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Jasper L. (Jack) Cummings, Jr.

Counsel


Jack Cummings has a unique blend of tax experience, having served as associate chief counsel (corporate) , litigated tax cases (including one to victory in the Supreme Court of the United States), led the Corporate Tax Committee of the ABA Section of Taxation, been recognized as one of the most respected and prolific commentators on federal taxation, published a book on The Supreme Court's Federal Tax Jurisprudence (ABA Section of Taxation, 2010) and taught corporate taxation at several law schools, including his alma mater, New York University.

Representative Experience

  • Represented the winning taxpayer before the U.S. Supreme Court in overturning the North Carolina Intangibles Tax.  Fulton Corp. v. Faulkner, 516 U.S. 325 (1996).


Publications
January 2012
December 7, 2010
“Ownership, Series and Cells,” 2010 TNT 234-9, December 7, 2010.
October 12, 2010
“Selling Nuclear Decommissioning Funds,” 195 DTR J-1, October 12, 2010.

Jasper L. (Jack) Cummings, Jr.

4721 Emperor Boulevard
Suite 400
Durham, NC 27703-8580
Phone: 919-862-2302
Fax: 919-862-2542

The Atlantic Building
950 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004-1404

Education

  • New York University
    (LL.M. Taxation, 1987)
  • Yale University
    (J.D., 1971)
  • Duke University
    (A.B., 1968)

Admitted to Practice

  • District of Columbia
  • North Carolina