Mary Cummins, Real Estate Appraiser, Real Estate Appraisal, Los Angeles, California, Mary Cummins.

Mary Cummins is a real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California with 38+ years of experience. Cummins provides real estate appraisals for banks, lenders, mortgage brokers, Appraisal Management Companies (AMCs), lawyers, Courts, factors and private parties for lending, lawsuits, probate, estate planning, divorce and all types of litigation. Cummins provides 1004, 1073, 1025 and other form reports, narrative reports and historical appraisals besides real estate research and appraisal advice.

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Mary Cummins, Real Estate Appraiser, Animal Advocates, Los Angeles, California

Mary Cummins, real estate appraiser, Animal Advocates, Los Angeles, California

Mary Cummins

Mary Cummins was born December 1965 in Long Beach, California. Cummins is a real estate expert, freedom of speech advocate, animal rights activist and a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.

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Early life and education

Cummins was born in Long Beach, California. The family soon after moved to Beverly Hills, California. She was raised mainly by her grandmother Mary R. Cummins also known as Maria Rivera. Her grandmother was born in Tacubaya in the Federal District of Mexico in 1899. Her grandfather is Robert Cummins who died in WWII. She has an older sister who is an actress named Juliette Cummins who is most well known for acting in horror movies.

She attended St. Victor's Catholic School then Beverly Hills Catholic School now called Good Shepherd Catholic School in Beverly Hills. She then attended El Rodeo public school in Beverly Hills for 7th and 8th grades and Beverly Hills High School. She later attended the University of Southern California on scholarship as a biology/psychology major. She was on the Dean's list in high school and college. Cummins alsovolunteered with her church, school, local hospital, YMCA, projects for the elderly and disabled.

Growing up she was on the Beverly Hills YMCA swim team with swimmerDara Torres, Culver City Roadrunners Swim Team with swimmer Tiffany Cohen, Beverly Hills High School swim and water polo teams and University of Southern California swim team. She was a top ten AAU swimmer in the United States and completed the first precursor to the modern day triathlon. Cummins worked out with the Soviet Union swim coach Boris Zenov and Gold and Silver medalists Marina Yarchenia, Marina Koshevaya at the UCLA pool in 1976 as featured in the LA Times.

Real Estate

Cummins received her California real estate sales license in 1984. She became a full broker in 1986. She received her California real estate appraiser licensein 1994 when they were first mandatory. Cummins has been a real estate expert in both civil and criminal trial cases in California. She was one of the appraisers of the Ambassador Hotel in the eminent domain case in the 1990's. She's also done appraisals for eminent domain cases for the Los Angeles Metro and pro bono work for local non-profits. Besides teaching real estate appraisal theory classes she's also written many articles on all aspects of real estate appraisal and sales. To date she has done over 20,000 real estate appraisals for AMC's, brokers, lawyers, accountants, government agencies and private individuals. She has worked for Merrill Lynch, Westside Properties, the Apartment Owners Association (AOA) and Forensis Group.

Freedom of Speech

Cummins is an advocate on freedom of speech issues. In the past 20 years she has written reports on securities fraud and animal cruelty cases. In two of these cases she was sued for defamation in retaliation for posting her reports on the Internet and filing complaints with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)and authorities.

"Fredric Rittereiser, Ashton Technology vs Mary Cummins", 2000. In this case the CEO of Ashton Technology Fredric Rittereiser and the company sued Cummins for defamation and tortious interference. Cummins represented herself pro se and won this case in November 2001.

"Kathy Knight-McConnell vs Mary Cummins", July 2003. In this case company paid stock promoter Kathy Knight-McConnell sued Cummins for defamation, trademark infringement and securities claims. Cummins represented herself pro se and won in 2004. This case set case law precedence as this was the beginning of internet law.

