Overview:
General civil litigation, mediation, and arbitration in business, contract, real estate, commercial, constructions, securities law, and estate planning. Plaintiffs and Defendants represented in State and Federal Courts since 1966.
Rating:
Martindale-Hubbell: "A.V."--Preeminent
Litigation Experience:
1. Business and Contractual Matters: a broad range of individual and business contract disputes of all kinds, accounting, fraud and misrepresentation, embezzlement, negligence, partnership, corporation, and shareholder disputes, unfair business practices, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duties, property damage, indemnification, subrogation, warrantees, product failure, franchising, insurance coverage, bankruptcy claims, NASD, and AAA Arbitrations.2. Real Estate: commercial and residential purchase, sales, and leasing, real estate brokerage liability, fraud and non-disclosure, property defects, easements, co-ownership issues, boundary disputes, and foreclosures.
3. Construction and Engineering: construction and design defects, faulty workmanship, landslide and subsidence damage, mechanics liens, and stop notices.
4. Securities: securities issuance and brokerage disputes.
5. Collection: secured and unsecured debt, and enforcement guarantees and judgments.
6. Banking: banking and savings and loan law.
7. Maritime: collision, hull, cargo, and insurance claims.
Transactional Experience:
Formation and operation of corporations, general and limited partnerships, and the negotiation and preparation of various business, commercial, individual, and real estate contracts.
Estate Planning Experience:
Preparation of wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, and probate of estates.
Clients:
Individuals, co-owners, corporations, partnerships, consumers, brokers, contractors, engineers, developers, manufacturers, distributors, manufacturers representatives, franchisors, franchisees, financial institutions and savings and loan associations, depositors, debtors, creditors, insureds and insurers.
ADR Experience:
Arbitrator, Santa Clara County Superior Court
Mediator, Santa Clara County Superior Court
Judge Pro-Tem, Santa Clara County Superior Court
Honorary:
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award
Listed: Marquis "Who's Who In American Law"
Listed: Marquis "Who's Who In The World"
Education:
University of Michigan (B.A., Economics, 1961)
Hastings College of the Law, University of California (LL.B., 1966)
Military Experience:
Lt., S.C., U.S.N.R. (active duty 1961-1963, U.S.S. Charles S. Sperry (DD-697)).
Professional Experience (all changes self initiated):
1966-1969: Associate; Hall, Henry, Oliver & McReavy, San Francisco CA
1970-1975: Partner; Hall, Henry, Oliver & McReavy, San Francisco CA
1976-1982: Partner; Cummins & Cummins, Lansing MI
1982-1985: Associate; Pitto & Ubhaus, San Jose CA
1985-1987: Law Offices of Charles F. Cummins, Jr., San Jose CA
1987-1992: Partner; Cummins & Chandler, San Jose CA
1992-Present: Law Offices of Charles F. Cummins, Jr., San Jose CA
