Exhibit 31.1

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, provides thefollowing certifications.I, William A. Sawyer, certify that:1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended September 30, 2009, of LucasEnergy, Inc.;2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements weremade, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairlypresent in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, andfor, the periods presented in this report;4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosurecontrols and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financialreporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to bedesigned under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidatedsubsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report isbeing prepared:b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting tobe designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting andthe preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accountingprinciples;c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report ourconclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by thisreport based on such evaluation; andd. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurredduring the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) thathas materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financialreporting; and5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internalcontrol over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors(or persons performing the equivalent functions):a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financialreporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and reportfinancial information; andb. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role inthe registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date: November 16, 2009/s/William A. SawyerWilliam A. SawyerChief Executive Officer



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