About
Since I graduated from Columbia in 1996, I ve committed my life to now not-for-earnings pastimes throughout two very one of a kind profession paths- Biomedicine and Law. With my education and revel in, I had the option of pursuing very beneficial careers with Biotechnology or Pharmaceutical companies, however rather selected to go into teachers to do research for research s sake. Although essential to a point, cash has in no way been the using force for the selections I ve made. My choices have been guided greater by way of doing what I like to do, and in teachers, there was no corporate stress to force results as short as feasible for the sake of creating large earnings. I reputable that during my peers and changed into content material with doing my component to help society s understanding of these clinical principles we had been working on elucidating similarly. But in 2003, something passed off that changed the route of my life. I skilled an injustice and changed into set in a brand new route so as to fight that injustice. That s whilst my legal profession started. Through this personal legal struggle, I came to completely understand what it means when human beings say that it s simplest via suffering and unhappiness that one s angle on existence adjustments, and one involves apprehend what s genuinely vital. After I graduated from law faculty, I chose to dedicate my career to public service with the aid of supplying legal representation to indigent individuals charged with crimes so that you can protect and protect their Constitutional rights. In that capability, I changed into able to exercise regulation for the sake of practicing law, without due regard to how a whole lot income I was generating. But again, my eyes have been opened to how a lot political corruption and abuse of energy permeates our complete society, even in locations one might now not expect to discover it. It s via this experience that I actually have come to recognize exactly what my calling is and wherein my abilities may be the maximum beneficial. My ardour is in fighting for the disadvantaged and abused in opposition to reputedly insurmountable odds. › ›
Location
Legal Issues
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- DUI & DWI
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Animal & Dog Law
- White Collar Crime
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants Rights
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Costs
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Free Consultation
Up to 60 minutes preliminary consultation -
Payment With Credit Card
Subject to a three-four% surcharge -
Conditional Fees
On Select Personal Injury and Discrimination cases most effective -
Retaines and Rates
I rate a flat charge for most of my Criminal Defense paintings.
Certificates
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
- French: Spoken, Written
- Tagalog: Spoken
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- Lawyer and Counselor at Law, Owner
The Law Office of Roger J Lucas, LLC
2014 - Deputy Public Defender
Colorado State Public Defender s Office
2007 - Intern
Colorado Lawyer General s Office
2005 - Professional Research Assistant
THe University of Colorado- Health Sciences Center
2000 - Research Assistant
The Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for Cancer Research
1998 - Laboratory Technician II
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
1996
Educations
Graduation year: 2004
Graduation year: 1992
