Citrus Heights sits off Interstate 80, about 16 miles northeast of downtown Sacramento. It incorporated as a city in 1997 and stood up its own police department a few years later, so a stop here usually involves Citrus Heights PD rather than the county sheriff. That local department doesn't come with a local criminal court, though. The case still gets filed and heard in downtown Sacramento, in the county court that as of 2026 runs out of the new Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye Courthouse at 500 G Street. People are often surprised their case leaves town; sorting out the right building and date early keeps a missed appearance from turning into a warrant.
Karan Saini won't pretend Citrus Heights is his backyard. The firm is based in Modesto, roughly an hour-plus south on the highways, and Sacramento County is a market he travels into rather than his home court. The advantage he brings is one that doesn't care about distance: he prosecuted felony cases for the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office before he switched to defense. He knows how a prosecutor reads a police report, decides what to charge, and where the proof gets thin. A Sacramento deputy DA reasons the same way. Karan uses that to find the pressure points in the case against you.
The firm takes on both sides of a hard situation. Criminal: DUI off I-80 or Greenback Lane, domestic violence, theft, drug charges, and the felonies that carry real prison time. Injury: collisions on the 80 and the busy commercial stretches around Sunrise Mall, dog bites, slip-and-falls, and wrongful-death claims an insurer would rather not pay in full. The same attorney works it start to finish.
Karan speaks English, Hindi, and Punjabi, and the firm offers Spanish-language services, so nothing gets lost in translation. Consultations are free. If you've been charged or hurt in Citrus Heights, call 209-809-1634 before you talk to police or sign anything an adjuster gives you.