Spencer Lucas

Spencer Lucas

Spencer Lucas is a trial lawyer at Panish Shea & Boyle and specializes in litigating catastrophic personal injury, products liability and wrongful death cases. He has received numerous recognitions for his work including being named as CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist (2014) and CAOC Trial Laywer of the Year Finalist (2011). Mr. Lucas is from Seattle originally and graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Business Administration. He graduated from Pepperdine University School of Law and has been practicing since 2004. He has been a board member of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities (LATLC) since 2012.

Articles written by this author:

Making complex regional pain syndrome simple for a jury

A start-to-finish strategy for proving the chronic pain and resultant damages of CRPS

Spencer Lucas

2014 April


Opening statement: Creating a competitive advantage

Opening statement: Creating a competitive advantage

The well-crafted opening statement can create unstoppable momentum

Spencer Lucas

2015 January



Cross examining the biomechanics expert in a “minor impact” trial

When the defense is disputing causation, this is the expert you have to discredit

Spencer Lucas

2016 May


Temp agency liability in the trucking industry

The experience of a recent case in the trucking industry can be applied to temporary employees in a wide variety of commercial and industrial settings

Spencer Lucas

2017 May



The science of the sympathetic nervous system in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)

The science of the sympathetic nervous system in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)

The medical evidence necessary to support your claim of CRPS – or should you go with “chronic pain”?

Spencer Lucas
Benny Khorsandi

2019 June


Exclusive remedy? Not today!

Exclusive remedy? Not today!

Unlicensed contractors and their workers – an exception to the exclusive- remedy rule. A look at how it applies to both businesses and homeowners

Spencer Lucas
Nadine Ninva Khedry

2020 October


The risks and rewards of bench trials

The risks and rewards of bench trials

Why choose a bench trial, the different approach required in a bench trial, and how to handle post-trial matters

Spencer Lucas
Alex Behar

2020 November