Attorney Profiles

Francis J. Collins 
Danbury, Connecticut

FRANCIS J. COLLINS practices primarily in the areas of Real Estate, Workers' Compensation, Administrative Law, Commercial, and Land Use matters. He presently serves as counsel to the Ridgefield Planning and Zoning and Inland Wetlands Commissions and served as Town Attorney for the Town of Brookfield from 2004 to 2010.  Mr. Collins published "Planning and Zoning in Connecticut" in Connecticut Real Property Law, a textbook for attorneys. He is past chairman of the Board of Directors of Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company, a non-profit bar-related title insurance company and CATIC Financial, Inc., its holding company. He is a member of the American, Connecticut, and Danbury Bar Associations.  Attorney Collins has earned an AV rating under Martindale Hubbell's peer review rating system, the highest rating which can be achieved.

Mr. Collins's record of public service includes having served in the Connecticut Legislature for eight years holding the posts of Minority Leader and Speaker of the House. He was one of the first attorneys appointed as a State Trial Referee under the Judicial Department's effort to expedite case hearings. He served for six years on the State Judicial Selection Committee. He also served as a member of both the State and local attorney grievance committees. Mr. Collins is a former chairman of the Danbury Chamber of Commerce and serves as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. He serves as Town Counsel for the Town of Brookfield.

Mr. Collins has five adult children and lives in Oxford with his wife.

Areas of Practice:

Real Estate

Worker's Compensation

Administrative Law

Commercial

Land Use

Bar Admissions:

Connecticut, 1962

Education:

University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 1962
LL.B

Miami University, Ohio, 1955

Published Works:

"Planning and Zoning in Connecticut", Connecticut Real Property Law, a Textbook for Attorneys

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company

Past Chairman, Board of Directors

American Bar Association

Member

Connecticut Bar Association

Member

Danbury Bar Association

Member

Connecticut Legislature

Former Speaker of the House

State Judicial Selection Committee

State and Local Attorney Grievance Committees

Member

Danbury Chamber of Commerce

Former Chairman

American Arbitration Association

Arbitrator

Town of Brookfield

Town Counsel