Terry Collins - Of Counsel - Attorney Profile
Corpus Christi DWI Lawyer with over 40 years
experience in criminal law.
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Board Certified Criminal Law by the
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
«Re-Certified in 2009»
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Board Certified Criminal Trial Advocate by the National
Board of Trial Advocacy
«Re-Certified in 2009»
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Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, 1970-1974
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Voted as a "Texas Super Lawyer" as published in Texas
Monthly, 2006 and 2009 in the field of Criminal Law.
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Arrangements can be made to represent clients in
Federal Courts and State Courts nationwide
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Martindale-Hubbell (AV)
Education:
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University of Texas (B. A., 1967)
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University of Houston (J. D., 1970)
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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

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Bar Association of the Fifth and
Seventh Federal Circuits
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Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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National Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers
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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).