Lucas W. Morgan

How Lucas Helps Clients

Lucas represents a broad scope of healthcare and life sciences professionals and stakeholders in a wide range of complex legal matters. Lucas is a skilled and assertive litigator who represents his clients in various venues ranging from federal and state court to private arbitration and mediation. Lucas’s practice is focused on advocating for the rights of pharmacies and other healthcare providers.

In this focus, Lucas handles various types of legal matters including disputes with Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and other third-party payors including Medicare and Medicaid. Lucas also regularly navigates administrative and regulatory matters, including frequently handling state Board of Pharmacy (BOP) matters. Matters with BOPs involve various legal issues,including advising and representing clients in BOP licensing, inspections, investigations, enforcement actions, and other related matters across many jurisdictions nationwide.

Lucas’s practice related to PBMs and other third-party payors includes audit disputes, reimbursement disputes, and network access issues. When necessary, Lucas represents these clients in litigation or arbitration. Lucas's in-depth understanding of the highly consolidated PBM marketplace, which is dominated by a small number of large, powerful corporations, allows him to counsel independent providers and operators on developing successful strategies for navigating this unique and challenging environment.

Lucas often speaks at industry events and is a frequent author of alerts and articles for various publications and trade associations. He has been selected for Rising Stars by Super Lawyers since 2020.

I am committed to making sure my clients understand all of their options and being a partner in helping them make an informed decision, and once that decision has been made, to being a zealous advocate to ensure that every legal option and tool available is exhausted in order to achieve the best possible outcome under the circumstances. 

What Clients Can Expect

Lucas is known for his thoughtful approach to navigating the complex healthcare and life sciences legal environment and finding creative but effective solutions to handling the unique challenges that confront healthcare and pharmacy providers. Lucas’s vast experience in representing clients in multiple venues has enabled him to anticipate how certain entities are likely to respond to a given situation facing different providers.   

Clients value Lucas's thoroughness, attention to detail, and strong writing skills, which he employs to articulate and advance their positions in briefs and motions and achieve success in the courtroom. Clients also appreciate Lucas’s responsiveness and understanding that in a fast-changing environment, many of the challenges facing healthcare and pharmacy providers require prompt attention and guidance.

Outside the Office

Outside of his work, Lucas strives to live a well-rounded life and especially values quality time with his family and close friends. Lucas loves spending time by the ocean, especially in the Outer Banks, North Carolina where he has vacationed with his family annually for well over 30 years. Lucas is also passionate about music and enjoys concerts as well as playing the guitar, something he has been doing since he was a kid. Lucas also loves sports, especially college football – as a proud graduate of Ohio State, Lucas regularly visits Columbus, Ohio to see Ohio State football games (as well as family residing in Columbus).   

Proof Points

• PBM Network Termination Disputes: Representing pharmacy providers in legal disputes against PBMs where PBMs seek to terminate pharmacies from participating in the PBMs’ pharmacy networks and pharmacies challenge the underlying basis for the termination.
• State Board of Pharmacy Legal Representation: Representing and advising pharmacies, pharmacists, and other licensees in matters involving State Boards of Pharmacy, ranging from initial licensing and credentialing to inspections, investigations, and where necessary hearings or trials.
• Reimbursement Litigation and Arbitration: Representing, counseling, and advising healthcare providers on reimbursement based legal disputes including seeking to recover improper recoupments of money, including excessive audit fees, made by payors, including PBMs, from pharmacies.

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