About Rabe Law Offices

Steve was born June 13, 1969 in Richmond, Indiana and was raised on a farm north of Fountain City, Indiana. He attended Culver Military Academy his junior year of high school, traveled to the Soviet Union in 1986, and earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1987. After graduating from Northeastern High School (Fountain City, Indiana) in 1987, he attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. While at Miami, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Public Administration with a minor in Spanish. He also completed coursework at Universidad de las Americas in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico and at Earlham College and Indiana University East, both in Richmond, Indiana. 

After graduating from Miami, he attended Indiana University School of Law and Indiana University Graduate School of Business in Bloomington, Indiana. He graduated in May 1995 with a law degree and an MBA, and moved to Richmond, Indiana in August 1995, where he was employed as the Bank One Trust Officer for East Central Indiana. In July, 1996, Steve left Bank One to become Assistant City Attorney for the City of Richmond, Indiana, a position he held until 2002, when he left to pursue other business interests, including managing the growth of his private law practice he had operated since 1995. 

Having taught undergraduate courses while a graduate student at Indiana University in Bloomington, Steve continued his teaching following graduation, and  has served as adjunct faculty at Indiana University East, Purdue University, and Ivy Tech State College, teaching courses in business, paralegal studies, and law. Steve is very active in the Wayne County, Indiana community, participating in many community activities and organizations and having served on several boards of community organizations including Main Street Richmond-Wayne County, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Richmond, Inc., Amigos, Whitewater Community Television (WCTV), and the Richmond City Employees Federal Credit Union. He currently serves as Adjutant of the Sons of the American Legion, Post 65, Richmond, Indiana. 

Mr. Rabe is the owner or co-owner of several small businesses in addition to Rabe Law Offices, including Rabe Residential Properties, LLC, Residential Renovation, Inc., Rabe Commercial Properties, LLC, MZR Properties, LLC, and International Financial and Business Services, LLC.  He is active in local politics, serving on the Wayne Township Board from 2000-2003, on the Richmond City Council in 2003, on the Wayne County Council from 2006 – 2008, as a Republican Precinct Committeeman from 1996 - 2024, as the Wayne County Republican Party Treasurer in 1996, as the Wayne County Republican vice-Chairman from 1997 – 2001, and as the Chairman of the Wayne County Republican Committee from 2001 - 2005.  He is also a licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Indiana

Steve also serves as a pubic defender, accepting appointments in Wayne and Union Counties in Indiana.