PRACTICE AREAS

Corporate Law

Business and Corporate Law

Gregory C. Lucas has 34 years of experience and has been involved in a substantial number of acquisitions for corporate clients in numerous states, including, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, California, Texas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and Minnesota. He has also provided legal advice in the formation of partnerships, corporations, banking issues and employment law.

Mr. Lucas' business and corporate clients include many large, medium, and small business organizations, whose transactions vary in size from a few thousand dollars to millions of dollars.

Real Estate and Property Law

Mr. Lucas has negotiated office, manufacturing, warehouse, and shopping center leases for landlords and tenants. He has served as a trustee and counsel to the trustee in foreclosure actions. He has counseled clients and prepared all required documents in land-ownership disputes; real estate contracts; options; deeds; leases; property acquisitions; real estate closings; zoning law; subdivision restrictions; and foreclosures and loan workouts.

Trusts and Estates

Mr. Lucas also has extensive experience in Missouri probate proceedings, will contests, preparation of wills, trusts, prenuptial agreements and living wills, health care proxies, durable powers of attorney, and other planning documents.

DISTINCTIONS

Martindale Hubbell AV rating

COMMUNITY AND BAR INVOLVEMENT

St. Joseph Bar Association

American Bar Association

The Missouri Bar

Foresight Committee

Probate and Trust Law Committee

Property Law Committee

Brookdale Presbyterian Church

Youth Ministries program Adult Leader

Personnel committee

City of St. Joseph

Served as youth basketball and baseball coach for various boys and girls teams in each of the last 20 years

Greater St. Joseph United Way

Planned Giving Committee

Healthy Partnerships Stewardship Council

Heartland Regional Community Foundation

Legal Advisor

Community Review Team, established to assist in the development of an Experiential Learning Center in St. Joseph targeting children in their early teens

Moila Temple Association Foundation

Legal advisor

Outcomes for Kids Stewardship Council

St. Joseph Young Life Committee

University of Missouri chapter of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity

Assisted with the formation of a new chapter of the fraternity at

Missouri-Western State College, St. Joseph, Missouri

EDUCATION

J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 1975

B.S., Marketing, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1971

BAR ADMISSIONS

Missouri, 1975