William J. Collins

About William Overview William is head of a litigation team specializing in defense of transportation and products liability (including food products liability), premises liability, commercial litigation, labor and employment, construction, and other insurance defense-related claims. Open: Experience Experience Military Experience Outside of his civil practice, Mr. Collins is a Captain in the Texas State Guard and serves as Staff Judge Advocate in the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade. Areas of Practice Commercial and Business Products Liability Transportation and Trucking Legal Memberships State Bar of Texas American Association for Justice Texas Association of Defense Counsel Defense Research Institute Fellow, Houston Bar Association, Membership Section Education University of Houston Law Center (J. D., cum laude, 1981)University of Central Florida (B. A., cum laude, 1978)Honors and Rewards Houston Bar Association - Fellow 1993 AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0 Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Court/Bar Admissions Admitted to State Bar of Texas: 1982 United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States District Court of New Mexico United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, Washington D. CPresentations and Publications Author and Presenter, Litigating Underground Utility Damage Claims Under the Texas One Call Statute, SBC 2005 Legal Conference Author and Presenter, Texas Duty Regarding Manufacturers to Indemnify Retailers - Caution and Ethical Concerns, National Food Processors Association Conference, 2002 Author, An Exception for Deception: Why McKennon Should Not Be Extended to Employment Application Misrepresentations of Pre-Existing Injuries, 37 S. Tex. L. Rev. 779 (1995). Interview on Security Measures for Premises Owners, Houston Business Journal, 1992 Litigating Underground Utility Damage Claims Under the Texas One Call Statute at the SBC 2005 Legal Conference