Archive for April, 2012

Cummings & Cummings is once again going to have a Cummings and a Cummings.

Monday, April 30th, 2012

WICHITA — Cummings & Cummings is once again going to have a Cummings and a Cummings.

Bill and Nika Cummings started the law firm, which is at 129 E. Second St., in 1998. Nika Cummings left more than four years ago to work as a public defender. Now, she’s returning.

“She’s had really great success as a public defender,” Bill Cummings says of his wife.

She first worked for the Sedgwick County public defender’s office and then the county’s conflict office.

Cummings says his wife won 10 acquittals out of her last 12 cases, “which is just unheard of really.”

When Nika Cummings previously was at the firm, she worked part time there and as Mulvane’s prosecutor while also raising the couple’s four children. Once the kids were in school, she began her full-time public work.

Now, Bill Cummings says, his wife would like to try private practice again – and have the often more lucrative salary that accompanies it.

It’s fine by him, especially since they regularly confer about cases anyway.

“She’s just really good at what she does,” Cummings says. “She’s not only persuasive in the courtroom but … the office as well.”

Ignition Interlock Devices Could Be Mandatory

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

When an individual participates in drinking and driving, or driving while under the influence of other drug substances they are completely putting their present and future at risk of very negative consequences. Today, car accidents and collisions are easily contributed to by drunk driving, which takes the lives of thousands each and every year. Most individuals who drink and drive end up having to pay serious fines that can cost them thousands, and face the possibility of going to jail. Safety and driving should always go hand-in-hand. However, some organizations might be taking safety a little too far when it comes down to driving under the influence.

Ignition interlock devices are instruments that usually have to be installed within a motor vehicle that requires the driver to blow into it in order to get the driver’s blood alcohol content, or BAC. If the BAC results show that the driver is under the influence the car will not start. Most individual’s initial thought is “Oh that does not sound so bad, I mean it is saving lives rights?” One can easily assume that the devices help contribute to getting some DUI offenders off the road, but an ignition interlock device is just like a breathalyzer and has been known to easily produce faulty results.

A study was done with the device and then compared to that of a normal breathalyzer, which showed both had a large room for error most of the time. These devices are meant to pick up and read an individual’s breath in order to see the alcohol content. However, the majority of the time it picks up an individual’s entire breath, which happens to be what they had for lunch, that afternoon snack they got out of the vending machine, or even just a simple piece of gum.

Ignition interlock devices serve the purpose of trying to rehabilitate individuals with past DUI discrepancies back out on the road. However, the United States today cannot handle all individuals being required the installation of this device in their vehicles until two things have been met to everyone’s satisfaction: affordability, and reliability.

For a free consultation with one of our experienced Kansas auto accident lawyers, stop in and see us at our conveniently located downtown Wichita law office or contact us directly right now.

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Cummings & Cummings, L.L.C. 129 East 2nd Street Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) 264-1548
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What Can You Expect From A Kansas DUI?

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

In case you have not figured it out yet when you drive under the influence of alcohol or other drugs your not only putting your present in danger, but your future as well. Driving under the influence takes the lives of many each year. Yet, individuals continue to participate in such reckless acts.  A DUI charge, and later conviction, however, can impact your life now and later in a few varying aspects. Although one can assume that you will have to pay numerous fines associated with the crime, and also face jail time, what else can a DUI gain an individual?

A DUI charge is a very serious one that many people are beginning to look differently each and every day. For instance, your job can easily be impacted by a DUI. Your employment status can easily be changed in an instant thanks to a DUI. Many employers do not hire any individuals with a DUI on their record, and for that matter most individuals who already work for them can easily land themselves in hot water with a DUI charge. A DUI shows a lack of responsibility to not only yourself, but also all others around you.

Your personal life can easily be affected by a DUI as well. Many individuals by today’s standard have had a divorce at least once. From these marriages, children were usually the product, which child custody has been given by the court to the appropriate parent. However, if you gain a DUI charge your custody rights can easily be shifted either to another parent or another individual that could stand as a guardian. A DUI shows the judge and the court that you lack your own responsibility towards your safety, which means this could easily impact your child.

When you drink and drive, or get behind the wheel under the influence of other drugs think about what you are about to do. Make sure that you follow the appropriate safety measures and when you’ve had a little too much to drink always rely on a designated driver. Leave the alcohol to being mixed with drinks, not driving.

For a free consultation with one of our experienced Wichita DUI lawyers, stop in and see us at our conveniently located downtown Wichita law office or contact us directly right now.

We Offer Full Bilingual Services for Croatian-Speaking Clients

Personal Injury Cases are Taken on a Contingency-Fee Basis You Pay No Attorney’s Fees Unless We Win Compensation For You

Free Consultations Evening & Weekend Appointments Available Visa & MasterCard Accepted

Cummings & Cummings, L.L.C. 129 East 2nd Street Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) 264-1548
Fax: (316) 264-4704