--- title: Spencer Lucas url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas --- ![Spencer Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Lucas-Spencer_27e14ee9ac15931f94ea1e5ba4bdb3b5.jpg) # 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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-april/making-complex-regional-pain-syndrome-simple-for-a-jury "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas") [2014 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-april) [![Opening statement: Creating a competitive advantage](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Lucas-thinkstock-155665201_9cf2d714611951e6e0d11c8e0c1dce7b.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-january/opening-statement-creating-a-competitive-advantage "Opening statement: Creating a competitive advantage") ## [Opening statement: Creating a competitive advantage](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-january/opening-statement-creating-a-competitive-advantage "Opening statement: Creating a competitive advantage") The well-crafted opening statement can create unstoppable momentum [Spencer Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas") [2015 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-january) ## [Cross examining the biomechanics expert in a “minor impact” trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-may/cross-examining-the-biomechanics-expert-in-a-minor-impact-trial "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas") [2016 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-may) ## [Vehicle accidents are a mainstay of personal injury practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-may/vehicle-accidents-are-a-mainstay-of-personal-injury-practice "Vehicle accidents are a mainstay of personal injury practice") But for how long? [Spencer Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas") [2016 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-may) ## [Temp agency liability in the trucking industry](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may/temp-agency-liability-in-the-trucking-industry "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas") [2017 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may) [![Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Lucas-Khorsandi-istock-1020382772_62145b8aebd9beda36867871ef7ea10e.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/defeating-defendant-s-junk-science-in-a-rear-ender-trial "Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial") ## [Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/defeating-defendant-s-junk-science-in-a-rear-ender-trial "Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial") Taking aim at the biomechanics expert [Benny Khorsandi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benny-khorsandi "Benny Khorsandi") [Spencer Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas") [2019 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april) [![The science of the sympathetic nervous system in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Lucas-Khorsandi-iStock-185064603_4e4fb5a47a65ca26c8bb042294d08cd4.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/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 science of the sympathetic nervous system in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/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”? [Benny Khorsandi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benny-khorsandi "Benny Khorsandi") [Spencer Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas") [2019 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june) [![Exclusive remedy? Not today!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Tree-trimmer-istock-468674401_9875b9e96b9ed8100bec2973da4fe071.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october/exclusive-remedy-not-today "Exclusive remedy? Not today!") ## [Exclusive remedy? Not today!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october/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 [Nadine Ninva Khedry](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nadine-ninva-khedry "Nadine Ninva Khedry") [Spencer Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas") [2020 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october) [![The risks and rewards of bench trials](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Lucas_Behar-istock-184116602_ba6c5a504692172f89200f09c7fb91ea.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november/the-risks-and-rewards-of-bench-trials "The risks and rewards of bench trials") ## [The risks and rewards of bench trials](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november/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 [Alex Behar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-behar "Alex Behar") [Spencer Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas") [2020 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november) ## [Small text, big consequences](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/small-text-big-consequences "Small text, big consequences") How rideshare companies Uber and Lyft use exculpatory clauses to dodge liability [Alec M. Clark](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alec-m-clark "Alec M. Clark") [Spencer Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas") [2026 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january)