David B. Collins, Esq.
David B. Collins
Peoria, Illinois
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| phone | 309-674-1133 |
| fax | 309-674-6503 |
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- Areas of Practice:
- Product Liability (Automotive, Consumer and Industrial)
- Premises Liability
- Appellate Practice – State
- Asbestos Related Litigation
- Municipal Tort Liability
- Construction Site Accident Litigation
- Litigation Percentage:
- 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Illinois, 1989
- Iowa, 2005
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1991
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2004
- Education:
- Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois, 1989
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Review: Northern Illinois University Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1988 – 1989 - University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1983
B.A.
- Representative Clients:
- AIG Insurance Company
- Argonaut Great Central Insurance
- Asplundh Tree Expert Company
- City of Bloomington
- MGP Ingredients of Illinois, Inc.
- Newmar Corporation
- PepsiAmericas, Inc.
- Rockford Mutual Insurance Company
- Township Officials of Illinois Risk Management Association (TOIRMA)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Past Lecturer, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Peoria County Bar Association
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Appellate Lawyers Association
- Greater Peoria Claims Association
- American Inns of Court, Abraham Lincoln Inn
- Past Employment Positions:
- Illinois Appellate Court Justice, William B. Wombacher (Deceased), Judicial Clerkship, 1989 – 1990
- Illinois Appellate Court Justice, John A. Gorman, Judicial Clerkship, 1990 – 1991
Practicing: Insurance Defense Litigation, Products Liability, Asbestos, Trucking
