CRAIG LUCAS, an attorney with offices in Pasadena, specializes in family wealth transactions and succession planning, including real estate, estate planning, trust and probate administration, and related tax matters. He represents and advises individuals, trustees, executors, administrators, beneficiaries, and business and real estate sellers and buyers.
CRAIG and his staff emphasize customized, personal attention to client needs and they avoid the herd or "one-size-fits-all" approach to legal services. They are particularly attentive to each client’s need to know the alternatives before making decisions concerning matters of significant financial importance. They are very concerned about legal-service costs and work with the client in setting realistic budgetary limits.
CRAIG has a bachelor's degree in economics and he received his law degree from UCLA. He is a member of The State Bar of California; is a Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization; is a former Trustee of the Pasadena Bar Association; is past president of the Estate Planning Council of San Gabriel Valley; and is a former trust officer for a local-area bank.
A long-time resident of the San Gabriel Valley, CRAIG is active in civic and community efforts, including past Chairman of the Board of Methodist Hospital of Southern California; past Chairman of the Board of Methodist Hospital Foundation; past President of the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association; past Chairman of the Arcadia City Planning Commission, the Arcadia Olympic Commission, and the Arcadia Public Library Board of Trustees; a former Director and Secretary of Southern California Healthcare System; and currently the Chairman of the Board for the Huntington Medical Foundation, and a Stephen Minister with his church.
