About Nicola
Nicola Cummings began her professional life where maximum humans end theirs: at a criminal offense scene. In 2001 she took a job as a criminal offense scene investigator with the Gwinnett County Police Department. That early work put her in the center of cases and set the tone for a career that moves between science and law.
Her formal education reflects that blend. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2008. She then finished a law degree at Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law. Later she returned to academic study and obtained a LL.M. in Forensic Justice from West Virginia University College of Law.
Cummings’s resume traces a continuous progression through forensic and legal roles. She worked as a certified latent print examiner and lab supervisor at Six3System Inc. beginning in 2010. During law program she took internships in nearby public workplaces, which includes the Houston County district office in 2013 and the Macon-Bibb public defender’s workplace in 2014. After passing into private practice she used to be an attorney at The Veal Law Office in 2016. The subsequent year she served as an assistant solicitor common in Henry County and then opened her own company, Nicola Cummings Law Office, LLC.
Her practical background includes crime scene work, laboratory control, and courtroom time on both facets of felony matters. She holds certification as a latent print examiner from the International Association for Identification. She is a member of that organization’s national body and its Georgia department. She additionally belongs to the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Those memberships mirror an expert curiosity in forensic problems and felony protection practice.
Colleagues describe Cummings as a person who brings forensic knowledge into legal strategy. Her early laboratory role informs how she assesses evidence. Her time in prosecutorial and protection settings offers her a much broader view of how cases evolve from investigation to adjudication. She has handled matters in Georgia courts and has represented clients in a range of criminal hearings.
Since setting up Nicola Cummings Law Office, LLC in 2017 she has managed the firm and maintained an active practice. She handles felony defense work and associated problems in Georgia courts. Her recent practice focuses on felony defense and related matters.