Animal Activism

Cummins has always been a strong proponent for animal rights. She has rescued animals since she was a small child rescuing a fawn, bunny and squirrels at the age of six. Cummins started her own non-profit Animal Advocates in 2002. She is licensed with the California Department of Fish & Game and the USDA to rescue and rehabilitate wildlife including coyotes, bobcats, foxes, raccoons, skunks, opossums, squirrels, all the way down to bats. Mary Cummins speaks to local community groups and students about respecting wildlife and humane wildlife control. Mary Cummins is also a Wildlife Control Operator. Mary Cummins has written manuals on small mammal rehabilitation besides numerous articles. Cummins is also on the Humane Society of the United States' animal rescue team. Cummins helped with a cock fighting raid in California in 2010. Cummins also assisted in a hoarder intervention in Lucerne Valley which was featured on Animal Planets show "Confessions, Animal Hoarding" in 2012.

Cummins also lobbies and speaks out for animal rights. She worked with other animal rights groups to help pass the West Hollywood fur ban. She also worked with Dr. Jennifer Conrad of the Paw Project to help ban the declawing of domestic cats, large cats and wild animals. In 2004 she was able to change the wildlife policy for the City of Los Angeles. She also made an amendment to zoning in Los Angeles County to allow wildlife rehabilitation. She's also lobbied for many new bills such as SB 1229. Cummins went through the Rio Hondo Police Academy and the Humane Academy to become a Humane Officer. Cummins also worked for American Humane and the Found Animals Foundation. She was also outspoken about the tainted and rancid puppy and kitten formulas made by Petag.

Personal life

Cummins currently lives in Bel Air, California which is also home to her wildlife sanctuary and wildlife rehabilitation facility. Her hobbies are motorcycling, skiing, scuba diving, hiking, cooking and reading. She is a "green" Vegan doing what she can to help the environment, people and animals.

Awards and Honors

Member of the California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators
Member of the National Wildlife Rehabilitation Association
Member of the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council
Member of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) National Disaster Animal Rescue Team (NDART)
Certificate of appreciation from the City of Los Angeles for many years of service in 2003
Certificate of appreciation from EARS for assisting with wildlife in the California fires
Certificate of appreciation from the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services 2009
Los Angeles Business Journal Top Non-profit award for Animal Advocates 2013
Los Angeles Business Journal Latino Business awards for Cummins Real Estate 2014

External Links

Publications and Articles

Animals

2002 "What to do when you find a baby squirrel"
2002 "What to do when you find an injured squirrel"
2003 "How to reunite squirrels babies with their mothers"
2003 "How to trim trees with wildlife in mind"
2003 "How to properly care for un-releasable squirrels"
2003 "How to build proper caging for wildlife"
2003 Cat Fancy Magazine, "Mama Mia"
2003 "How to humanely deal with coyotes"
2004 "Rehabilitation of tree squirrels" manual.
2004 "Rehabilitation of ground squirrels" manual.
2004 "Rehabilitation of skunks" manual.
2004 "Treatment of Malocclusion in Squirrels," Co-author Dr. Bill Ridgeway
2004 "How to trim rodent teeth"
2004 "How to make pet squirrels wild again"
2004 "How to set up a wildlife referral system in animal shelters"
2005 IWRC, "Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation," "Raising baby tree squirrels from weaning to release"

