Joseph F. Lucas

Joseph Lucas is a principal and founding partner of the Skupin and Lucas law firm.  He is a native of Detroit and grew up in Lincoln Park, Michigan.  He is a  1972 graduate of Eastern Michigan University where he received a B. A. Degree in Political Science.  He attended  the University of Detroit School of Law received his Juris Doctor degree  in 1978. 

During his career, he worked at the Dykema, Gossett law firm, one of the largest law firms in Michigan and had responsibility for a wide variety of litigation, including tort, commercial and civil rights cases.  He was also a partner in the law firm of Goulding and Lucas, another Detroit law firm specializing in pharmaceutical litigation. 

In 1998, he and Charles Skupin founded their own law firm specializing in personal injury, workers compensation, employment and ERISA claims. Over the years, the firm has expanded to four offices located throughout northern Michigan.  He has conducted  many jury trials in courthouses throughout the state.  He is a member of the American Association for Justice.