W. Anthony Collins, Jr.
Attorney Phone: (404) 467-8611
Fax: (404) 467-8609
34 Old Ivy Road, N.E.
Suite 150
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
W. Anthony Collins, Jr. received his B.A. from Virginia Tech with a major in political science and a minor in international relations. He then went on to obtain his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. While there, he was a lead advocate for the Jessup International Law Moot Court Team, and the Ethics Opinions Editor for the Journal of the Legal Profession. Upon graduation, Mr. Collins was inducted into the Order of the Coif and the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society.
After completing his J.D., Mr. Collins served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Justice Harold See at the Supreme Court of Alabama. Following his clerkship, Mr. Collins returned to his native Atlanta to practice law. He received his legal training at several prominent national and regional law firms practicing business and employment litigation.
Mr. Collins currently engages in a litigation practice focused on the needs of the clients of the Adams Law Offices. He has extensive experience in Federal and State Courts litigating in the areas of business torts; wills, trusts probate and estates; contracts; construction and real estate; and, labor and employment law.
Education
J.D., The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2004
Magna Cum Laude
B.A., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 2000
Major: Political Science
Minor: International Relations
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
State Bar of Georgia, 2004US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
US District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Member Since: 2008
Atlanta Bar Association
Member Since: 2004
Clerkships
Montgomery, AL, Judicial Clerk, 2004-2005
Honors
- Order of the Coif
- Bradley, Arant, Rose and White Moot Court Award
- Adams and Reese Jessup Moot Court Award
- Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society
- CALI Award for Excellence: Insurance Law, Spring 2003
- Journal of the Legal Profession: Member, Managing Board, 2003-2004
- Ethics Opinions Editor, 2003-2004
- Junior Editor, 2002-2003
- Moot Court: Member, John C. Campbell Moot Court Board, 2003-2004
- Advocate, Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team, 2003-2004
Publications/Speaking Engagements
Editor-in-Chief, Gregory K. McGillivary, Co-Author: Georgia Chapter, W. Anthony Collins, Jr., Wage and Hour Laws: A State-By-State Survey, BNA Books (2007)
A Change of Disposition? Evolving Perceptions of 11 U.S.C.A. §327 -- Journal of the Legal Profession, Spring, 2004
Recent Ethics Opinions and Cases of Significance -- Journal of the Legal Profession, Spring, 2004
