Partner
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Phone:
717-238-5707
866-716-2315 (Toll Free)
Fax: 717-233-8133
Email: E-mail Me
Derrek W. Cummings was raised near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of Moon Area High School. Mr. Cummings earned a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University and his Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law. He has been practicing law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, since 1999, and is a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania and Arizona. Mr. Cummings is also a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Forensic Accountant. He has a wife, Lynn, and a daughter, Emily.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
- Insurance Litigation and Bad Faith
- Employment Law
Litigation Percentage
- 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified Public Accountant, Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy, 2002
- Certified Fraud Examiner, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, 2003
- Certified Forensic Accountant, American College of Forensic Examiners Institute, 2004
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1999
- Arizona, 2001
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2008
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 2010
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2014
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2014
Education
- Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Juris Doctor – 1998
- Honors: Dean’s Honors List
- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
- Bachelor of Science cum laude – 1994
- Honors: Dean’s Honors List
Classes/Seminars
- Unclaimed Property, Pennsylvania Treasury Department, 2004 – 2005
- Workplace Investigations of Sexual Harassment Claims, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2008
Teaching
- Former professor at Widener University School of Law – Disability Law
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American College of Forensic Examiners, Member, Certified Forensic Accountant, 2003 – Present
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Member, Certified Fraud Examiner, 2004 – Present
- Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy, Certified Public Accountant, 2002 – Present
Ancillary Businesses
- Certified Public Accountant, 2002
