Special Deputy Attorney General Mary Lucasse announced Thursday that she had accepted a new position at the North Carolina Department of Justice and would no longer serve as legal counsel for the Coastal Resources Commission.
During the regular meeting of the state commission that establishes coastal development rules held Wednesday and Thursday in the Dare County Government Center in Manteo, Lucasse explained her decision before giving the legal update common at these meetings, adding that this would be her last as commission counsel.
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“I’ve been promoted to work with the Board of Elections, and this is my last meeting. It’s been an utmost pleasure to learn from staff and to learn from the commission over the last almost 15 years that I’ve worked with you,” she said.
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Lucasse assured the commission that while her replacement from the Department of Justice hadn’t been determined, “under the statute, the attorney general does provide an attorney to serve as your counsel.”
She added that although the task isn’t completed, she’s begun the process of transferring the commission’s cases to other lawyers.
Commission Chair Renee Cahoon thanked Lucasse for her years of hard work and dedication.
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“It’s been a pleasure working with you over the past 15 or so years,” Cahoon said. “We wish you all the best in your new role at the Board of Elections. That should be interesting and challenging as well.”
Lucasse has been in Department of Justice’s environmental division since 2009.
In addition to the Coastal Resources Commission, she has provided legal representation to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, the Environmental Management Commission, the Clean Water Management Trust Fund, the North Carolina Board for the Licensing of Geologists, and other boards and commissions as assigned, according to the National Association of Attorneys General.
Lucasse earned her bachelor’s in history from Calvin College in 1981 and graduated in 1986 from the University of Maryland School of Law. Her experience also includes civil litigation in the Maryland Office of the Attorney General and private practice in Honolulu, Hawaii.
