Practice Areas
- Personal injury
- Workers compensation
- Business law
- Divorce and family law
- Criminal defense
- Real estate
- Probate and estate planning
- Medical malpractice
- Products liability
Personal Injury
If you or a loved one have you been injured by the negligence of another, The Cummings Law Firm can pursue compensation for your injuries.
When someone has suffered an injury due to a motor vehicle, tractor-trailer, motorcycle, bicycle or pedestrian accident, getting better should be the only concern. Unfortunately, the reality is not that simple. The injured party will be faced with issues concerning property damage, lost wages, medical bills, and insurance. Attorney Cummings has represented hundreds of injured clients and surviving family members of victims who lost their lives in an accidental death due to someone else's negligence. He will deal with all aspects of your case, including property damage, medical treatment and bills, and obtaining fair, just and reasonable compensation in settlements, mediation, arbitration, or at trial.
Clients rely on Attorney Cummings compassionate representation and aggressive pursuit of compensation from the insurance companies. He has over 20 years of experience and offers high quality personal injury legal representation. Attorney Cummings has the experience to assist you in the following types of personal injury matters:
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Call Attorney James Cummings at (203) 754-7779, or fill out the "Do I Have a Case?" questionnaire on the Home page for a free evaluation and consultation regarding your personal injury claim.
Workers Compensation
Connecticut workers compensation laws can be complex. A worker who has suffered a back, shoulder, or knee injury, traumatic amputation of a body part, severe burn or electrical shock, or repetitive trauma can be forced into sever financial distress. The process in obtaining benefits can be confusing and stressful. Insurance companies and employers will take advantage of an injured worker by denying a legitimate claim for medical treatment, undervaluing a claim for lost wages, pressuring the worker to return to work prematurely, discouraging a worker from seeing a new doctor, or refusing to accept responsibility for a repetitive stress injury. As a rule, it is the employer’s insurance company’s policy to pay as little as possible to the injured worker. Often times, the worker is required to attend many informal and formal hearings just to get the benefits he or she is entitled to. In cases where the employer has no insurance, the rules are technical and the process can be extremely time-consuming.
At The Cummings Law Firm, we represent workers of all professions, from the construction laborer to corporate executive. It is our job to assist you in the process and get you all of the benefits allowed under the workers compensation laws. That includes requesting and attending hearings before the Workers Compensation Commission, obtaining medical information, assuring medical providers are paid, obtaining lost wages, and negotiating a fair, just and reasonable settlement of your claim. We work on a contingency basis, so we are not paid unless you are paid.
Business Law
At The Cummings Law Firm’s business and commercial law practice, it is our goal, through sound advice and proactive services, to minimize each client's exposure to risk and liability. When a dispute does arise, we work closely with you to resolve the issue in the most efficient and effective manner possible. We advise and represent Limited Liability Companies (LLC’s), large and small corporations, closely held companies, and individual entrepreneurs in a full range of organizational, transactional and litigation matters. We work with you to get results, whether it is negotiating the sale of a business or litigating the breach of an agreement. Our services include:
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We work with you to get results, whether it’s negotiating the sale of a business or litigating the breach of an agreement. Our dedication is to your success. ur dedication is to your success.
Divorce and Family Law
When you need a divorce lawyer for your marriage dissolution, you want a skilled, sensitive attorney. Divorce and child custody issues often bring out anger and frustration in people. Attorney Cummings helps clients understand how decisions made during the divorce process will affect their finances, taxes, and personal lives for years to come. Emotions can cloud judgment during the divorce process. Let Attorney Cummings guide you through the process and help you make the difficult decisions based on sound judgment rather than on emotions. If you own a business, he will explain how it will be affected. If you have a will or trust, he will explain what needs to be done in order to ensure your estate plan reflects your new family situation. In the case of child or spousal support, he has the tools needed to calculate estimated payments in order to prepare you for the financial consequences of a divorce.
Attorney Cummings assists clients in the following areas:
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Criminal Defense
In the Criminal Courts, experience matters. Attorney Cummings is experienced in evaluating the weaknesses of the prosecutions case, and the strengths of your case. Every person accused of a crime will ultimately experience fear, anxiety and stress. The prospect of losing your freedom, job, or driving privileges can be daunting. That is why he treats every criminal case very seriously.
