
Lindsay Cummings
Biography
Lindsay Cummings is an accomplished estate planning and business lawyer who helps clients protect personal and business assets and transfer their wealth from generation to generation.
In the estate planning area, Lindsay delivers creative solutions to families, professionals (including dentists and health care providers), and high-wealth individuals, to help achieve financial goals while minimizing any potential tax burdens. Through wills, trusts, advanced directives, guardianships, conservatorships, LLCs, and other vehicles, she gives clients peace of mind that their heirs and beneficiaries will be well taken care of when they are gone or cannot make decisions for themselves. Additionally, Lindsay advises clients about estate and trust administration, real estate matters, and business transactions.
Throughout her career, she has earned the respect of her peers and colleagues, as evidenced by recognition in The Best Lawyers in America, and repeat appearances on the annual lists of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch and Grand Rapids Magazine Top Lawyers.
Lindsay is married with three children. She lives in Ada with her family and enjoys watching her children play sports and traveling.
Academic Appointments
- Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
- Former Adjunct Professor (Estate Planning)
- Former Visiting Professor (Contracts)
Education
- Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan
- J.D. - 2010
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Jurisprudence Awards in Transnational Research and Criminal Procedure
- Albion College, Albion, Michigan
- B.A. - 2007
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Major: Political Science
Past Positions
- Bodman PC, Member
Professional Associations
- ICLE, Member, Elder Law Advisory Board
- ICLE, Co-Planner, annual Drafting Estate Planning Documents seminar
- State Bar of Michigan (Probate & Estate Planning Section)
- Grand Rapids Bar Association
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Estate Administration (Probate and Trust)
- Guardianships/Conservatorships
- High Net Worth/Private Client Services
- Business
- Real Estate
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 2010
Classes & Seminars
- Presenter, “Common Issues in Estate Administration,” ICLE, February 2025
- Presenter, “Fundamentals of Estate Administration,” ICLE, June 2022
- Presenter, “Common Issues in Estate Administration,” ICLE, February 2021
- Presenter, “Trust Funding 101,” ICLE, June 2020
- Presenter, “Demonstration: Initial Client Interview,” ICLE, July 2019
- Presenter, “Drafting Estate Plan Documents, 28th Annual,” ICLE, January and February 2019
- Presenter, “Fundamentals of Estate Administration,” ICLE, October 2018
- Presenter, “Common Issues in Estate Administration,” ICLE, October 2017
Honors
- Crain’s Grand Rapids Business “Notable Women in Law” 2024
- The Best Lawyers in America 2024, 2025, Trusts and Estates, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2021, 2022, 2023, Trusts and Estates
- Grand Rapids Magazine Top Lawyers 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, Trusts & Estates