Tawni Cummings
Denver,Colorado
Summary
Seasoned and effective legal professional offering expertise in management and collaboration of teams. Vast experience in family law, and experience working with mental health professionals in that capacity. Proven success in building trusting rapport (in both collaborative and adversarial processes) with various teams, including clients, opposing counsel and parties, and other professionals. Driven, hardworking and dedicated to client advocacy, and to serving under-represented populations.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Managing Attorney
Marble, P.C.
12.2021 - Current
- Manage team of approximately 30 family law attorneys, who, as co-counsel with Marble represent clients in a limited scope representation capacity
- Responsible for recruitment, hiring, and daily operations
- Provide expertise regarding family law matters, and collaborate with various internal teams within Marble and the administrative company that supports us
- Handle client complaints, assist and act as mentor for attorneys with legal cases, address contract issues, etc.
- Coordinate and strategize with various internal teams (recruitment, marketing, sales, contract administration, finance team, compliance team, trainers, technology team, etc.) Provide training for attorneys, paralegals, and client management staff
- Oversee attorney quality reviews
- Conduct intake calls with prospective clients
- Maintained small case load of family law clients
- Troubleshoot case issues with various members of the team
- Established and defined legal services offered
- Marketing and Development: Launched Marble in the state of Colorado; assisted with recruitment and vetting of attorneys; trained new attorneys regarding Firm practices and policies; attend Bar events to market the Firm.
Attorney
Law Office of Tawni L. Cummings
12.2019 - 12.2021
- Sole practitioner, focusing on family law matters
- Handled all aspects of my business, including litigation, and all administrative and business functions.
Senior Attorney
The Harris Law Firm, P.C.
10.2018 - 12.2019
- Senior Associate for family law firm
- Handled full case load, served as mentor for newer associate attorneys, managed paralegals.
Associate Attorney
Cordell & Cordell, P.C.
01.2018 - 10.2018
- Associate for family law firm
- Handled full case load, managed paralegals.
Attorney
Cummings Law, P.C.
09.2005 - 06.2014
- Sole practitioner, focusing on family law matters
- Handled all aspects of my business, including litigation, and all administrative and business functions.
- Supervised full-time paralegal, as well as contract employees (additional paralegals, as necessary), and law clerks.
Senior Associate Attorney
The Harris Law Firm, P.C.
01.2004 - 11.2005
- Senior Associate for family law firm
- Handled full case load, served as mentor for newer associate attorneys, managed paralegals.
Associate Attorney
The Law Offices of Peggy Stevens, Esq.
03.1999 - 01.2004
- Associate for small general litigation and family law firm
- Handled full case load, served as second chair to lead attorney, managed paralegals.
Associate Attorney
Silvern Law Offices, P.C.
07.1996 - 03.1999
- Handled full case load of personal injury, employment law, and bad faith breach of insurance contract cases.
Education
J.D. -
University of Denver College of Law
Denver, Colorado05.1996
Bachelor's - Pre-Law/Political Science
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington05.1993
Skills
- Managing team of attorneys, paralegals and sales support staff Building the Marble Colorado practice from the ground up
- Recruitment, hiring, training, and mentoring of team of approximately 30 attorneys
- Direct sales to prospective clients
- Family law litigation
- Collaboration, training, and management of support personnel (technology, sales, and paralegal teams)
- Development and management of limited scope services provided to clients
- Mitigation of client complaints
- Presentation educational workshops to attorneys and support staff
Trained in collaborative law, and mediation
Trained and experienced in working with collaborative teams (mental health professionals, coaches, financial experts, etc.) in the context of family law matters. Trained mediator.
Timeline
Managing Attorney
Marble, P.C.
12.2021 - Current
Attorney
Law Office of Tawni L. Cummings
12.2019 - 12.2021
Senior Attorney
The Harris Law Firm, P.C.
10.2018 - 12.2019
Associate Attorney
Cordell & Cordell, P.C.
01.2018 - 10.2018
Attorney
Cummings Law, P.C.
09.2005 - 06.2014
Senior Associate Attorney
The Harris Law Firm, P.C.
01.2004 - 11.2005
Associate Attorney
The Law Offices of Peggy Stevens, Esq.
03.1999 - 01.2004
Associate Attorney
Silvern Law Offices, P.C.
07.1996 - 03.1999
J.D. -
University of Denver College of Law
Bachelor's - Pre-Law/Political Science
Washington State University
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