COLLINS LAW GROUP, LLP, LOS ANGELES

Marc A. Collins is a graduate of Pepperdine School of Law, Malibu, California, and is licensed to practice before all courts in the State of California, before the United States Central District of California, and the United States Supreme Court.

He originally started as a Corporate Securities and Bankruptcy attorney with the law firm of Petillon & Davidoff in 1987, where he continued to work until Petillon & Davidoff was merged with Gipson, Hoffman & Pancione, a well-known entertainment law firm in Century City, in 1992.  There, Mr. Collins continued to work as both a bankruptcy and securities attorney for the firm's entertainment clients.

In 1993, Mr. Collins opened his first practice, representing clients in these areas of law.  In 1997, Mr. Collins was asked by one of his clients to become in house corporate counsel for a manufacturing company located in the San Fernando Valley.

After that company was sold to a marketing firm, Mr. Collins worked as a Senior Associate at Pearson Law Corporation, where he handled bankruptcy, corporate, and litigation clients.  While with the Pearson firm, Mr. Collins began working with his first estate planning clients.

In 2001, Mr. Collins formed his first partnership, Aguilar & Collins, where he served as managing partner, until joining Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, a large firm with five offices throughout California, in 2003.  

While at Haight Brown, Mr. Collins served as Department Chair for the Business Solutions Department, continuing his work with business and bankruptcy clients, and worked in the Legal Malpractice Department representing professionals through their insurance companies.

Mr. Collins left Haight Brown in 2003 to open his own practice, where in addition to bankruptcy, corporate, estate planning and litigation clients, he also represents clients in family law matters.

Marc is licensed to practice in the State of California and before all of its courts, and has been admitted to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.  In 2000, Mr. Collins was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.

Pepperdine Alumni Inducted to U.S. Supreme Court (Front row, 4th from left)

Areas of Practice

 Bankruptcy Law

 Debt Negotiation

 Out-of-Court Workouts

 Consumer Bankruptcies

 Collections

 Consumer Protection

 Contracts

 Business Entities

 Business Buy/Sell Agreements

 Estate Planning - Revocable Trust Package

 Dissolution, Parentage and Custody Family Law Matters

Bar Admissions

 California, 1988

 U.S. District Court - Central District of California, 1989

 U.S. District Court - Eastern District of California, 1989

 U.S. District Court - Southern District of California, 1989

 U.S. District Court - Northern District of California, 1989

 U.S. Supreme Court, 2000

 Education

 Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California 1987, J.D.

 Olivet Nazarene University, Kankakee, IL, 1984, BA

 Honors: Cum Laude

 Majors:  Business and English (with High Honors)

 Minor:  French

Published Works

 Avoiding Punitive Damage Awards in Contract Actions, 

 P&D Update, Winter 1, 1988

 The Supreme Court Deals with Unlawful Termination, P&D Update, Spring 1, 1989

 NASDAQ: Afloat in a Liquid Market, P&D Update, Winter 2, 1989

Classes and Seminars Taught

 International Business, Entrepreneurship, Faculty, FIDM 2003-2008

 Teaching Assistant, Legal Research & Writing, Pepperdine University 

 School of Law, 1986-1987

Honors/Awards

 American Jurisprudence, International Business Transactions, 1985

 American Jurisprudence, Comparative Corporate Law, 1985

 Rehnquist Seminar on Constitutional Law, 1987, Scholarship

 Who's Who Among American Law Schools, 1986-1987

 Who's Who Among American Universities, 1984

Professional Memberships

 LGLA, 2008-2010, Member

 Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member

 Past President, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Corporate Law Section

Past Professional Positions

 Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, LLP, Dept. Chair, 2001-2003

 Pearson Law Corporation, 1997-2001

 Gipson Hoffman & Pancione, 1992-1993

 Petillon & Davidoff, 1986-1992

Pro-bono Activities

 LACBA-HALSA, 1989-2010

Languages

 English

 French

Fraternities

 Sigma Tau Delta