Daniel E. Cummins
Managing Attorney At Cummins Law
Daniel E. Cummins, Esquire is an AV-rated partner in the Clarks Summit (Scranton area), Pennsylvania law firm of of Cummins Law with over 22 years of litigation experience in Northeastern Pennsylvania, including insurance defense work in the Poconos area and the surrounding counties.
Attorney Cummins has focused his practice on defending motor vehicle accident liability cases and UIM/UM arbitration matters along with premises liability and products liability cases. Mr. Cummins is also routinely summoned by his clients to handle matters involving insurance coverage questions and insurance subrogation claims.
Mr. Cummins has been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America Directory every year since 2015 and has been named a Super Lawyer over the same time period.
Attorney Cummins was selected as the 2014 Distinguished Defense Counsel of the Year by the Pennsylvania Defense Institute.
Attorney Cummins practices in the state and federal courts that cover the Northeastern Pennsylvania counties that include, but are not limited to, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Sullivan, Bradford, Monroe, Northampton, Carbon, Lehigh, Schuylkill, Columbia, Northumberland, Montour, and Lycoming.
Mr. Cummins is a cum laude graduate of Villanova University ('90, B.A., English) after which he attended the Dickinson School of Law ('93, J.D.) and completed his law school studies at the University of London in London, England (Spring, '93).
After graduating from law school, Mr. Cummins served as the Senior Law Clerk for the Honorable Harold A. Thomson, Jr. in the Pike County Court of Common Pleas for two years before going into private practice, where he has focused on handling civil litigation matters ever since.
In addition to practicing law, Mr. Cummins is an award-winning civil litigation columnist for the Pennsylvania Law Weekly and is the creator and writer of the nationally recognized Tort Talk blog (www.TortTalk.com).
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Insurance Defense
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Car Accidents
- Insurance Bad Faith
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Currently accepting new clients along with referrals as local counsel, defense arbitrator, mediator, or otherwise
- Pennsylvania
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- Managing Partner
- Cummins Law
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- Managing Partner in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania law firm. Focus on insurance defense matters with an emphasis in motor vehicle accident cases and slip and fall matters. Tried many cases to jury verdict in both state and federal court. Strives to provide client satisfaction through prompt and regular status reporting and making all efforts to amicably resolve cases reasonably in the most cost-efficient manner possible.
- Blogger
- www.TortTalk.com
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- Creator and writer of nationally honored legal blog that provides updates on important cases and trends in Pennsylvania civil litigation matters.
- Columinist on Civil Litigation matters
- Pennsylvania Law Weekly
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- Columnist for statewide legal news publication, writing articles providing updates on important cases and trends in Pennsylvania civil litigation matters.
- Partner
- Foley, Cognetti, Comerford, Cimini & Cummins Law Firm
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- Partner in Scranton, Pennsylvania law firm. Focus on insurance defense matters with an emphasis in motor vehicle accident cases and slip and fall matters. Tried many cases to jury verdict in both state and federal court. Strives to provide client satisfaction through prompt and regular status reporting and making all efforts to amicably resolve cases reasonably in the most cost-efficient manner possible.
- Writer of Annual Supplement to Pennsylvania Trial Advocacy Handbook
- George T. Bisel Compnany, Inc. - Publisher
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- Ongoing research of current Pennsylvania statutory changes and developing case law; write annual supplement to the Pennsylvania Trial Advocacy Handbook.
- Adjunct Instructor - Paralegal Program
- Penn State University
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- Served as an adjunct instructor in the paralegal program at the Worthington-Scranton campus of Penn State University teaching a course on general negligence law and medical malpractice law.
- Associate Attorney
- Bialkowski & Savitsky
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- Associate attorney for Scranton, Lackwanna County, Pennsylvania insurance defense firm. Focused on automobile accident and premises liability cases.
- Law Clerk to the then President Judge Harold A. Thomson, Jr.
- Pike County Court of Common Pleas in Milford, Pennsylvnia
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- Served for two years as law clerk to the then President Judge Harold A. Thomson, Jr. As Judge Thomson was the only judge in the Pike County Court of Common Pleas, researched and participated in the crafting of the court's opinions and orders in all areas of the law in the various matters that came before the court on a daily basis.
- Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
- J.D. | LAW
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- Intramural Basketball, Intramural Softball, Moot Court Competition, Casenote Competition
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- University of London (England), Faculty of Laws
- Study Abroad Program | LAW
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- Studied in British and American Comparative Law courses in study abroad program in law school.
- Activities: Internship at law firm located along Fleet Street in the heart of London, England and affiliated with the Inner Temple. Viewed trials and court proceedings at the Old Bailey and in civil court.
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- Villanova University
- B.A. | English Major, History Minor
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- Honors: Graduated cum laude.
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- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Selected for Inclusion in Directory
- Best Lawyers in America
- Selected for the category Personal Injury Litigation - DEFENSE.
- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Selected for Inclusion in Directory
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Selected for Inclusion in Directory
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Monroe County Bar Association
- Member
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- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
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- Pennsylvania Defense Institute
- Member
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- Activities: Currently a member; formerly Vice President of North Division (2012); Also served as amicus brief writer on important civil litigation issues on appeal.
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- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member
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- Lackawanna Bar Association
- Member
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- Pike County Bar Association
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- The Pennsylvania Law Weekly, statewide legal news publication
- Columnist on civil litigation topics
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- Activities: Attorney Cummins continues to write a regular civil litigation column for the Pennsylvania Law Weekly, a statewide legal news publication. The articles analyze and predict trends in Pennsylvania civil litigation law and also provide tips to fellow attorneys on how to improve their practice. All of his articles may be viewed by clicking on the link for JDSupra.
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- Pike County Bar Association
- Member
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- Pennsylvania Defense Institute
- Board Member
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- Lackawanna Bar Association
- Officer - Secretary
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- Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
- Officer-Treasurer (2010), Secretary (2009)
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- Defense Research Institute
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- Auto Law - Post-Koken UM/UIM Update
- Pennsylvania Defense Institute and Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Assoc.
- CLE at the Phillies
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute
- Tort Talk Expo 2011
- TortTalk.com
- View Attorney Cummins' articles by clicking on JDSupra Link. Below is a list of seminars planned and presented by Attorney Cummins:
- A Forrest Gump Themed 2018 Civil Litigation Update
- Luzerne County Bench Bar Conference