Selected Media

Animals

2003 Animal Planet "Beverly Hills Vet, Squirrel Rehabilitation"
2003 CADFG "Scrawl of the Wild"
2003 LA Times "Rodent poisoning project angers animal activists"
2004 Cable television show "Wildlife Rescue," six episodes, Doggy TV
2004 Gardena Valley News "Helping furry friends survive urban jungle"
2004 KROQ radio interview with Scott Mason
2005 Discovery Channel "The Undetectables, Squirrel Care"
2005 LA Weekly "A Billionaire's Bark"
2005 KROQ radio interview with Scott Mason
2005 Thousand Oaks Acorn "Public outcry over slain tiger loud but not universal"
2005 LA Times "Urban remedies: Dealing with new arrivals"
2005 Thousand Oaks Acorn "Public outcry over slain tiger loud but not universal"
2005 LA City Beat "Welcome to the jungle"
2006 Daily News "Stuckey stays on as $50,000 City consultant"
2006 Book "Squirrels: The Animal Answer Guide"
2006 Daily News "County relaxes restrictions on llamas, animal rehab"
2006 Daily News "Council hears Stuckey critics"
2006 LA Times "Fired City Official's appeal in limbo"
2007 LA Times "Opossums: your garden's evening clean-up crew"
2009 LA Times "Your morning adorable, baby skunks and the handstand dance"
2010 Martha Stewart "A gopher named Charlie"
2010 Martha Stewart "A second chance for Charlie"
2010 LA Times "Your morning adorable: rescued rabbit enjoys a meal"
2010 LA Times "Your morning adorable: rub a dub dub, raccoons in a tub"
2010 Top YouTube pets video channel in March
2011 Ventura County Star "City says bats remain at Moorpark home"
2011 CBS Los Angeles "Moorpark Says Homeowners Not Doing Enough To Fight Bats"
2011 NBC "WeHo one step closer to fur ban"
2012 Santa Monica Patch "Wild Animal in Town? Call on Us, Vet Says"
2012 Santa Monica Daily Press "Groups want policy change after mountain lion death"
2012 ABC "IDA Rally held in Santa Monica in protest of fatal shooting of mountain lion"
2012 NBC "Animal-Rights Group Protests Santa Monica Mountain Lion Shooting"

Real Estate

1985 LA Times "People in Westside Real Estate" Cummins joins Merrill Lynch
1990 LA Times "People in Westside Real Estate" Cummins joins Westside Properties
2002 LA Times "Suggestions for the bidder whose offers are rejected"
2007 LA Times "Historical homes, not for everyone"
2009 LA Weekly "Jimmy Nasralla finds a lawyer"
2009 LA Weekly "Is LA City Attorney Trutanich screwing over the little guy?"
2009 LA Weekly "Jimmy on the edge of town"

Categories: [Category:Living people] [Category:Beverly Hills High School Alumni] [Category:University of Southern California Alumni] [Category:1965 births]

Mary Cummins, 645 W 9th St #110-140, Los Angeles, California, USA

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the
Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

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Mary Cummins

Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate Services has been in real estate since 1983, over 35 years. She is licensed by the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers. Mary Cummins was an agent and broker licensed with the California Department of Real Estate selling residential income, commercial buildings, raw land and homes for Merrill Lynch Realty in Beverly Hills and Westside Properties in Los Angeles before concentrating on appraisals. Mary Cummins currently provides real estate appraisals, expert witness testimony, historical research, legal real estate research for mortgage brokers, banks, lawyers, factors, insurance companies, financial consultants and private individuals. Mary Cummins was born and raised in Southern California. Cummins attended Beverly Hills Good Shepherd Catholic School and Beverly Hills High School. Besides being on the Dean's list, Mary Cummins was a top ten national swimmer and competed on the men's water polo team. Mary Cummins began college at the age of 15 attending the University of Southern California on scholarship, majoring in Psychology/Sociology. http://www.animaladvocates.us http://www.facebook.com/AnimalAdvocatesUSA

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Mary Cummins receives Los Angeles Business Journal Women Making a Difference award.

Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate Appraisals receives the Los Angeles Business Journal 2014 Los Angeles Women Making a Difference award.

Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate Appraisals receives the Los Angeles Business Journal's 2014 Los Angeles Women Making a Difference Award for being a Volunteer of the Year.

Mary Cummins receives Los Angeles Business Journal "Women Making a Difference" award for volunteer of the year.

