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Overview
Mr. Lucas grew up in a small town south of Chicago. He attended high school in Fort Lauderdale and earned a baseball scholarship to Mercer University in Macon Georgia. He then transferred to Florida State University, graduating with a degree in Political Science in 1992. Mr. Lucas attended Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. While in law school, he was the winner of the Robert F. Donworth Moot Court Competition, Albert P. Brewer Client Counseling Competition and was member of the Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board. Mr. Lucas graduated in 1997.
After law school, Mr. Lucas started practice in Tallahassee, Florida as a trial attorney in a small defense firm. In 2000, Mr. Lucas moved to Orlando and became a trial attorney for one of the leading products liability and personal injury defense firms in the United States. While at the firm, he represented Fortune 500 companies, including Ford Motor Company and Walt Disney World.
During his legal career, Mr. Lucas also had the privilege to represent hundreds of individuals, companies and communities whose homes, condominiums and businesses were damaged from storms that struck Florida in 2004 and 2005. Mr. Lucas recently was a trial attorney with one of the largest insurance carriers in the United States, where he tried cases from Jacksonville, Florida to Vero Beach, Florida. Mr. Lucas has now joined Morgan & Morgan in its Orlando office and has the honor and privilege of representing individuals who have been injured through the negligence of others.
Mr. Lucas is admitted to practice in the State of Florida, the Northern District of Florida, the Middle District of Florida, the Southern District of Florid and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Lucas has one son and enjoys spending his time golfing and watching Florida State football and baseball games.
About Chad Sumner Lucas
Practice Areas
- Car Accidents
- Personal Injury
- Slip and Fall
- Wrongful Death
Litigation
- 100%
Representative Clients
- Ford Motor Company
- Crown Equipment
- Walt Disney World
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1998
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2000
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2001
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Defense Research Institute (DRI) (Member)
- Orange County Bar Association (Member)
- Florida Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
Education
- Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, 1997
J.D.
Honors: Member, Henry Upson Simms Moot Court Board
Honors: Senior Justice of the Honor Court
Honors: Winner, Robert Donworth Freshman Moot Court Competition
Honors: Winner, Albert Brewer Client Counseling Competition - Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1992
B.S.
Major: Political Science
Past Positions
- Granger, Santry & Heath, Attorney
Office Information
Address
20 North Orange AvenueSuite 1600 Orlando, FL 32801
Phone
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Publication
Representative Cases
- Lina Torres v. Jay Mattson & KKS 21, LLC (2017)
- Diana George-Foreman v. Anthony Michael Gabriel (2017)
- Willis v. Orange County Board of County Commissioners (2016)
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