Mrs Beryl Emeneseh Thomasia Cummings- Abiri holds a BA, LLB (Hons), B.L, MBA, LL.M, and ACIArb. She is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of the Republic of Sierra Leone, a Commissioner for Oaths, a Notary Public with over fifteen years of standing experience, and a Senior Partner in the law firm of Fornah-Sesay, Cummings, Showers & Co. (Chidera Chambers), which is recognized as one of the leading law firms in Sierra Leone and collaborates with Anderson Global – An International Association comprising tax and legal professionals worldwide since January 2010. She has a wealth of experience in elections law, land and property matters, family and probate matters, trade and employment disputes, company law and other related areas. She is also a Board Member of the Annie Walsh Memorial School since 2019,

She is a member of the Legal Access Through Women Yearning For Equality Right and Social Justice (L.A.W.Y.E.R.S) from 2007, and became the Vice President from May 2016 to June 2018, she is a Legal Retainer of the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone since June 2011, involved in the litigation of Gender based Violence Cases under L.A.W.Y.E.R.S since July 2009, Life Member International Federation of Women Lawyers since July 2009, Lecturer at the Institute of Public Administration & Management – IPAM, University of Sierra Leone, from 2016 to Jan. 2021, One of the Lawyers at the Legal Aid Scheme of the Sierra Leone Bar Association from February 2009 to Feb 2012, Worked with TIMAP for Justice in the Litigation of gender based violence cases from April 2009 to June 2011, One of the Lawyers sitting in the Complaint Committee in the Independent Media Commission from March 2010 to May 2011, Treasurer of the Sierra Leone Bar Association from July 2010 to July 2012, Assistant Secretary-General of the Sierra Leone Bar Association from July 2008 to July 2009, Barrister-at-Law and Solicitor – Jenkins-Johnston & Co. (Ayotunde Chambers) from Nov. 2007 to Dec. 2009, Intern at Kamara’s Defense Team – Special Court for Sierra Leone from August to November 2007, Public Relations Officer at Family Kingdom Resort from June 2001 to Oct. 2006,

An entrepreneur, and a senior partner of Zoe Pharmacy, which provides quality pharmaceutical care services for Insurance Companies, Non-Governmental Organizations, Parastatals, and other institutions. Her passion started in 2013 when she enrolled for the degree of master’s in business administration at the Institute of Public Administration and Management – IPAM. She did not only earn a postgraduate degree but put into practice some of the values she was taught.

She loves to pass on her knowledge of the law and business to others, which drives her to offer to lecture pro bono in the Department of Banking and Finance at IPAM, University of Sierra Leone, between 2016-2017, and She now lectures Legal and Regulatory Framework under the Short Course & Consultancy Unit, IPAM, and lectures at the LICSSAL Business College since 2016.

She had successfully gone through several training on the understanding of the basics of legal drafting by the government of Sierra Leone and the European Union, on the mandate and jurisdiction of the ECOWAS court by the Sierra Leone Bar Association, on “an insight into nursing and midwifery regulations in the UK and Sierra Leone” by L.A.W.Y.E.R.S. and project Umubano, on the prosecutions and circulation of obscene material. by Oliver Al-Falah, S&O partnership, in collaboration with L.A.W.Y.E.R.S, and on “women, business and the law.” by the World Bank group to name but a few.

Mrs Beryl Cummings-Abiri has authored several publications including, The Abuse of Intellectual Property Rights by A Dominant Undertaking in the Technology Industry, An Investigation of The European Courts Decisions on the Behaviors of Undertakings (2020), The Constitutionality of the Special Court vis-a-Vis The High Court of Sierra Leone (Dissertation: Fourah Bay College (2006), The History of the West African Methodist Church (Dissertation: Fourah Bay College) (2003), The Krios of Sierra Leone (Dissertation: Fourah Bay College) (2003).

Her hobbies are reading, watching TV, playing games and listening to gospel music. She is an Imperial Kabalai Award Winner for ‘Best Lawyer of the Year 2019’. She has been featured in several professional networks and has influential connections in the legal and education sectors in Sierra Leone. She is married to Dr Onome Thomas Abiri and has a lovely family.