Jeremy Lackey

Jeremy Lackey is a seasoned criminal attorney who served as an Assistant Prosecutor for the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office and as a Deputy Attorney General for New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Criminal Justice, before co-founding the firm Lackey & Miller, LLC. I want to say Thank You to Mr. Lackey for all the time, professionalism and compassion you provided for my son and our family ! Words can not express how grateful we are for choosing you to take his case. – B. Rios, 2025 During his tenure as an Assistant Prosecutor and Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Lackey prosecuted cases in both the juvenile criminal court and the adult criminal court. While assigned to the Grand Jury and Trial Team units, Mr. Lackey investigated and presented hundreds of matters to the grand jury and litigated countless cases from detention hearings through arraignment and sentencing. Mr. Lackey has extensive courtroom and trial experience, having presented arguments on dozens of topics during motion hearings, and having tried a wide array of criminal cases. These cases include offenses ranging from burglary and robbery to murder and strict liability for drug induced death, among other charges. Notably, Mr. Lackey stands among a limited number of trial attorneys who have examined experts from numerous specialized fields, such as forensic pathology, toxicology, DNA and serology, forensic chemistry and controlled dangerous substances, ballistics and firearms, the extraction and examination of electronic devices, and GPS/historical cell site location data. During his time in Burlington County, Mr. Lackey also served in the Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force, where he focused on prosecuting individuals charged with weapons offenses, drug distribution, and strict liability for drug induced death.  As a member of the Task Force, Mr. Lackey had the unique opportunity of attending the Top Gun training program, an intensive course designed for New Jersey law enforcement on advanced techniques in drug investigations and the execution of search warrants. During his time as a Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Lackey was assigned to the Gangs and Organized Crime Bureau, where he managed multi-defendant cases and wiretap investigations resulting in charges of racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder, drug production facilities, and firearms trafficking. Following his time in the Gangs and Organized Crime Bureau, Mr. Lackey was assigned to the Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions which concentrates on investigating and prosecuting complex financial crimes.