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Real Estate
Real estate law is one of the pillars of Attorney Cummings practice. He is experienced in all facets of real estate closings, commercial and residential transactions, litigation, and counseling buyers, sellers and land developers. His clients range from the individual first time home buyer to commercial and residential developers, contractors, landlords, tenants, and businesses. For these clients, Attorney Cummings provides a wide range of services, including:
- Advising and representing commercial and residential buyers and sellers
- Drafting, reviewing and reviewing purchase and sale agreements
- Handling for sale-by-owner transactions and advising FSBO sellers
- Representation at closing or assistance with pre-closing document review
- Advising clients regarding title and property ownership
- Representing buyers and sellers in disclosure issues that arise post-closing
- Financing for real estate investments
- Land acquisition for improved and unimproved property
- Land use regulation, including planning and zoning
- Environmental site assessments
- 1031 exchanges
- Litigation representation for companies and individuals
- Boundary disputes and adverse possession claims
- Construction contracts
- Construction defect litigation
- Drafting and reviewing lease agreements
- Advising commercial or residential landlords and tenants
- Mechanic's lien actions
- Mortgage foreclosure actions and cancellations
- Buyer and seller arbitration
- Partition actions
- Transaction disputes
Probate and Estate Planning
Attorney Cummings represents individuals, families, and caregivers in a variety of estate planning and probate administration and litigation. He provides personalized services in an effort to understand and fulfill your specific needs and wishes. His comprehensive estate planning and probate services deal with your assets during your lifetime and after death, including the following:
- Wills
- Trusts - inter vivos and testamentary
- Probate administration and litigation
- Revocable trusts
- Irrevocable trusts
- Special needs trusts
- Health care powers of attorney
- Durable financial powers of attorney
- Mental health care powers of attorney
- Living wills
Medical Malpractice
When you enter into the hospital, your doctor's office, or the ER for medical treatment, you trust that you are in the hands of experienced medical professionals. You assume that your health condition is properly managed, that your diagnosis is correct, and that the treatment you are receiving is appropriate. To discover that your medical treatment actually exacerbated your condition, or caused an injury, can be devastating. Many malpractice injuries are so severe that they lead to catastrophic injuries or death.
Attorney James Cummings is dedicated to assisting the victims and families of medical malpractice to recover the compensation they deserve.
Whether your doctor failed to diagnose a medical condition, caused injury during surgery, or exacerbated your condition by failing to properly or timely treat you, he can assist you and your family recover the maximum compensation available.
Attorney Cummings is experienced in all of the following areas:
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Do not let medical negligence go uncompensated. Attorney Cummings will help you pursue your claims for your injuries.
Products Liability
Products liability is an area of personal injury law that deals with injuries sustained by the use of dangerous or defective products. Whether it is a manufacturer, distributor and reseller, they all have a responsibility to deliver products free from defect. If they fail in this obligation to the consumer, they must make good faith efforts to assume responsibility for their defective product. Attorney James Cummings has the experience to assist you in obtaining compensation for an injury sustained as a result of a defective or dangerous product. The term "product" covers a wide range of categories, including:
- Machinery and tools
- Safety guards and latches
- Pharmaceutical products
- Medical devices
- Food and tobacco products
- Chemicals
- Firearms
- Cars, trucks and motorcycles
- Automobile accessories such as tires, seat belts, airbags and child car seats
- Household products and appliances
- Toys and recreational equipment
- Clothing and apparel
If you've had an incident with a product that caused an injury, or are a survivor of someone who may have died from the use of or exposure to a dangerous or defective product, call Attorney James Cummings at (203) 754-7779 or fill out the "Do I Have a Case?" questionnaire on the Home page for a free initial consultation.
Serving Waterbury area clients with over 20 years experience
Attorney James W. Cummings, LLC serves clients throughout Connecticut from our office in Waterbury. Rates are fixed hourly or on a fixed fee basis. Most major credit cards are accepted. Whether you need help with a sensitive family matter, business challenge, or virtually any issue that requires legal advice and advocacy, call 203-754-7779, or contact us online today for a free consultation.
