About
Mr. Lucas is a construction licensing expert with over 30 years' licensing & enforcement experience. He worked previously for the California Contractors' State License Board (nearly 14 years) where he held various capacities, including serving as a construction investigator, supervisor, and Deputy Chief. His experience includes: investigation of consumer complaints, the conduct of sting and sweep operations, public speaking, administering the industry expert program, contractor education seminars, and licensing administration & enforcement. He has successfully testified in or heard (as a hearing officer) hundreds of cases concerning California licensing requirements including but not limited to: unlicensed contracting, proper license classifications, construction deficiencies/defects, public & private works contracts, home solicitation sales contracts, home improvement contracts, commercial/building contracts, land use, occupancies & permitting, prime & subcontract liability, commercial general liability insurance, surety/bond claims, workers' compensation, administrative investigations, applications for licensure, formation of business entities, environmental health & building inspections, civil & criminal matters, and mediation & arbitration of disputes.
Mr. Lucas, in addition, also served as a Civil Engineering Project Manager and Administrator in Business Licensing and Zoning. Mr. Lucas's mission is to provide his clients with sound and timely resolution to their disputes, bringing to his clients the advantages and insights of employment in both public and private sectors with proven experience as a construction professional, government official, and government regulator.