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"You are among the most highly qualified.
Just 5% of all law firms in America benefit from this advantage."
Martindale-Hubbell says the AV rating (the
highest rating you can receive) means the highest rating in legal ability and
ethical standards.
With over 23 years of legal
experience, you will receive
excellent service at reasonable rates! Our suburban office is conveniently located about 10
minutes from downtown, just off Rt. 390 with plenty of free convenient
parking.
Before opening Cummings Law Offices, PLLC, Mr. Cummings was associated with three
of the regions’ largest law firms, including Nixon Peabody LLP. He has represented a wide variety
of clients including individuals, businesses, landlords, residential and commercial lenders,
industrial and commercial entities, municipal corporations, not-for-profit corporations, real
estate brokers, and property owners’ associations.
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For 8 years in a row, Martindale Hubbell, the nation's largest
and oldest attorney listing directory, has given Mr. Cummings an "AV" rating which is defined by Martindale Hubbell
as follows: "An AV rating is a significant accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him
or her at the highest level of professional excellence. A lawyer must be admitted to the bar for 10 years or more
to receive an AV rating." (Martindale Hubbell, ISLN # 908081873)
Prior to his work in the law, Mr. Cummings served in the Office
of the Deputy Director of Planning and Urban Development for the City of Akron, Ohio, was employed in the Housing
Division of the Akron Health Department, operated a housing consultant service and owned and managed numerous
multi-family buildings.
Education:
State University of New York College at Oswego (B.A.,Honors,
1973)
University of Akron, Ohio (M.A., Urban Studies, 1980), (Doctor of Jurisprudence, cum
laude, 1986).
Honors:
American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law; Law Review;
and New York City Urban Fellowship Award (Special Assistant to New York City Commissioner of Housing and
Development Administration).
Admissions and Other
Experience:
Licensed to practice in the courts of New York. Additionally,
admitted to the New York Federal District and Bankruptcy Courts of the Western and Northern Districts of New
York.
Mr. Cummings has published several articles on lead paint
problems and liabilities associated with the ownership of multi-family properties and has spoken on real estate
topics at various commercial property owner, management and investment associations.
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