Practice/Organization Description
Founded in 1956, the Scranton, Pennsylvania law firm of FOLEY, COGNETTI, COMERFORD, CIMINI & CUMMINS has maintained its excellent reputation for thorough and exceptional handling of civil litigation matters in Northeastern Pennsylvania for over the past 50 years.
ABOUT DANIEL E. CUMMINS, ESQUIRE
Daniel E. Cummins, Esquire is a partner in the firm with 15 years of insurance defense and civil litigation experience.
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.
With his office being located in Scranton, Lackawanna County Pennsylvania, Mr. Cummins covers and defends matters all across Northeastern Pennsylvania. He handles insurance defense matters in at least the following counties: Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Lycoming, Pike, Bradford, Susquehanna, Lehigh and other surrounding areas.
Attorney 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. He has focused on insurance defense litigation ever since.
AWARD-WINNING CIVIL LITIGATION COLUMNIST
Mr. Cummins has published many articles that have appeared in the Pennsylvania Law Weekly, the Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, the Pennsylvania Lawyer magazine, and the Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal. Attorney Cummins’ numerous articles have analyzed and predicted trends in a wide variety of areas of civil litigation law and have also provided practice tips for fellow members of the bar.
More recently, at the request of the editors of the Pennsylvania Law Weekly, a statewide legal news publication, Attorney Cummins has become a regularly contributing columnist on civil litigation issues. As noted below, several of his articles have been recognized for their excellence in legal journalism.
For more background information you may also view Attorney Cummins' legal blog entitled Tort Talk. The blog is designed to provide regular updates on important civil litigation cases and trends in Pennsylvania law.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Lawyers on the Fast Track
In September, 2005, Attorney Cummins was honored as one of only 35 lawyers across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under the age of 40 to be recognized by American Law Media as a “Lawyer on the Fast Track.”
This recognition was issued by a committee comprised of bar association leaders and a law school dean and was given to attorneys who have exhibited excellence in advocacy, advancement of the law, community service, and service to the bar.
To date, Mr. Cummins remains one of only three attorneys from Northeastern, Pennsylvania to ever have been so recognized.
Schnader Print Media Awards
In both 2006 and 2007, Attorney Cummins was awarded First Place in the Weekly Newspapers category of the noted Schnader Print Media Awards, honoring excellence in legal writing and analysis in Pennsylvania publications, for articles of his that appeared in the Pennsylvania Law Weekly.
Who’s Who
In 2005, Mr. Cummins was selected for inclusion in the 2005-2006 “Honors Edition” of The United Who’s Who Registry which lists accomplished professionals.
More recently, in 2008, Attorney Cummins was selected for inclusion in Cambridge’s Who’s Who, an international Registry of professionals.
Super Lawyer – Rising Star
In 2007, Attorney Cummins was also recognized as a Super Lawyer - Rising Star in Philadelphia Magazine.
Bar Admissions
All Pennsylvania state courts and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Education
Villanova University, B.A. English cum laude 1990
Dickinson School of Law, J.D. 1993
Faculty of Laws, University of London (England) Spring 1993
Professional Associations & Memberships
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Lackawanna County Bar Association
Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
Defense Research Institute
Pennsylvania Defense Institute
Honors and Awards
2005 Lawyers on the Fast Track Honoree
2006 Schnader Print Media Award-First Place for excellence in legal articles
2007 Schnader Print Media Award-First Place for excellence in legal articles
2007 Super Lawyers-Rising Stars Honoree
