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, 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
- General Civil Trial and Appellate practices
- Complex Tort and Catastrophic Injury Litigation, including traumatic brain injuries
- Business, and Insurance Litigation
- Family Law and Probate Litigation
Licensed 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)
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