General Info

Have you been arrest or charged with a crime? How important is your freedom? Since 1993 Murrieta criminal attorney Karen E. Lockhart has devoted her practice to the aggressive representation of individuals who have been arrested and charged with committing criminal offenses. During the span of her career she has successfully defended thousands of criminal cases, including some of the most complex, difficult, criminal cases in Riverside County.Ms. Lockhart is an accomplished trial attorney and an aggressive, experienced criminal defense attorney, with one of the most widely recognized names in the Riverside County criminal justice system. Ms. Lockhart also has one of the highest success rates defending criminal cases in Riverside County. Ms. Lockharts law office is conveniently located just a few miles from the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta, at the Murrieta - Temecula border.Ms. Lockhart has a unique hands on approach to representing individuals charged in criminal cases. Working full time as a law clerk, while attending law school, gave Ms. Lockhart an intimate understanding that clients must be informed on the progress of their case, and must have access to their criminal defense attorney, not just staff. When you have questions about legal matters, you want prompt answers. All phone calls from clients are returned by Ms. Lockhart within 24 hours, except in extraordinary circumstances.