Terry Collins – Of Counsel – Attorney Profile

Terry-Corpus-Christi-DWICorpus Christi DWI Lawyer with over 40 years experience in criminal law.

  • Board Certified Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization «Re-Certified in 2009»
  • Board Certified Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy «Re-Certified in 2009»
  • Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, 1970-1974
    Voted as a “Texas Super Lawyer” as published in Texas Monthly, 2006 and 2009 in the field of Criminal Law.
  • Arrangements can be made to represent clients in Federal Courts and State Courts nationwide
  • Martindale-Hubbell (AV)

Education:

  • University of Texas (B. A., 1967)
  • University of Houston (J. D., 1970)
  • Phi Delta Phi

Graduate, Texas National College of District Attorneys, 1972

Graduate, College of the State Bar of Texas, 1987
Board certified criminal trial law by the Texas board of legal specialization, 1984, Re-certified in 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2009

Board Certified Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1993, Re-certified 1998, 2003, and 2009

Member:

State Bar of Texas
Bar Association of the Fifth and Seventh Federal Circuits
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Texas Association of Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law

Terry Collins’ Legal Background

1970
State Bar of Texas
1975
U. S. Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit and U. S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
1978
U. S. Supreme Court
1980
Eleventh Judicial Court, Louisiana, DeSota Parish
1988
U. S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Utah
Circuit Court, State of Utah
1989
U. S. District Court, Western District of Texas
1990
U. S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
1991
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Fourth Judicial District of Osage County, Kansas
1992
U. S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
U. S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, Asheville Division
1993
Justice Court, Las Vegas Township, Clark County, Nevada

Assistant City Attorney, Houston, Texas 1970

Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, 1970-1974

Associate Municipal Judge, City of West University Place, Texas, 1978-1981

Continuing legal education lecturer, 11-18-99: San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association, “Two areas of law that nobody knows about- but should” (Extradition of fugitive warrants and how to handle an administration law DPS hearing of a minor charged with a detectable amount of alcohol).