What is now the firm of Cummings Andrews Mackay LLP was founded in 1915 by John F. Lymburn, Q.C. and Mayne Reid, Q.C. They were joined a short time later by Douglas Cobbledick, Q.C. and practiced for a number of years under the name Lymburn, Reid & Cobbledick. Mr. Lymburn eventually became the Attorney General for Alberta.

Throughout its early years, and continuing under the guidance of Paul Klingle, Q.C., who was with the firm from 1952 until his appointment to the CRTC in Ottawa, the firm practiced primarily in the area of corporate/commercial law.

The focus of the firm changed shortly after Ronald G. Cummings, Q.C. joined the firm in 1962. Mr. Cummings started a litigation department and, in 1965, conducted his first personal injury trial involving a quadriplegic. Since that time, Mr. Cummings, Donald J. Andrews, Q.C. (who joined the firm in 1969), and other members of the firm have successfully argued many Canadian and British Commonwealth precedent setting personal injury cases. In the early 1970’s, Mr. Cummings and Mr. Andrews litigated two of the three cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada (commonly referred to as the “Trilogy of Cases”) which literally set the law in Canada with respect to the assessment of damages in personal injury cases.

Although the primary focus of the firm since 1965 has been on serving the needs of people who have suffered injury or the death of a loved one as a result of a motor vehicle or other accident, with the presence of Frank C. Mackay, who joined the firm in 1976 as its senior solicitor, Cummings Andrews Mackay LLP continues to offer its clients a wealth of experience in the area of real estate, corporate/commercial law and estate matters.

Today, the law firm of Cummings Andrews Mackay LLP continues to build upon its tradition of legal excellence. We take pride not only in the results that we achieve on behalf of our clients, but also in our caring, individualized service.