A Unique Law Firm
For A Unique Region
Biography
Steve Rummell primarily practices in civil and commercial litigation matters. Prior to joining HSD, Mr. Rummell was a director for regional and national non-profits, as well as the principal of St. Simon Parish School in Los Altos, CA for eight years. After undergrad, he served three years in Teach for America in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
While attending law school, Mr. Rummell was a member of both the Jessup International Moot Court Team (London campus) and the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy. After graduating law school, he was admitted to the New York Bar for the First Judicial District and worked for several years at the firm of Bryan Cave LLP in the corporate and transaction practice areas.
Mr. Rummell and his wife moved to Kingsport in 2023. They enjoy spending time with their three children, church community and in the beautiful hills of East Tennessee.
Education
- Notre Dame Law School, Indiana
- J.D. - 2007
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: John Bruce Dodds Memorial Scholarship – Concannon Program in International Law
- Cornell University – School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Ithaca, NY
- B.S. - 2000
- Honors: with honors
- Honors: Internship: National Labor Relations Board, Office of Representation Appeal
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2008
- Tennessee, 2026
Published Works
- “Secured Transactions: Failure to Manage National Security Letters Could Bring Severe Consequences”, New York Law Journal (October 2, 2008) with Shephard W. Melzer
- “The Moral Poverty Issue”, Phi Kappa Phi Forum Journal (Fall, 2001)
Professional Associations
- Tennessee Bar Association, Member
- Kingsport Bar Association, Member
- Graduate, City of Kingsport Model City 101 Program (Fall, 2024)
- Graduate, Kingsport Police Department – Citizen’s Academy (Fall, 2025)
- Volunteer of the Year (California), Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (2016)