Lucas G. Mihuta, Esq. is a Partner of the firm, and spearheads the criminal defense, personal injury, and general civil litigation divisions of the practice. Lucas is a seasoned trial practitioner who has earned state-wide recognition for his criminal trial defense work, his appellate successes, and his work as a personal injury attorney specializing particularly in automobile accident litigation. His other practice areas include estate planning and administration, parole revocation proceedings, probation violation proceedings, DWI defense, residential real estate, and commercial civil litigation.

Lucas was born and raised in rural southern Vermont, and now homesteads in the mountains with his wife and young son. In his free time, he enjoys building treehouses, hiking Adirondack high peaks, chasing theme park thrill rides, alpine skiing, rock climbing, skydiving, whitewater rafting and high altitude mountaineering. He has travelled the Amazon rain forest, sailed the Galapagos Islands, rafted some of the northeast’s most aggressive whitewater rapids, scuba-dived in the Caribbean, hang glided over Europe, hiked the Swiss Alps, skied Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, traversed the glaciers of Mont-Blanc in Chamonix France, and participated in a guided expedition on Mount Rainier. His son shares his excitement and enthusiasm for adventure, and together, they always anxiously await their next excursion.

Lucas is admitted to practice law in the courts of both New York and Florida.

Lucas graduated in 2001 Summa Cum Laude from St. Lawrence University, where he finished ninth in his class and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.  In 2004, he earned his Juris Doctor by graduating Summa Cum Laude from Albany Law School, where he finished sixth in his class.  Since his admission to practice law, he has become an accomplished appellate practitioner and seasoned trial attorney, and has achieved appellate and trial success at both the civil and criminal levels.

Lucas is an active member of the New York State Defender’s Association, which is an organization dedicated to ensuring that criminal defendants throughout the State receive zealous and competent legal representation. He is also a member of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.