F. ALAN CUMMINGS is a resident partner in both the Fort Lauderdale and Tallahassee, Florida offices of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP.  In January of 2001, Cummings & Snyder, P.A., joined its practice with Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP, where Mr. Cummings had been senior and managing partner from 1986.  He was a member of the Law Review of the Florida State University School of Law, and is an honors graduate.  He has a B.S. from Auburn University with a major in Economics.

Mr. Cummings received his law degree in 1975.  During his thirty years of practice, he has practiced in the area of contract litigation and counseling.  He has handled all aspects of construction disputes from preconstruction and post-award bid disputes to construction litigation on behalf of contractors, owners, subcontractors, design professionals and sureties.  He has extensive experience in litigating delay claims on major construction projects throughout the Southeast.

Mr. Cummings specializes in areas relating to construction, government contracts and suretyship.  His client representation includes general contractors, subcontractors, sureties, municipalities and owner-developers nationwide.

He has authored numerous articles and is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of risk avoidance and construction claims preparation for institutions of higher learning, public agency seminars and corporate training sessions.

He is a member of the Florida Bar as well as the Forum Committee of the Construction Industry, Public Contract law, Litigation and Fidelity & Surety Law sections of the American Bar Association.