Lucas Schenk
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Developing a strong, personal relationship with my clients is paramount. It may be cliché, but in this profession communication is key. Communication leads to trust. Trust leads to confidence. I pride myself in listening, observing, and gaining a comprehensive understanding of what is important to my client. Instilling confidence in my clients is the telltale of a thriving partnership.

Lucas Schenk represents clients in a wide range of commercial disputes and appellate litigation, particularly those related to lending, commercial finance, and real estate. With a strong foundation in litigation, Lucas’ experience beyond his years benefits clients at trial and outside the courtroom. His proudest accomplishment is a trial victory within the first six months of practice – and defeating an attorney with 20 years’ experience – obtaining a win for his client in a property damage and collection dispute. He has handled a wide array of civil litigation ranging from debt collection to casualty defense, and has drafted numerous contracts in the transactional context. Within his first year of practice, Lucas conducted depositions of plaintiffs, witnesses, and experts along with arguing a variety of motions in district courts across Louisiana.

His military service and study of international policy evidence Lucas’ dedication to the application of the law and diplomatic procedure. His time in the Army Reserves as a Psychological Operations Specialist equipped him well to strategically collect intelligence from a diverse audience. More than anything else it taught him the art of listening with purpose. Prior to attending law school, Lucas interned with the U.S. Department of State at the American Embassy in the Republic of North Macedonia, where his work compiling international law enforcement agreements improved the exchange of intelligence across the Balkan region. His work in international policy continued as he assisted in the analysis and collection of international law to be included in the U.S. Department of State “Trafficking in Persons Report” – the United States government’s premier report in combatting human trafficking.

As a law student, Lucas worked as an extern for Hon. Richard L. Bourgeois Jr., Magistrate Judge of the Middle District of Louisiana, and as a clerk for Hon. Chris Hester in Baton Rouge City Court. Lucas has always pursed his passion for advocacy. While in law school he placed first in the Ira S. Flory Mock Trial Competition and was voted individually as the most outstanding oral advocate.

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  • Veterans in the Legal Field

    Member Jay O'Brien and Associate Lucas Schenk (Baton Rouge) will co-present to the LSU Law Veterans Advocacy Club on "Veterans in the Legal Field" on March 2, 2023.

  • Louisiana employers can be responsible for employees’ garnishments on behalf of creditor

    Buried deep in the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure is a little-known law which gives creditors the right to seek wage garnishments from a borrower’s employer if the borrower fails to satisfy a loan obligation. In a recent case, after failing to respond timely (within 15 days) to garnishment interrogatories from an employee’s creditor and failing to appear at a hearing, an employer was held responsible for the full amount of a judgment rendered against its employee.

  • New laws shed light, confusion on La. home improvement regs

    Over the past twenty years, Louisiana has been hit by numerous natural disasters, each of which bring a new wave of unlicensed and unqualified home improvement contractors to the state. During the 2022 legislative session, the Louisiana Legislature passed two broad acts aimed at regulating home improvement contractors.

  • Commercial Litigator Lucas Schenk Joins McGlinchey’s Baton Rouge Office

    McGlinchey is pleased to announce that Lucas Schenk has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation group as an associate in the Baton Rouge office. Lucas will focus his practice on a wide range of commercial disputes and appellate litigation.

Education

  • Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., D.C.L., 2020)
  • Northwestern State University (B.A., Criminal Justice, magna cum laude, 2016)

Admissions

Bar Admissions
  • Louisiana
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Affiliations

Professional:

  • Baton Rouge Bar Association
  • Louisiana Bar Association

Community: 

  • Kiwanis Club of Denham Springs
  • Sigma Nu Fraternity

outside the office

As demonstrated by his extracurricular endeavors, Lucas is passionate about traveling the world, with Vienna, Austria ranking as his favorite city. In his free time, he attempts to improve his ever struggling golf game and tasting any craft beer you put in front of him (he prefers sours). As a lifelong resident of south Louisiana, Lucas is determined to serve his community. He is a proud member of the Kiwanis Club of Denham Springs – an organization dedicated to serving the needs of children through local service projects.