Spencer Lucas

Spencer R. Lucas is a partner and trial attorney at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP in Los Angeles, whose practice focuses on handling catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and sexual- abuse cases. Spencer is a leader in prosecuting cases against ride-share companies and has successfully arbitrated these matters. He is an active member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Spencer is licensed in California and Washington and tries cases in both venues. Spencer can be reached at slucas@panish.law

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

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

Vehicle accidents are a mainstay of personal injury practice

But for how long?

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

Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial

Taking aim at the biomechanics expert

Benny Khorsandi
Spencer Lucas

2019 April

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”?

Benny Khorsandi
Spencer Lucas

2019 June

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

Nadine Ninva Khedry
Spencer Lucas

2020 October

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

Alex Behar
Spencer Lucas

2020 November

Small text, big consequences

How rideshare companies Uber and Lyft use exculpatory clauses to dodge liability

Alec M. Clark
Spencer Lucas

2026 January