“When you're charged with a crime, let's face it, people think you’re guilty. Not everyone. But most people. The kind of people who sit on juries. Is it hard to change their mind? You bet. It can be like selling ice cubes to the eskimos. So how do you sell ice cubes to people who live in a world of ice? You have to change the context. You have to take them to a different place. Let me show you what I mean. When you get a quiet minute, go ahead and press play on the audio player below/to the right.”

— Steve Rice

  • FOUNDER
    Steve Rice Law (formerly Law Practice of Steve Rice), 2003

    BOARD CERTIFIED SPECIALIST
    Steve is a Board Certified Criminal Trial Advocate. He received his specialty certification from the National Board of Trial Advocacy, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court approved agency. More >

    TRIAL EXPERIENCE
    Research the number and results of Steve’s jury trials—all of them—at this link. You can research the other cases at the Case Search page for the United Judicial System of Pennsylvania. Not all results are available online (e.g., because some records may be expunged or subject to limited access).

  • Criminal Defense Attorney

    Managing Partner, Steve Rice Law

    Atty. Rice works primarily out of our Gettysburg office. He regularly serves Adams and Franklin counties. He also serves other counties for bigger cases.

  • PRACTICE AREAS
    Steve limits his practice to criminal defense.

    SERVICES
    Steve is a full-service criminal defense lawyer. He does:

    • All charges.

    • All defenses.

    • All deals.

    • All events.

    SERVICE AREAS
    Steve's local service area includes Adams, Franklin & Cumberland counties. He is willing to go elsewhere, for bigger cases.

  • LICENSE TO PRACTICE
    Steve has a license to practice law in Pennsylvania. He has also been admitted to the bar and/or to practice before the following courts:

    • All Pennsylvania courts, 2000

    • Local U.S. District Court, 2004

    • Local U.S. Court of Appeals, 2008

    • U.S. Supreme Court, 2008

    EXPERIENCE

    • Steve Rice Law, President & Attorney, 2003 - present

    • Adams County Public Defender's Office, Attorney, 2000 - 2003

    EDUCATION

    • Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 2000

    • Pennsylvania State University, B.A., Political Science, 1994

    • J.P. McCaskey High School, 1989

    MEMBERSHIPS

    • Adams, Franklin & York County Bar Associations

    • Pennsylvania Bar Association

    • Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

    • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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Favorites

Read

Self-Reliance, 1984, The Trial, The Fall, The Zoo Story, Politics and The English Language.

Listen

Billy Joel, Van Morrison, David Gray, Colin Hay, Joshua Radin. Blues & jazz in general.

Watch

Shawshenk Redemption, Breakfast Club, Say Anything, Glengarry Glen Ross, Star Wars, The Usual Suspects. The Practice.

Play

Family movie night, ice cream at Mr. G's, shooting pool, thinking about exercise, advertising (esp. billboards & radio).

“I’m good at what I do, but it’s not all roses.”


“I see someone being picked on. I see my childhood. I see the people I did not stand up for—up to. I see someone bigger than me. I see fear. I see demons, my demons.”

— Passionate


”My days don’t end. They bleed. I obsess. I sweat big stuff and the small stuff. The ideas. The rights words. The periods and the commas. I love my job, but she haunts me.”

— Hard-working


“I'll fight for you. But I'll fight with you, too. That’s my way. That’s how we ate dinner at my house. Arguing, sometimes heated exchanges. If you want me, that has be be part of the deal.”

— Confrontational


“I’m sorry. Let me say it now. What I do, the conflict, it does things to you. My calendar, it isn’t mine. When I’m in the thick of it, I can be short with people. But I care.”

— Impatient