Originally from rural South Dakota, Justin Bice spent eight years in the United States Army working in the Military Intelligence Detachment of the 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He participated in three tours of duty in Afghanistan and one in Iraq during the 2003 invasion, in addition to participating in various peacetime operations around the world.

Justin graduated first in his class at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina with a degree in business administration, and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. During law school, he was Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of International Law and Business. Justin was also a member of the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court and Phi Delta Phi.