Stephen Reynolds is a partner in Ice Miller's Litigation Group, and co-chair of the Data Security and Privacy Practice. Stephen frequently advises clients on complex matters involving data security and privacy laws and serves on the board of directors of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
He has represented companies in several types of litigation, including data security and privacy matters, products liability cases, construction litigation, trade secrets litigation, and other commercial litigation.
Originally from Sebastian, Florida, Stephen earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida in 2004. Upon graduation, he was employed as a computer programmer and IT analyst.
Stephen received his juris doctor from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2008, where he was a member of the Indiana Law Journal.
As a former computer programmer and IT analyst, Stephen is uniquely able to and routinely uses his computer background in cases involving data security and privacy, electronic discovery, social media discovery, and computer forensics. Stephen has given several presentations on data security and privacy, electronic discovery and social media discovery, and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). In addition to being a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Stephen teaches CISSP classes as a Direct Instructor with the (ISC)².
Stephen is also one of the leaders of Ice Miller's Internet of Things (IoT) industry initiative. He has worked with manufacturers of interconnected devices to identify risks associated with collecting and transferring of data, respond to cyber-attacks, and assist with reporting obligations and corrective action plans with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Along with Nick Merker, Stephen teaches a course on Data Security and Privacy Law at the Robert H. McKinney School of Law: Indiana University.
Additionally, Stephen has extensive experience representing health care providers and mental health facilities in civil commitment hearings and proceedings regarding the release of mental health and other health care records.
Representative Clients
Reported and Representative Cases
Matter of Civil Commitment of A.M., No. 18A-MH-636, 2018 WL 6547211 (Ind. Ct. App. Dec. 13, 2018)
C.H. v. Options Behavioral Health Sys., No. 18A-MH-638, 2018 WL 5943704 (Ind. Ct. App. Nov. 14, 2018)
Ryan v. Ctr. Twp. Constable's Office, Case No. 1:15-cv-01387-TWP-TAB, 2016 WL 4592211 (S.D. Ind. Sept. 2, 2016)
Exec. Mgmt. Servs., Inc. v. Fifth Third Bank, No. 1:13-CV-582-WTL-MJD, 2016 WL 3881220 (S.D. Ind. July 12, 2016)
Community Health Network v. Bails, 53 N.E.3d 450 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016).
Fidlar Technologies v. LPS Real Estate Data Solutions, Inc., 82 F. Supp. 3d 844 (C.D. Ill. 2015),
aff’d, 810 F.3d 1075 (7th Cir. 2016)
Graves v. Indiana University Health, 32 N.E.3d 1196 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015),
trans. denied, 43 N.E.3d 244 (Ind. 2015)
R.P. v. Optional Behavior MHS, 26 N.E. 3d 1032 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015)
Civil Commitment of R.S. v. Gallahue Mental Health Services, 26 N.E.3d 1072 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015),
trans. denied, 17 N.E.3d 932 (Ind. 2015)
Civil Commitment of M.S. v. Gallahue Mental Health Services, 14 N.E.3d 137 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014)
In re Commitment of C.P., 10 N.E.3d 1023 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014)
Graves v. Kovacs, 990 N.E.2d 972 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013)
HDNet LLC v. North American Boxing Council, 972 N.E.2d 920 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012),
trans. denied, 980 N.E.2d 322 (Ind. 2012)
Castetter v. Township, 959 N.E.2d 837 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011)