Michael J. Cummins

Michael J. Cummins

4.0
Rating: 7.2

Licensed for 57 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Lake Forest, IL
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Child Support ... +4 more

20 East Westleigh Road, Lake Forest, IL

About Michael

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Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes

Hourly Rates

$ 300-500 per hour


Payment Methods

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 57 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1968

Retired

No misconduct found

Location

Law office of Michael J. Cummins

20 East Westleigh Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045

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Posted by anonymous | June 29, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Terrible!

This Attorney used up my $1500 retainer in less than 30 days. He took on a international divorce case and led me to believe at the consultation that it would be an easy cut and dry divorce. It turns out he had no knowledge on how to file this divorce and charged me for his own research that should ha...ve been done prior to him taking on this case. He is old , makes mistakes and is not on top of things and turned very rude to me in the end. I asked him to stop work on the case and he continued to go to court so he could add additional costs on my invoice. No not trust this lawyer , he is a snake. He uses up your retainer before you get your first summary or breakdown of hours so you can not fire him before its all drained. Dishonest, unknowledgeable lawyer.

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Experience

Rating:  7.2 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2005 - Present

Attorney at Law, Law office of Michael J. Cummins

1998 - 2004

Partner, Schiller Du Canto & Fleck

1983 - 1998

Attorney at Law, Law office of Michael J. Cummins

1980 - 1983

Partner, Diver, Bollman, Grach, and Quade

1976 - 1980

Attorney at Law, Law office of Michael J. Cummins

1974 - 1976

Attorney (Commercial law), Conzelman, Schultz, and Snarski

1971 - 1974

Prosecuting Attorney, Lake County State's Attorney's Office

1968 - 1971

Editor of the Atomic Energy Law Reporter, Commerce Clearing House

Associations

1974 - Present

Illinois State Bar Association

Member

1971 - Present

Lake County Bar Association

Member

American Bar Association

Member

Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce

Member

Education

1964

Loyola University Chicago School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1961

Loyola University Chicago

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

English

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