Shawn S. Cummings
Associate

Practice Area:
Commercial Litigation
General Litigation
Insurance and Bad Faith Liability

Education:
University of New Mexico School of Law, J. D., 2008
University of New Mexico, B.A., 2004

Admitted:
New Mexico
United States District Court, New Mexico
United States Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit

Member:
State Bar of New Mexico
Albuquerque Bar Association
New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association

Background:
Shawn was born in Alexandria, Virginia, and grew up in many different places across the country, including Los Angeles, CA, Cedar City, UT, Seattle, WA, and Anchorage, AK.  He spent his formative years in Anchorage, where he graduated from Robert Service High School.  In high school, Shawn was an athlete and a musician.  He wrestled, ran track, competed as a gymnast, and played the saxophone in the jazz band.  Shawn was an Alaska state champion “all around” gymnast and a two time Northwestern United States regional champion on the pommel horse.   

After high school, Shawn attended the University of New Mexico, where he was a walkon for the track team in his freshman year.  Prior to graduating from UNM with a degree in political science, Shawn worked as a licensed insurance agent and insurance producer.  In 2002, Shawn earned a designation as a Certified Insurance Counselor.  Shawn worked as an insurance agent for seven years before he entered law school. 

In law school, Shawn was a member of the ABA Moot Court team that traveled to Washington D.C. to compete against other law schools in a regional tournament.  Shawn was also a law school member of the NM State Bar’s Lawyer’s Professional Liability and Insurance Committee. 

Shawn is a marathon runner and ultra-marathon runner and has finished numerous races across the country, including the Boston Marathon, the San Francisco Marathon, and the Leadville Trail 100 “The Race Across the Sky.”