becoming a criminal defense and appeals attorney in Los Angeles, Mr. Barhoma worked with San Diego’s Higgs, Fletcher and Mack law firm. Mr. Barhoma received his B.A. from University of California, Irvine, and his J.D. from California Western School of Law. He is a former member of the Business Law Society. Mr. Barhoma is admitted to practice law throughout the state of California, as well as various federal courts, including the United States Federal Districts.