Douglas K. Cummings, Esq.
Douglas K Cummings is the founding member of Cummings Law Firm, having over twenty-five years of legal experience.
Douglas is currently a member of the Salt Lake Community College Planned Giving Advisory Committee, and a Counsel for the Trustee of the Utah Pooled Trust, associated with Turn Community Services. He is prior Chairman of the Estate Planning Section of the Utah State Bar, and the Salt Lake Estate Planning Council, a former member of Primary Children”s Medical Center Planned Giving Committee, and has also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of The Arc of Utah, and the Foundation for Homecare and Hospice, sponsored by Intermountain Health Care. He has been selected as Utah’s Legal Elite. Prior to attending law school, Douglas was a Tax Accountant with Arthur Anderson in Washington, D.C.
Douglas and his wife, Kathy, have four grown children. He enjoys politics, travel, bicycling, skiing, gardening and photography. When it comes to travel, he hasn’t been everywhere, but it’s on his list.
Douglas is happy to assist you or any of your clients with their legal needs and offers a no-fee consultation prior to beginning any legal work. He strives for the absolute best in quality and efficiency in his work and would be please to be of assistance.
MEMBERSHIPS:
U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, District of Utah
Utah Supreme Court of Utah
Utah Bar Association, Tax and Estate Planning Sections
Davis County Bar Association
Salt Lake Estate Planning Council
Department of Veterans Affairs Accredited
EDUCATION:
J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, JD, 1991
Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, BS, Accounting, cum laude, 1987
PRESENTATIONS:
Beacon Financial Lighthouse Presentation
Utah State Bar: Estate Planning Boot Camp
Partnerships, LLC’s and LLP’s: Organization and Operation in Utah Estate
Planning and Probate for the Paralegal/Legal Assistant in Utah
Selected Tax Aspects of Estate Planning Special Needs Trusts: Preserving Medicaid Benefits
Introduction to the Probate Process (“Probate 101″)
Subrogation and Medicare & Medicaid Liens, for the Utah Association of Justice
Asset Protection Planning, and Demystifying Asset Protection Vehicles
Elder Planning in Utah
Utah Elder Care Planning: How to Protect Assets and Provide for Services
Special Needs Trusts: Distributions, Medical and Related Issues
