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Christopher D. Collins

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Chris Collins is a general civil trial and appellate practitioner, practicing in multiple areas of civil law, prosecuting and defending complex cases from pre-suit through trial and appeal.  His trial and appellate practices are focused primarily on complex business litigation and commercial contract disputes, complex divorce cases, banking and UCC litigation, real estate contract disputes, partnership litigation, fiduciary duty litigation and complex tort litigation, including professional malpractice and catastrophic injury matters.  Noteworthy trial results include judgments on verdicts of more than $1 million and $12 million in cases involving catastrophic physical and/or brain injuries resulting from professional and/or corporate negligence, as well as numerous favorable judgments and settlements in other civil matters involving complex business, insurance, family and probate litigation.  Mr. Collins' appellate practice has yielded successes in areas of restricted appeals, division of community property on divorce, the law of insurance as it relates to the surety bond business, medical malpractice, and mandamus, of which several opinions have been reported in the Southwestern Reporter.

Mr. Collins joined Barlow Garsek & Simon, LLP, in 2001 following his extended engagement as a briefing attorney for the Honorable Anne Gardner on the Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas in Fort Worth.

Practice Areas

  • Appellate
  • Business & Tort Litigation
  • Business and Insurance Litigation
  • Family Law
  • Probate Litigation

Licensed/Admitted to Practice

  • State of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Education

  • St. Mary’s School of Law, Juris Doctor (1999)
  • Texas Tech University, Bachelor of Arts (1996)

Memberships

  • State Bar of Texas, Civil Trial and Appellate Sections
  • Tarrant County Bar Association, Civil Trial and Appellate Sections
  • Fellow of Texas Bar Foundation
  • Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association

Recognitions

  • Named “Texas Rising Star” in Texas Monthly Magazine in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, an award generated through peer nomination/evaluation and received by only 2.5% of young lawyers in Texas under 40 who have been practicing less than 10 years.

Reported and Unreported Cases

  • Aviation Composite Technologies, Inc. v. CLB Corp., 131 S.W.3d 181 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004, no pet.)
  • Dallas Fire Insurance Co. v. Texas Contractors Surety and Casualty Agency, 128 S.W.3d 279 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004), judgmt reversed, 159 S.W.3d 895 (Tex. 2004)
  • Freemyer v. First Bank, 2004 WL 912707 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004, no pet.)
  • In re Smith, 2004 WL 1176693 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004)
  • East Hill Marine, Inc. v. Rinker Boat Co., Inc.,229 S.W.3d 813 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2007, no pet.)
  • In re Traffic & Transportation Supply, Inc., 2010 WL 598702 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2010)

 

 

Recent News

Christian Dennie Interviewed for Articles Published by SI.com, USA Today, and ESPN.com

In recent months, there has been debate and discussion regarding the NCAA's implementation of a $2,000.00 stipend for student-athletes and the offering of multi-year scholarships.  ...

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Christian Dennie Interviewed by St. Louis Radio Station

On November 3, 2011, Christian Dennie was interviewed by the Big 550 KTRS in St. Louis, Missouri for its show, Inside College Sports.  Christian was ...

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Recent Publications

Strict Penalties for Violators? Do NCAA Policies Work?, Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics Vol. 12, Issue 4 (Feb. 2011); also published J. of NCAA Compliance (Jan.-Feb. 2011)

Eviction Appeals - Second Time's the Charm, ROOFLINES (December 2010)

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