William J Collins, III
MEMBER
William J Collins, III
MEMBER
Mr. Collins has practiced products liability law and transportation law for more than forty years and has handled or overseen the handling of products cases on a national basis in a number of different states. He 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.
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.
- Commercial and Business
- Products Liability
- Transportation and Trucking
- State Bar of Texas
- American Association for Justice
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Fellow, Houston Bar Association, Membership Section
- 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
- Houston Bar Association – Fellow 1993
- AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5.0 Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- University of Houston Law
Center (J.D., cum laude, 1981) - University of Central Florida
(B.A., cum laude, 1978)
- 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.C