A talented attorney in San Diego, California, Terry Chucas currently represents children and parents in dependency court appeals. Practicing privately, he has more than two decades of legal experience and has been selected to serve on the appellate panel for both the Fourth District Court of Appeal in San Diego and the Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles. During the course of his career, Terry Chucas has earned several recognitions and awards. He received an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest, an honor bestowed on fewer than 10 percent of attorneys, and was named by San Diego magazine as one of the area’s top attorneys in 2013. Terry Chucas was also recognized as the 2005 Family Lawyer of the Year by the San Diego Daily Transcript.
Prior to entering the legal field, Mr. Chucas served with the Royal Canadian Navy, first as a midshipman and later as an officer. After being honorably discharged, he took a position as an insurance agent with State Farm Insurance in San Diego. It was during his 10-year tenure at the company that he returned to school and received his law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Terry Chucas then spent seven years as the executive vice president of N.B. Cook, Inc., in Canada before becoming a self-employed attorney in San Diego. During his career, he has worked with parents and children in high-conflict divorce cases and dependency proceedings, along with corollary appeals.