Michael C. Lucas - a Willoughby, OH Governmental Agencies and Programs Lawyer

Willoughby Governmental Agencies and Programs Lawyer

Updated: 02/28/2026

Areas of Practice

Governmental Agencies and Programs
Business and Commercial Law
Land Use and Zoning
Contracts
Family Law

Litigation: 25%

Attorney Information

Overview

Michael C. Lucas joined Wiles and Richards as an associate in 1980, and became a parter in 1988. He has considerable experience in the areas of civil law and litigation, with an emphasis in zoning, employment law, domestic relations, municipal and township law, real estate, probate, and personal injury. He serves as legal counsel for numerous small businesses and provides counsel on a variety of general business organization and practice matters. He has served as legal counsel on an appellate level on a wide variety of cases in these areas in Northeast Ohio.

At the present time, Mr. Lucas is the Law Director for the City of Willoughby, the City of Willoughby Hills, and Concord Township, and is Assistant Law Director for the City of Willowick. He has previously served as Solicitor for the Village of Timberlake, the Greater Mentor Port Authority, and Zoning Counsel for Painesville Township. Mr. Lucas also currently serves as legal counsel for the Concord Township-City of Painesville Joint Economic Development District, the City of Wickliffe Civil Service Commission, and Harpersfield Township as to JEDD legal issues.

He is a frequent speaker at municipal and township zoning law seminars, and is a member of the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Mr. Lucas is also actively involved in the Lake County Bar Association, both as a member of several of its committees and as President for the 2012-2013 term. He is a graduate of Leadership Lake County. Previously, Mr. Lucas served as President of the Exchange Club of West Lake County.

Awards and Honors

Honors

Lake County Bar Association President's Award, 2018

Education

Legal Education
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1979
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Dean's List
Non Legal Education
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1976
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Communications and History

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Past Positions

Painesville Township, Zoning Counsel
Greater Mentor Port Authority, Legal Counsel
Concord Township City of Painesville Joint Economic Development District

Languages

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English (Primary)
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Classes and Seminars

Court Cases Affecting Zoning, N.E. Ohio Planning and Zoning, 2013
Township Planning and Zoning, Ohio Planning Conference, 2006
Zoning Code Enforcement, Ohio Planning Conference, 1998

Pro Bono Activities

President, Exchange Club of West Lake County

Representative Clients

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J. F. Morgan & Sons, Inc.
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Join The Village Travel, Inc.
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Burrier Service Company, Inc.
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VCC Properties, LLC
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Representative Cases

Bode v. Concord Twp. Board of Trustees
- Citation: 2019-Ohio-2666
- Court: 11th District
Riebe Living Trust v. Concord Twp.
- Citation: 2012-Ohio-981
- Court: 11th District
Novotney v. Fierle
- Citation: 2013-Ohio-4007
- Court: 11th District
State ex rel. Darling v. Lake County
- Citation: 2013-Ohio-1291
- Court: 11th District
Negin v. Mentor Board of Building and Zoning Appeals
- Citation: 69-Ohio-St.2d 492
- Court: Ohio Supreme Court
Zanella v. Kevin D. Knoefel, et al., Lake County Common Pleas Court, 14 CV 002153 and 13 CV 002409

Bar Admissions

Ohio, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1993
U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
Supreme Court of Ohio
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1980

Other Affiliations

Lake County Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
Ohio State Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)

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Contact

Willoughby, OH

37265 Euclid Ave.
Willoughby, OH 44094

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Phone: 440-549-7714

Fax: 440-942-7211

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Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM- 5:00 PM

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