The Los Angeles Business Journal is excited to host the Inaugural Los Angeles Women’s Conference and Awards. Building off of the success and popularity of the Women Making a Difference Awards held for the past 21 years, this year the Business Journal will introduce a half-day conference that will begin with breakfast and progress through a series of nine guest speakers. Our attendees will have an opportunity to be inspired by local women executives sharing their expertise on wealth creation, wellness and wisdom. The afternoon portion of the event will be highlighted by the Women Making a Difference Awards luncheon, where we will be honoring the outstanding achievements in business by women throughout Los Angeles County.

Mary Cummins, real estate appraiser, Animal Advocates, Los Angeles, Calformia

Mary Cummins receives Los Angeles Business Journal Women Making a Difference award.

Sponsors were Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi, California Bank Trust, Dignity Health, CalCPA, Moss-Adams, TSG Consumer Partners, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Comerica Bank, First Republic Bank, Herbalife, Wells Fargo Bank, Baker Hostetler, Bank of the West, The California Community Foundation, City of El Segundo, CTBC Bank, Development Industries, East West Bank, Fox Rothschild LLP, Gensler, Haworth, J.P. Morgan Chase, MassMutual Financial Group, Phillips Lemer, Susan G Komen for the Cure, The Travelers Companies, University of Phoenix, USI of Southern California,

Mary Cummins receives Los Angeles Business Journal Women Making a Difference award.

Thursday, May 8, 2014

J.W. Marriott at L.A. Live – Platinum Ballroom

900 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015

Mary Cummins

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate supports conditional use permit CUP for Lockwood - Real Estate Appraier

Mary Cummins

Cummins Real Estate Services

645 W. 9th St. #100-140

Los Angeles, CA 90015-1640

Direct: ****

www.MaryCummins.com

July 18, 2013

As per telefax (805) 654-2509

Josias Gonzalez

Ventura County Planning Division

800 S. Victoria Ave. L-1740

Ventura, CA 93009-1740

Josias Gonzalez,

I am a real estate appraiser and expert witness with over 30 years of experience in California. I wrote and lobbied to get an amendment to Los Angeles County zoning to allow wildlife rehabilitation in 2006 i.e. Ordinance 2006-0019 amending section 22.08.180 ( http://planning.lacounty.gov/assets/upl/data/ord_drp-wild-animal-ord.pdf ). I wrote and lobbied to change the wildlife policy for the City of Los Angeles so it would comply with Fish & Wildlife regulations in 2004 ( http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040824005654/en/City-Los-Angeles-Approves-Wildlife-Policy ). I have been a real estate expert for noise and animal legal cases for 30 years. I am familiar with legally acceptable sound levels and planning and zoning issues as they relate to all types of animals including exotic, wildlife, farm or domestic animals.

I am also President of non-profit Animal Advocates in Los Angeles. Animal Advocates rescues ill, injured and orphaned native wildlife for release back to the wild. We have rehabilitated coyotes, bobcats, foxes, raccoons... We have also rehabilitated a wolfdog with guidance and help from Lockwood Animal Rescue Center. We highly recommend their center.

We have worked with Dr. Lorin Lindner, Matthew Simmons and their veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Conrad for over ten years. My volunteers and I have visited the facility quite a few times. Their facility has always been very well maintained, clean and secure.

As a real estate expert I can confirm that their facility does not have a negative impact on the neighbors or neighborhood. I support Lockwood's application for a conditional use permit. I am willing to testify to this at the public meeting for the conditional use permit. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Mary Cummins

President

Cummins Real Estate Services

Over 30 years of experience!

http://www.marycummins.com/letter_lockwood_conditional_use_permit.pdf

Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate is a certified residential licensed appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate appraisers and has over 35 years of experience.

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Sunday, August 3, 2003

Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates, Tiger Rescue, Real Estate Appraiser, Los Angeles, California

Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates, Tiger Rescue, Real Estate Appraiser, Los Angeles, California, 2003. Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates helped clean up Tiger Rescue in Riverside, California with Fish & Game and Chuck Traisi with Fund for Animals.