“The Devastation of Fentanyl in TN” | Lacey Mase, Chief Deputy TN Attorney General
In September 2022, Tennessee’s 28th Attorney General and Reporter, Jonathan Skrmetti, appointed Lacey Mase as his Chief Deputy. In this executive role, Lacey oversees the Office’s legal work, which encompasses a fascinating array of complex civil, criminal, transactional, and regulatory matters. Before becoming Chief Deputy, Lacey was the Deputy Attorney General for the Health Care Division and Counsel to the Attorney General. She joined the Office in January 2021 as Executive Counsel and facilitated executive decision making. She also specialized in implementing workflow enhancements and oversight-improvement projects. Prior to serving the State of Tennessee, Lacey spent over nine years at the Texas Attorney General’s Office where she excelled as a civil litigator and served in various executive leadership positions.
A Texas native, Lacey graduated from Baylor University School of Law and the University of Texas at Austin. Before pursuing her legal career, she taught first-grade in Austin, Texas. Lacey and her husband, Seth, live in Franklin, Tennessee, with their two precious boys, Mitchell (13) and Luke (8). They are members of Christ Presbyterian Church, Cool Springs.
