Areas of Practice
Education
- Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 2000, Mitsubishi International Fellow, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Finance Editor, Human Rights Law Review
- Duke University, A.B., History, 1997, John & Sally B. Beard Scholar Howard Hughes Research Fellow
Bar & Court Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
Jody A. Cummings
Special Counsel
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NWWashington DC 20036
TEL: 202.429.8096
FAX: 202.429.3902
Jody A. Cummings is special counsel in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he is a member of the Regulatory & Industry Affairs Department.
Mr. Cummings has a wide ranging practice on natural resource and environmental issues and other matters before the Department of the Interior. He represents clients on matters relating to land exchanges, forestry, natural resources damages claims, climate change initiatives, and natural resource development.
He also advises clients and litigates on various aspects of federal Indian law, including gaming, tribal recognition, religious freedoms, and environmental concerns.
Mr. Cummings was an active member in the Columbia Human Rights Law Review and President of the Native American Law Students Association. He is also an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.
Selected Publications
- February 15, 2011
