Sumit has worked at the North Carolina General Assembly since 2021. He currently serves as Deputy General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor to Speaker Destin Hall.
He previously served as House Majority Deputy Director/Senior Counsel for the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations at the General Assembly where he was tasked with investigating waste, fraud, and abuse in the state.
In 2015, he began a six-year term as a Deputy Commissioner at the North Carolina Industrial Commission and was Chief Deputy from April 2018 to March 2019. Prior to his appointment as Deputy Commissioner, Sumit served as the Commission’s General Counsel. He is a former partner at Stewart, Schmidlin, Bullock, & Gupta located in Smithfield, North Carolina. Also, from 2008 to 2012, Sumit served as an assistant district attorney in Johnston, Harnett, and Lee County.
He received his JD from Wake Forest University School of Law, his MBA from the Wake Forest University Babcock School of Management, and his BA in political science from UNC Chapel Hill. Sumit lives in Raleigh, NC with his wife and two daughters.
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A Conversation with The Honorable Harmeet Dhillon
2025 North Carolina Chapters Conference
The Stateview Hotel2451 Alumni Dr
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