Patrick M. Collins, '91: Admitted as a Fellow to the American College of Trial Lawyers

Perkins Coie partners Joseph E. Mais and Patrick M. Collins have been admitted as Fellows to the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). The induction took place at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Based in the Phoenix office, Joe serves as firmwide chair of Perkins Coie’s Commercial Litigation practice. He is an experienced trial lawyer who has tried more than 20 jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations. Joe has served as lead counsel in many significant matters that were successfully resolved before trial for matters including multiple securities, intellectual property and consumer actions, as well as contract, business tort and real estate litigation.

Patrick, located in the firm’s Chicago office, is a highly accomplished trial attorney and investigator who represents companies and individuals in complex civil and criminal matters in federal courts throughout the United States. Patrick has tried 26 cases to verdict, including four successful trials during 2015-2016. Earlier in his career, Patrick served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Chicago for 12 years.

Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers in the United States and Canada of diverse backgrounds, who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Lawyers must have a minimum of fifteen years trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship. Membership in the College cannot exceed one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province. For more information, please visit www.actl.com.

Joe and Patrick are among 17 Perkins Coie attorneys named an ACTL Fellow. The others are Michael Warnecke, David Harth, John Skilton, Paul Eckstein, Howard Cabot, Jordan Green, Stephen English, James Gidley, Kevin Hamilton, David Burman, David Andrews, Thomas Hillier II, Harry Schneider, Jr., Paul Fortino and Keith Gerrard.