Blaine A. Lucas

Area of Emphasis

Mr. Lucas has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Land Use and Zoning and Municipal Law since 2007; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning since 2011; and Energy Law since 2015. He was also named the Best Lawyers® 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023 and 2025 Litigation – Land Use and Zoning “Lawyer of the Year,” 2013, 2015 and 2024 Municipal Law “Lawyer of the Year,” 2014 and 2018 Land Use and Zoning Law “Lawyer of the Year,” and 2016 Energy Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Lucas was selected to the 2006-2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers lists (Thomson Reuters) and to the Top 50: Pittsburgh Super Lawyers list in 2011-2013.

He also was a long-time member and former chairman of the board of directors of Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation, which owns and operates public radio station WYEP-FM. He previously served as a member of the Mt. Lebanon Partnership, a non-profit economic development corporation, and as chairman of the Mt. Lebanon Economic Development Council, an advisory body to the Mt. Lebanon Commission.

Publications/Presentations
Over the past several decades, Mr. Lucas has spoken and written frequently on numerous municipal law issues for the benefit of the Bar Association, as well as other public and private organizations, with a particular emphasis on land use matters. He frequently speaks on zoning, subdivision and land development, noise, road bonding and other local regulatory controls confronting local governments and the energy industry.