- Criminal DefenseToday, William Cummings continues this mission and serves criminal defense clients with more than 40 years of combined trial attorney experience.
- DUI/DWIWe represent clients in courtrooms throughout the south-central Kansas region and fight to defend their rights in cases of drunk driving. If convicted of these charges your punishment may include...
- Wrongful DeathAt Cummings & Cummings, we represent individuals and surviving family members in all motorcycle-related injury and wrongful death claims and we help them to recover the compensation they deserve in order to recover their lives. As lawyers with more than 40 years of combined trial experience, you can be sure that no effort will be spared in our attempts to maximize the amount you receive.
- Traffic ViolationsThe blood evidence that is at issue in this case is a blood sample that was drawn while the defendant, Troy Meitler, was unresponsive. At the time that the blood sample was drawn, Meitler was receiving emergency medical treatment after he was injured in an automobile accident. Since Troy Meitler was unresponsive, he was unable to consent to having his blood drawn when a state trooper asked him for consent to do so. The state trooper maintains that no such consent was required for the sample to be taken, though, due to a Kansas statute that was enacted in 2008 which states that a driver’s involvement in an accident which results in serious injury or death constitutes a traffic violation which provides probable cause to conduct a warrantless search.
- Sex CrimesIn every criminal matter, we understand the importance of keeping you fully informed and involved. At every stage of the process, from investigation, to preliminary proceedings and motions, to plea-bargaining or trial and, when necessary, appeal—we will fully explain the law, the facts being used against you, the defenses that you have available to you, and the best estimates our experience can give you regarding the chances for success.
- Robbery
- Burglary
- Theft
- Misdemeanors
- Drug CrimesOne of the ways in which a driver who is charged with DUI may incur additional penalties is if they are also suspected of driving under the influence of any drug or combination of drugs that could affect their ability to drive safely. Drivers who are convicted of the crime of DUI involving drugs may receive any and all standard DUI penalties, plus penalties for the drug charges that relate to the other substances that were present in their system at the time of their arrest.
- Assault
- Arson
- Money Laundering
- ManslaughterLast month, the Kansas Court of Appeals panel ruled that a District Court judge had incorrectly suppressed blood evidence in a case where a driver was charged with operating under the influence of drugs, involuntary manslaughter, and aggravated battery at the time of his involvement in an accident involving a fatality. The suppression was based upon a lack of probable cause. The case has been remanded to the district court in Hutchinson.
- Premises LiabilityPremises Liability slip and fall cases, dog attacks, inadequate safety and security precautions, and other similar claims
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Personal InjuryIf you have been seriously injured because of someone else's recklessness, negligence, or careless mistake, it is important that you speak with an experienced personal injury attorney about the facts of your case as early as possible.
- Auto Accidents
- Dog Bites