Transparency. Accountability. Integrity.
The standards that define Macy Lee's leadership.
With over 30 years in public service, she is committed to restoring confidence in the District Attorney's Office through principled, fact-driven decision-making.
Macy Lee currently serves as Director of the Office of Medicaid Board of Hearings (2022–Present), where she manages approximately 50 attorneys and administrative staff within a large-scale administrative adjudicatory board. She oversees approximately 22,000 member and provider appeals annually, presides over rehearings, renders decisions, ensures compliance with federal and state statutes, and supervises employment, labor, HIPAA, and public records matters. Earlier in her career, she served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in a major metropolitan prosecutor's office, handling serious felony cases including homicide, sexual assault, narcotics trafficking, domestic violence, and economic crimes. She tried numerous jury and non-jury cases and worked closely with law enforcement on major investigations. Previously, as Deputy General Counsel for MassHealth (2020–2022), she supervised legal staff, defended eligibility and medical necessity determinations in state and federal court, and partnered with the Attorney General's Office on fraud and appellate litigation.
Macy has over 30 years of legal experience, including extensive prosecutorial leadership in Massachusetts. At the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, she served as Chief of the Narcotics and Asset Forfeiture Unit (2011–2020), supervising 20 assistant district attorneys, administrative staff, and the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the unit. She prosecuted narcotics trafficking, conspiracy, firearms, money laundering, welfare fraud, and related offenses, while coordinating complex investigations involving federal, state, and municipal agencies. From 2006 to 2011, she served in the Appellate Unit, presenting oral arguments before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court, including homicide cases.
Macy has argued before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the United States Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of Ohio. She co-drafted and submitted an amicus curiae brief to the United States Supreme Court in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts (2009) on behalf of the National District Attorneys Association and multiple state prosecutors. Her appellate work has resulted in numerous published decisions in Massachusetts and federal courts.
As the first woman to be the Chief of the Narcotics and Asset Forfeiture Unit at the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office — the largest District Attorney's Office in Massachusetts — Macy led complex multi-agency investigations targeting major drug trafficking organizations. She oversaw large-scale narcotics prosecutions involving Fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and controlled substances, and managed significant asset forfeiture actions connected to these investigations.
Macy has served as an instructor and presenter for the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, Massachusetts State Police, Boston Police Department, National District Attorneys Association, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, and Suffolk University Law School. She has taught on topics including search and seizure law, wiretap investigations, narcotics prosecution, confidential informants, asset forfeiture, and drug expert testimony.
Macy is an active member of the Milton community. She serves as Secretary of the Town of Milton Warrant Committee (2025–Present), Board Member of DOVE, Inc. (2025–Present), Sustainability Board Member of the Chinese Progressive Association (2025–Present), and Vice President of the Milton Garden Club. She has also been a monthly volunteer at the Rice Sticks and Tea Asian Food Pantry since 2017 and a member of Colby College Davis Connects since 2017.
Macy earned her Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in 1992 and a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Mass Communications from Boston University in 1989. She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the First and Sixth Circuits, and the United States District Courts for the District of Massachusetts.
Outstanding Appellate Attorney Suffolk Award (2007) · Henry J. Rinaldi Award – Operation Wolfgang (2017) · Henry J. Rinaldi Award – Operation High Hopes (2018) · Henry J. Rinaldi Award – Operation Green Giant (2020) · Medicaid Director Award for Outstanding Initiatives (2025)