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Kara L. Hartzler · Criminal Defense Attorney
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Kara L. Hartzler is on California’s State Bar roll, #293751, admitted in 2013; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in San Diego, San Diego County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Criminal Defense. 38 case appearances are listed on this profile. The employer on the official record is Federal Defenders of San Diego. Registry record updated 21 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #293751 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 2013 |
| Law school | Univ of Iowa COL |
| Firm | Federal Defenders of San Diego |
| Location | San Diego, San Diego County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Ramirez-Ortiz | Counsel for the defendant | 370 F. Supp. 3d 1151 | U.S. District Court, Southern District of California | 27 February 2019 |
| United States v. Adrian Zitlalpopoca-Hernandez | Counsel for the appellant | 709 F. App'x 428 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 September 2017 |
| United States v. Peralta-Sanchez | Counsel for the appellant | 868 F.3d 852 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 August 2017 |
| United States v. Guillermo Arriaga-Pinon | Counsel for the appellant | 852 F.3d 1195 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 April 2017 |
| United States v. Rufino Peralta-Sanchez | Counsel for the appellant | 847 F.3d 1124 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 February 2017 |
| United States v. Carlos Ruiz-Aragon | Counsel for the appellant | 667 F. App'x 205 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 June 2016 |
| United States v. Reynaldo Marquez | Counsel for the appellant | 654 F. App'x 333 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 June 2016 |
| United States v. Martin Vega-Ortiz | Counsel for the appellant | 822 F.3d 1031 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 May 2016 |
| United States v. David Rosales-Aguilar | Counsel for the appellant | 818 F.3d 965 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 12 April 2016 |
| United States v. Luis Gomez-Perez | Counsel for the appellant | 633 F. App'x 646 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 January 2016 |
| United States v. Pablo Calderon-Jimenez | Counsel for the appellant | 637 F. App'x 295 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 January 2016 |
| United States v. Adrian Zitlalpopoca-Hernandez | Counsel for the appellant | 632 F. App'x 335 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 December 2015 |
| United States v. Oliver Farnsworth | Counsel for the appellant | 626 F. App'x 726 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 16 December 2015 |
| United States v. Francisco Beas | Counsel for the appellant | 612 F. App'x 482 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 September 2015 |
| United States v. Gustavo Garcia-Gonzalez | Counsel for the appellant | 791 F.3d 1175 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 1 July 2015 |
| United States v. George Jefferson | Counsel for the appellant | 791 F.3d 1013 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 June 2015 |
| United States v. Juan MacIas | Counsel for the appellant | 789 F.3d 1011 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 June 2015 |
| United States v. Jose Zepeda-Gonzalez | Counsel for the appellant | 611 F. App'x 394 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 May 2015 |
| United States v. Perla Perez | Counsel for the appellant | 603 F. App'x 620 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 May 2015 |
| United States v. Jonathan Reyes | Counsel for the appellant | 599 F. App'x 813 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 April 2015 |
| United States v. Jorge Bravo-Rosas | Counsel for the appellant | 607 F. App'x 632 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 April 2015 |
| United States v. Cesar Moroyoqui-Gutierrez | Counsel for the appellant | 602 F. App'x 378 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 February 2015 |
| United States v. Ramon Beltran-Sandoval | Counsel for the appellant | 590 F. App'x 685 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 January 2015 |
| United States v. Jimenez-Arzate | Counsel for the appellant | 781 F.3d 1062 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 12 January 2015 |
| United States v. James Perry | Counsel for the appellant | 588 F. App'x 727 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 December 2014 |
| United States v. Fabian Santillan | Counsel for the appellant | 585 F. App'x 748 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 1 December 2014 |
| United States v. Lorena Ortega-Mora | Counsel for the appellant | 585 F. App'x 716 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 November 2014 |
| Edgar Leal v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the petitioner | 771 F.3d 1140 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 November 2014 |
| United States v. Lazaro Limon-Juvera | Counsel for the appellant | 585 F. App'x 601 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 29 October 2014 |
| United States v. Oscar Bayardo-Garcia | Counsel for the appellant | 590 F. App'x 660 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 October 2014 |
| United States v. Jorge Aguilera-Rios | Counsel for the appellant | 754 F.3d 1105 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 June 2014 |
| United States v. Aguilera-Rios | Counsel for the appellant | 769 F.3d 626 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 June 2014 |
| United States v. Juan Rodriguez-Frias | Counsel for the appellant | 571 F. App'x 536 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 April 2014 |
| Eduardo Coronado-Olea v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the petitioner | 570 F. App'x 673 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 April 2014 |
| United States v. Adrian Espinoza-Estrada | Counsel for the appellant | 553 F. App'x 717 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 January 2014 |
| United States v. Francisco Jimenez-Arzate | Counsel for the appellant | 553 F. App'x 700 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 January 2014 |
| United States v. Manuel Gonzales | Counsel for the appellant | 552 F. App'x 671 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 January 2014 |
| Victor Childs v. Steven Stafford | Counsel for the appellant | 551 F. App'x 353 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 January 2014 |
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On the official record
The employer on the official record is Federal Defenders of San Diego.
A firm or employer website answers at fd.org, the domain of the email address on the State Bar record.
The law school on the record is University of Iowa College of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 2013 · 13 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Criminal Defense.
38 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in San Diego, in San Diego County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, seated at San Diego.
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