K. Martine Cumbermack

Biography

K. Martine Cumbermack is an experienced litigator with more than 20 years of legal experience. She has provided counsel and representation in workers’ compensation matters on behalf of employers, insurance companies, self-insureds and third-party administrators in both Florida and Georgia.

Martine has extensive experience in trial and appellate courts and has successfully litigated workers’ compensation cases at trial on various issues, including the Rycroft defense, notice and intoxication defenses.

A trusted adviser to her clients, Martine counsels them on the best way forward with their unique legal issues. She focuses on providing great accessibility to answer any questions or discuss ideas with clients, even when she is not working an active case with them, to ensure she is always available to troubleshoot problems or advise on issues they may be facing. Martine also assists clients with in-house training for employers to help mitigate risk ahead of issues in order to arm businesses with the knowledge to make smart decisions before incidents occur.

Martine holds a diversity and inclusion professionals certificate through Cornell University’s Institute of Labor & Relations. She has served as the Chair for the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee for nearly ten years and represents the firm as a member of the Steering Committee of the State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program. Martine has also served on the firm’s Hiring, Marketing and Community Relations committees.

Before joining Swift Currie, Martine served as outside panel counsel and in-house counsel providing workers’ compensation defense for a major national insurance company. Martine has become an industry leader, regularly writing and presenting locally and nationally on a wide variety of workers’ compensation topics ranging from employer affirmative defenses, light duty return to work issues, post-hire medical questionnaires, the role of aging employees in workers’ compensation and the impact of diversity on claims management, costs and results. 

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: GA