Lucas LLP is a law practice dedicated to helping creative people and companies develop and manage their business and legal relationships.

We advise a varied group of clients on a range of issues and offer exceptional experience in matters of:

› publishing law and related business issues;
› literary representation;
› rights management and licensing;
› copyright registration, research, and management;
› art law; and
› business formation and development.

We welcome inquiries regarding our legal services and literary representation, and encourage you to review the information on this website for an overview of our practice.

The book review section may be gone, but the Los Angeles Times' Festival of Books lives on. UCLA hosts the festival this weekend, 25-26 April, and it's a must-visit event for those of us who live and read locally and for many others who make the trek to L.A. for panels, booksignings, and a wide array of exhibitors.

Festival information is available online, television coverage of selected programs will be provided by C-SPAN's BookTV, and local hero Mark Sarvas will be offering his take via The Elegant Variation. Show up, log on, or tune in this weekend.

Lisa Lucas will be speaking to attendees of the inaugural Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 14, 2009 from 1:00pm-2:00pm at a session entitled "The Path to Publication: An Attorney's Perspective." Lisa will discuss topics of interest to writers of both fiction and nonfiction and will address:

+ separating copyright fact from fiction;
+ seeking help from agents, attorneys, and other advisors;
+ deciding whether to pursue a contract from an established publishing house or to self publish; and
+ identifying common publishing contract pitfalls.