
Luke joined Reed Smith in January 2008 and is a member of the firm's Insurance Recovery Group. Luke handles insurance and captive reinsurance coverage cases and arbitrations from inception through resolution across the country and internationally.
Credentials
Awards & Recognition
- Named a “2019 Pennsylvania Trailblazer” by The Legal Intelligencer for his work co-founding LEADRS, a Reed Smith affinity group focused on attracting, supporting and promoting attorneys with disabilities of all types, physical and mental and his pro bono efforts for the Philadelphia Name Change Project.
- Won “Influencer of Law” recognition from the Philadelphia Inquirer, 2019
- Named one of the 2018 "Lawyers on the Fast Track" list issued by The Legal Intelligencer. A description of the selection methodology can be found at law.com/legalintelligencer. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
- Selected for inclusion on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for Insurance Coverage (2010, 2012-2019). The Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at superlawyers.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
In the News
- 18 September 2019 “3rd Circuit Vacates In Part Rulings Against Insured On Duty To Indemnify Defects” Lexis Legal News
- 13 September 2019 “3rd Circ. Partly Revives Sapa's Faulty Window Coverage Bid” Law360
Notable Quotes
- 24 February 2020 “How I disclose my disability during a job search” Fast Company
- 21 November 2019 “Q&A with Reed Smith” Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s Diversity and the Bar Magazine Fall 2019
- 14 November 2019 “Driving Progress through Diversity and Inclusion: Epilepsy Awareness Month” Reed Smith Look Closer
- 13 November 2019 “Hearing Scheduled on Trans Boy’s Requests for a Name Change” Philadelphia Gay News
- 7 July 2019 “Diversity Efforts At Many Firms Ignore Disabled Attorneys” Law360
- 5 June 2019 “ Transgender Women Challenge Name Change Law In Court,” WESA, a Pittsburgh NPR Station
- 30 May 2019 “Three transgender women challenge portion of Pennsylvania’s name-change law,” The Philadelphia Inquirer
- 29 May 2019 “ Pennsylvania Name Change Law Challenged on Behalf of Three Transgender Women - TLDEF Applauds Action by Attorneys from Reed Smith,” Erie Gay News
- 29 May 2019 “ Transgender Women Challenge Pa. Name-Change Rules,” Law360
- 24 October 2018 "Are Law Firms Committed to Disability Diversity? A Handful of Firms Have Taken Action" ABA Journal
- 15 August 2018 "How One Firm Moved the Needle on Disability Inclusion" Law360
- 4 February 2016 "Trans name-change project expands locally" Philadelphia Gay News