About Michael Lukehart

Since 1982, Michael C. Lukehart has focused on Criminal Defense Litigation, practicing for 26 years with the Kern County Public Defender and then starting his own office in 2008. He has defended hundreds of high profile, complex cases, and has been a pioneer in the defense of Three-Strikes trials in the State of California. Mr. Lukehart was honored by the California Public Defenders Association in 2002 as Defender of the Year for the entire State of California. He was similarly honored by the Kern County Bar Association, Criminal Defense Section, in 2003. Listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Attorneys, Michael C. Lukehart is among the select lawyers who have earned the AV® Peer Review Rating. An AV® rating shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence and adherence to the professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability, and diligence. Mr. Lukehart has also earned the top Avvo attorney rating of 10 (Superb). No other attorney in Kern County can boast of all these achievements. Many professional, educational, and law enforcement organizations have featured Mr. Lukehart as a speaker. However, the courtroom is where his talents are put to best use. Michael Lukehart gives all criminal cases of every kind his full attention. No case is too small nor too large to receive the same high level of expertise and respect. Every client deserves the same attention, including those charged in the high-profile, complex criminal law cases he specializes in and is known for. Mr. Lukehart knows that every case is the most important case in the world to that individual client. Criminal defense cases completed include: 284 felony jury trials, including 51 homicide trials; 32 special circumstance cases. Professional Recognition: Death Penalty Qualified AV® Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell; Rated 10 (Superb) by Avvo; 2002 Defender of the Year, California Public Defenders Association; 2002 Atticus Finch