David Lucas

David Lucas is a clinical advisor/senior program manager, Technical Assistance, at the Center for Court Innovation. In this role, David specializes in the areas of restorative justice and court-supervised treatment and provides expert assistance to state and local jurisdictions. Prior to joining the Center, David was a clinical lead at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health – Drug Treatment Court Program (Toronto, Canada), a course director at York University’s School of Social Work, and a harm reduction outreach worker. David has spent the past two decades providing counseling, education, advocacy, program development, and case management for a variety of complex client populations, in community, legal, and clinical settings.