In large measure, Lucas
& Lucas, P.S. owes its philosophy,
inspiration, and roots to Edward D. Lucas, the now deceased grandfather of the
firm's founders. After seven months at the University of Virginia School of Law,
Edward D. Lucas passed the Virginia Bar Examination. He returned to complete the
three year course of study in sixteen months. In 1923 Mr. Lucas opened his law
practice in Petersburg, Virginia, and became a well known and highly regarded
member of the Virginia Bar. Mr. Lucas left behind a legacy of honor, reason and
self-discipline that has guided the family.In 1987, Gregory D. Lucas founded the firm's Bellevue,
Washington practice. Matthew W. Lucas (now retired) followed suit by opening the
Northern Virginia Office. The firms were later merged, forming what is now LUCAS
& LUCAS, P.S., a firm that provides a
broad array of professional and life experience.
A quote from Edward D. Lucas' book "Virginia Justice: The
Cause and Cure" has been a talisman for his grandsons:
"...Falsehood
may always be proved to clash with fact,
with reason or
with itself, and often with them all."
