Lucas graduated from Rochester College with a Bachelor's degree in Religious Education. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law, where he won the Barrister's Award in the Charles E. Fornoff Moot Court Competition, was accepted to the National Order of Barristers, and was a student member of the University's legal clinic. Lucas then joined the United States Secret Service as a special agent, where he spent six years investigating white collar crimes and network intrusions as a member of the Electronic Crimes Task Force. While an agent, Lucas served two years as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Central District of California where he prosecuted civil and criminal asset forfeiture cases on behalf of the United States. Lucas has litigation and trial experience representing municipalities in police use-of-force and premises liability cases; businesses in sales transactions, contract review and drafting, and litigation; and all manner of real estate documents and litigation. He also has significant experience in the areas of federal asset forfeiture and white collar criminal investigations. Lucas is admitted to practice law in Ohio (inactive) and California, and the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California, and the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association.