Ms. Lucas has 18 years of experience in the Texas insurance industry.  She has worked in both property and casualty underwriting, agency claims management, and as a licensed property and casualty insurance adjuster for a major insurance carrier.  Ms. Lucas’ law practice involves the defense of lawsuits involving coverage, extra-contractual liability and policy interpretation issues in both commercial and personal lines policy litigation, as well as assisting with special investigation for insurers’ claims investigations.

PRACTICE AREAS:

• Insurance Litigation

• Insurance Coverage

HONORS:

• Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers and Texas Monthly Magazine - 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005

BAR ADMISSIONS:

• All Texas Courts

• United States District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

EMPLOYMENT:

• Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., October 2000 – present

• Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., July 1999 – January 2000 – Law Clerk

• Republic Insurance Group, 1988 – 1993 – Sr. Claims Representative

• Houston Claims, Inc., 1987 – 1988 – Claims Clerk

• Couch Insurance Agency, 1980-1987

EDUCATION:

• University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2000

• University of Houston, B.S., 1997

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

• State Bar of Texas

• American Bar Association

• Houston Bar Association

• Texas Young Lawyers’ Association

PUBLICATIONS:

• Former Student Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Texas Consumer Law, 1999 – 2000

• Former Co-Editor, Legalese, The Student Publication of the U of H Law Center