Lacy Hansen

Meet Lacy Hansen

Criminal Defense, Criminal Tax Defense

Dedicated to ensuring that clients’ constitutional rights are protected and their dignity is preserved.

Biography

Lacy Hansen is an associate in Tharrington Smith’s Criminal Defense and Criminal Tax Defense Sections. She earned her Juris Doctor with a certificate in Criminal Law from Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, Tennessee. She also holds a Bachelor of Music in Oboe Pedagogy and Performance from Tennessee Technological University, where she graduated magna cum laude.

During her time in law school, Lacy was Vice President of the Board of Advocates and participated in Mock Trial and Advanced Trial Advocacy. She also served as an intern for the Hon. Jeffrey S. Frensley in Nashville, Tennessee, and for the Lee County District Attorney’s and Scotland County Public Defender’s offices. After graduating from law school, Lacy joined Tharrington Smith, where she worked alongside Douglas Kingsbery before becoming an associate attorney in the firm’s Criminal Defense and Criminal Tax Defense Sections.

Lacy serves as the CLE Coordinator for the Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers and as Co-Chair of the Social Committee for the Wake County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. She is also a member of the Military Spouse JD Network. In her personal time, she enjoys reading, playing board games, spending time with her grandmother, and taking day trips with her husband to explore North Carolina.

Credentials

Belmont University College of Law, Nashville, TN

Juris Doctor, Criminal Law Certificate, May 2022
Vice President of the Board of Advocates, Mock Trial, Advanced Trial Advocacy
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
Bachelor of Music, Oboe Pedagogy and Performance, May 2017

Memberships and Admissions

North Carolina State Bar, 2023
Tennessee State Bar, 2023
United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
CLE Coordinator, Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers
Co-Chair, Social Committee, Wake County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Member, Military Spouse JD Network

Experience

Legal Assistant, Tharrington Smith, LLP, Raleigh, NC (May 2022 – December 2022)
Intern, Scotland County Public Defender’s Office, Laurinburg, NC (May 2021 – June 2021; July 2021 – May 2022)
Intern, Lee County District Attorney’s Office, Sanford, NC (June 2021 – July 2021)
Judicial Intern, Hon. Jeffrey S. Frensley, Magistrate Judge, Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville, TN (June 2020 – April 2021)
Research Assistant to Professor Lucian Dervan, Belmont University College of Law (August 2019 – December 2022)
Legal Secretary and Office Manager, Paulus & Dolan, Nashville, TN (January 2018 – June 2020)

Engagement

Girl Scout Troop Leader, Troop 1627, Nashville, TN.; 2019-2022

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