Atty. Janae Cummings
Janae is an associate in Tannenbaum Helpern’s Employment Law practice. She is skilled in handling litigation and employment-related matters in state, federal and administrative courts.
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Janae Cummings is a employment, business, and litigation attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Littler. Admitted to practice in New York, New York State Bar Association. Educated at Brooklyn Law School (JD) and Adelphi University (BA). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Labor and Employment Law - Management (2026). Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Janae is an associate in Tannenbaum Helpern’s Employment Law practice
- She is skilled in handling litigation and employment-related matters in state, federal and administrative courts
- Prior to her current role, Janae was an associate at a midsized full service firm where she practiced commercial litigation and employment law
- She had worked in the General Counsel’s Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, American Express, Thomson Reuters and Viacom Media Networks
- During law school, Janae was awarded a fellowship by the New York State Bar Association to clerk for Judge O. Peter Sherwood in the New York State Supreme Court Commercial and Federal Litigation Division
- As a student at Brooklyn Law School, Janae volunteered for the Immigration Visa Assistance Program and served as the Attorney General for the Black Law Students Association and as the Executive Articles Editor of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law
- She was also a recipient of the Pro Bono Scholars Award for having over 500 pro bono hours serving the community and providing legal services for indigent clients while in law school
- Janae was a 2018 Ms. JD Fellow and is now the co-director of the Ms. JD Fellowship Program
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New York are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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