January 5, 2021 (EVANSVILLE, IN) – Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC is pleased to announce that Krista Lockyear, a noted real estate, business and estate law attorney, has joined the firm’s Evansville office as an Equity Member of the law firm, effective immediately.
Lockyear has more than 28 years of significant legal experience, including time at local and regional law firms, and most recently her launch and management of Lockyear Law. Lockyear is an accomplished practitioner in real estate law, including zoning and land use, residential and commercial development, permitting, and leasing. She also guides clients through complex business and personal matters including business acquisitions, succession and estate planning, guardianships, and probate matters.
“I’m very excited to join the SKO team, a group of legal professionals whom I hold in the highest regard,” said Krista Lockyear With this partnership, we will be able to provide our clients the best legal service available in the market. The attorneys at SKO share my philosophy of providing clients all legal resources necessary to make their business interests thrive.”
“We very much share Krista’s excitement,” said SKO-Evansville Member Chris Wischer. “Krista is an outstanding attorney who is highly regarded in the Evansville legal and business community. Adding Krista to the SKO team enhances the level of service available to our current and prospective clients, while at the same time providing Krista’s clients with access to a broader service platform when their business requires it.”
In addition to her thriving law practice, Lockyear is recognized for her legal-industry and civic leadership. She served as Chair of the Indiana State Bar Association Zoning & Land Use Section; as President and as a Board Member of both the Evansville Bar Association and the Evansville Bar Foundation; and as a member of the Indiana State Bar Association and its Probate, Trust & Real Property Section.
Currently, Lockyear is a member of the American Land Title Association; Indiana Land Title Association; Southern Indiana Builders’ Association; and the Volunteer Lawyer Program of Southwestern Indiana, Inc.
An Indiana native, Lockyear earned her Juris Doctor degree Cum Laude from Indiana University’s Mauer School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Indiana University – Bloomington.
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About Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, formed in 1897, has a total of 144 attorneys with offices in Evansville, Indianapolis, Louisville, Lexington and Frankfort. SKO’s Evansville Office, located in the Old National Bank building at One Main Street, houses 17 attorneys who live in and provide legal services, including Estate and Business Planning, Real Estate, Family Law, Litigation, Local Government, and Mineral Law, among others, to the greater Evansville area. To accommodate continued growth and further enhance its service to clients, SKO plans an expansion of its Evansville office space in 2021 to add new attorney and paralegal offices, as well as technologically advanced meeting rooms.
In boardrooms and courtrooms, Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC provides strategic legal counsel to clients in the Midwestern United States, across the country and around the world. Our attorneys are recognized among the best in their fields by Martindale-Hubbell®, Best Lawyers in America® and Benchmark Litigation. We build client relationships for the long haul, because succeeding at business is a marathon, not a sprint. Learn more about our Legal Horsepower™ at skofirm.com.