Piper Brummerstedt

Title
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email
Department
Department of Business Administration
College
College of Business

Dr. Piper Brummerstedt is an adjunct assistant professor in the Worldwide College of Aviation and College of Business. Dr. Brummerstedt holds a J.D. (Doctor of Jurisprudence) from the University of Tennessee and an active license to practice law from the Supreme Court of Tennessee (TN BPR# 020831). Dr. Brummerstedt previously practiced corporate and regulatory law at Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis, PLLC, in Nashville, TN, and has been teaching law for over 20 years. She has developed a great passion for education, particularly in aviation/aerospace law and business law. Dr. Brummerstedt began teaching Business Law and Contract Law as an adjunct instructor in Tennessee in 2003, and became the legal studies program director for a state college in 2009, where she taught numerous law classes and professional leadership and ethics courses. 

Currently, Dr. Brummerstedt is an adjunct assistant professor of Applications in Aviation/Aerospace Law, Aviation Law and Risk Management, Aviation Legislation and Business Law. Dr. Brummerstedt also has teaching expertise in bankruptcy law, criminal Law, criminal procedures, employment law, health care law, law and technology, legal ethics, and legal research.

With over 20 years of teaching experience, Dr. Brummerstedt is well-versed in the challenges students face while balancing life, work and academics. She is dedicated to helping her students achieve success in both their educational and career aspirations. Dr. Brummerstedt is also deeply familiar with the challenges of the military lifestyle as her husband is a retired U.S. Navy Maintenance Master Chief, and they have lived internationally and abroad, including in Tennessee, California, Florida and Japan. She and her husband have two children (a 20-year-old son and a 14-year-old daughter), three dogs and two cats. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, walking their dogs, reading, yoga, swimming and taking walks on the beach. 

  • J.D. - Juris Doctor (Doctor of Jurisprudence) in Law, The University of Tennessee
  • Board of Professional Responsibility Attorney Registration - Supreme Court of Tennessee
  • ASCI 404: Applications in Avia&Aero Law
  • BUSW 390: Business Law

ASCI 254- Aviation Legislation

MGM 2100 Aviation Law and Risk Management