Francis J Collins
Experience:
63 years
Francis J Collins | Attorney
Main Office
148 Deer Hill Avenue
Danbury, CT 06810
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About Francis
FRANCIS J. COLLINS practices primarily in the areas of Real Estate, Workers' Compensation, Administrative Law, Commercial, and Land Use matters. He presently serves as counsel to the Ridgefield Planning and Zoning and Inland Wetlands Commissions and served as Town Attorney for the Town of Brookfield from 2004 to 2010. Mr. Collins published "Planning and Zoning in Connecticut" in Connecticut Real Property Law, a textbook for attorneys. He is past chairman of the Board of Directors of Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company, a non-profit bar-related title insurance company and CATIC Financial, Inc., its holding company. He is a member of the American, Connecticut, and Danbury Bar Associations. Attorney Collins has earned an AV rating under Martindale Hubbell's peer review rating system, the highest rating which can be achieved.
Mr. Collins's record of public service includes having served in the Connecticut Legislature for eight years holding the posts of Minority Leader and Speaker of the House. He was one of the first attorneys appointed as a State Trial Referee under the Judicial Department's effort to expedite case hearings. He served for six years on the State Judicial Selection Committee. He also served as a member of both the State and local attorney grievance committees. Mr. Collins is a former chairman of the Danbury Chamber of Commerce and serves as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. He serves as Town Counsel for the Town of Brookfield.
Mr. Collins has five adult children and lives in Oxford with his wife.
Admission
Connecticut
1962
Collins Hannafin, P.C. Highlights
Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Estate, Power of Attorney
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