Kiel Kovalcik graduated from Belmont University College of Law in 2018. Prior to law school, Kiel served in the United States Marine Corps infantry where he deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. As a Marine, Kiel was trained to improvise, adapt, and overcome any obstacle no matter the situation. Kiel utilizes this warrior mentality to zealously advocate for his clients and provide them with the best possible outcome.
Following his graduation from law school, Kiel had the privilege to clerk for the Honorable Michael W. Binkley and the Honorable Joseph A. Woodruff in the Twenty-First Judicial District Circuit and Chancery Court in Williamson County, Tennessee. As a law clerk, Kiel authored initial drafts of orders and memoranda articulating decisions made by the trial judges in civil, domestic, and criminal cases. After his clerkship, Kiel worked as staff attorney for the federal government where he defended clients and stakeholders in a variety of employment related matters brought before administrative tribunals. Kiel also has experience defending civil litigants in cases involving sexual harassment, personal injury, governmental liability, and other civil litigation-based matters.
Kiel joined Kaman & Cusimano in 2024 and utilizes his broad experience to provide legal services to community associations in various areas including assessment recovery, litigation defense, restrictions enforcement, and interpretation of governing documents.
Education
- Middle Tennessee State University, 2014, BA
- Belmont University College of Law, 2018, JD
Courts
- Admitted to Tennessee Bar
- Admitted to U.S. District Court, for the Middle, Western, and Eastern Districts of Tennessee
Associations
- Community Associations Institute
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association
