John A. Collins, III | New London Personal Injury Lawyer

John A. Collins, III, is a Director/Shareholder who concentrates in the areas of Personal Injury Law and Civil Litigation. Attorney Collins currently serves as the Managing Partner of Suisman Shapiro Attorneys-at-Law. He is a member of the Connecticut Bar. Mr. Collins received his B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross (1978) and his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1981) where he was a member and Notes Editor of the Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law. Attorney Collins is a member of the American, Connecticut and New London County Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Connecticut Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Attorney Collins has successfully obtained verdicts or public settlements on behalf of clients ranging from a $10 Million settlement for a young girl badly burned in a school fire, a 2008 verdict of $379,000 (including interest and costs) for a 22 year old woman injured in an automobile collision, a recent $225,000 settlement for an individual wrongfully deprived of 401k funds and a $1 million judgment for a victim of sexual abuse. Disclaimer: Of course, past results are no indication as to the value or results likely to be obtained in any present and future claims.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Managing Partner	Suisman Shapiro	New London, CT	1981--Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Case Western Reserve University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1981
College of the Holy Cross	BA	Political Science	1978

State / Court	Date
Connecticut	1981
United States District Court--Connecticut	1981

• Member | Connecticut Bar Association
  Member | Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association        
  Member | Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association        
  Member | New London County Bar Association
  Member | American Association for Justice
  

• Best Lawyers in America | Personal Injury-Plaintiffs | 2012 - 2020
  Super Lawyers | 2006 - 2007 | 2009-2020
  Martindale Hubbell | AV rating 5.0/5.0 | 2014-2020
  Avvo 10.10 | 2020
  Connecticut Bar Foundation: Life Fellow | 2005

• Personal injury/Plaintiff's verdict: $1,000,000: John Doe1 v. David Zaharie, CV-99-0552498S ---injuries from sexual abuse of a minor;

• Personal injury | Plaintiff's Verdict: $475,000 | Injury involving defective garage automobile lift

• Personal Injury | Plaintiff's verdict: $315,000 | Rear end collision

• Personal injury | $1,053,356 | Arbitration award resulting from serious personal injuries sustained in a pedestrian/auto accident

• Suisman Shapiro | Motor Vehicle Accident Victim Awarded $1,053, 256 | 2010
  New London Day | Jury Awards Verdict to Crash Victim | 2008
  Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association publication | Pursuing Negligence Actions Arising From Construction Site Injuries | 2004
  New London Day | Construction worker gets $150,000 in injury suit | 2000
  Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law | Self Determination in International Law | 1981

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(1981) Licensed as Attorney in Connecticut. Verified with Connecticut Bar Association.	July 05, 2016

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Pursuing negligence actions arising from construction site injuries  (2016-07-05 15:48:51)
Article prepared and distributed at a seminar in 2004 sponsored by the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association

Self-determination in International Law  (2016-07-05 16:04:50)
Self-Determination in International Law, 12 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 132, 1981

Alcohol, the Law & You  (2016-07-11 14:42:18)
A discussion of civil claims available to victims of alcohol related accidents

Connecticut Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage  (2016-07-11 14:47:27)
Summary presented to the chamber of commerce concerning options in Connecticut for Uninsured and Underinsured motorist coverage