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Stephanie E. Cummings

Stephanie E. Cummings

Partner

  • Waterbury
  • scummings@carmodylaw.com

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  • Quinnipiac University School of law, J.D., 2012 ~ cum laude
  • Sacred Heart University, B.S., 2009

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Stephanie practices in a variety of areas, including labor and employment, municipal, land use, real estate, and civil litigation. Her clients include municipalities, small businesses, independent schools, and individuals with varying needs.

Stephanie’s labor and employment practice spans both the advisement and counseling of clients and protecting her clients’ interests in litigation matters.   She has represented employers’ interests before the CHRO, MCAD, USDOL and in state court. She frequently conducts trainings for employers on topics including sexual harassment, management training, and ADA compliance.

Stephanie also frequently facilitates real estate transactions, including both representing buyers and sellers in transfers, as well as resolving complicated title matters and guiding her clients through various zoning processes.

Stephanie previously served as a State Representative in the Connecticut General Assembly, where she represented Waterbury’s 74th District. Prior to her election as State Representative, she served as an Alderwoman for the City of Waterbury from 2013 through 2017.

Affiliations

  • Previously a State Representative, 74th District

  • Connecticut Bar Association

  • Waterbury Bar Association, Treasurer, Board of Directors

  • Women@Carmody Co-Chair

  • Carmody Cares Committee Member

Distinctions

  • Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch – Real Estate Law and Trusts & Estates, 2021-2024, Corporate Law, 2024

  • Rising Star, Connecticut Super Lawyers® – Employment & Labor, 2021-2023

  • Waterbury Regional Chamber of Commerce, Legislator of the Year 2019

  • Waterbury Bar Association Young Lawyers Award, 2019, 2015

  • Connecticut Reading Association Award, 2018

  • Children’s Community School Robert E. Mellon Service Award, 2018

  • Rivera Memorial Foundation Outstanding Leadership Award, 2017

  • United Way of Greater Waterbury Volunteer of the Year, 2016

  • Connecticut Permanent Commission on Status of Young Women, Young Woman Rising Award, 2016

  • Sacred Heart High School, Marcia Galvin Brayton Award, 2015

Community

  • Waterbury Reads – Co-Director
  • Silas Bronson Library, Member, Board of Regents
  • Elisha Leavenworth Foundation – Secretary, Board of Directors
  • Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation – Member, Board of Directors

Experience

  • Represented a small business in a $5,000,000 refinance, including resolution of several title issues.

  • Prepared all required filings to satisfy CFIUS requirements for foreign investment in a US manufacturer.

  • Successfully negotiated a resolution to a DOL wage and hour audit on behalf of a small business.

  • Represented a small business in a $600,000 commercial, multi-unit condominium acquisition and subsequent lot line revision.

  • Represented a small business client in a $1,450,000 purchase of an existing small business.

New Risks of Criminal Liability for Small Business Owners and Officers

November 27, 2023
Beginning January 1, 2024, American businesses, for the first time, will be required to report their beneficial ownership directly to the federal government. This fundamental shift in reporting requirements is targeted to affect small businesses, irrespective of business type or history, under the theory that small businesses are the businesses
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Carmody Attorneys Named to the 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

October 09, 2023
Carmody Torrance Sandak and Hennessey LLP is pleased to announce that 30 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the Connecticut Super Lawyers® and Connecticut Rising Stars lists for 2023. Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. Please visit www.SuperLawyers.com/SelectionProcess to learn more
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Carmody Lawyers Ranked in More than 30 Areas of Law in Best Lawyers in America 2024

August 17, 2023
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey has received more than 90 accolades across over 30 areas of law and across all its offices in Connecticut, in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® 2024. Forty-two Carmody lawyers are named to the ‘Best Lawyers’ list and ten lawyers are listed
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Carmody Lawyers Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2023 List

April 05, 2023
Carmody is pleased to announce that 39 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2023. In addition, Giovanna Tiberii Weller and William J. Hennessey Jr. have been named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in New Haven, CT and Stamford, CT for Employment Law and Land Use & Zoning
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ManufactureCT Labor Law Update 2023

January 30, 2023
Feb 9, 2023 at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Carmody Labor & Employment partners Stephanie Cummings and Vincent Farisello will present for the ManufactureCT 2023 Labor Law Update. Learn the newest legal requirements for managing your business and being up-to-date on the law.  Click here for more information

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Session

December 19, 2023
As you are aware, Connecticut employers are required to provide two hours of sexual harassment training to all new employees within six months of hire and provide a refresher at least every ten years. Some employers, seeing the benefit of an informed workforce, may consider providing the training on a
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