About Kevin L.
Kevin L. Collins earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Missouri - Columbia in 1983. He stayed in Missouri for law school and received his J.D. from the University of Missouri - Kansas City in 1986. Those academic years set the tone for a career spent largely in courtrooms and around case files.
He is board-certified in Juvenile Law and Criminal Law by the Texas Board Of Legal Specialization. Board certification requires peer review and demonstrable experience in a particular field of law. For clients and other lawyers it serves as one measure that an attorney has met particular standards in those areas.
Collins has worked as a trial lawyer for much of his professional life. That title reflects hands-on courtroom work: arguing motions, examining witnesses, trying cases to juries and judges. He has handled matters in both juvenile and adult criminal arenas. The work demands persistence, careful preparation and a readiness to respond when cases shift during trial.
His experience spans the routine and the complex. Some matters resolve on negotiated terms before trial. Others proceed to full hearings or jury trials. Collins’s practice has required familiarity with evidentiary rules, sentencing proceedings and the procedural steps that shape trial work. He has also worked with investigations, client counseling and the paperwork that follows a contested matter.
Outside the courtroom he has dealt with the practical tasks that underpin trial practice: managing discovery, coordinating witnesses, and preparing legal filings. He has worked with family members, social service professionals and law enforcement at different stages of cases involving young people. For criminal matters, preparation often includes assessment of pretrial detention, plea options and sentencing exposure.
Colleagues describe him as experienced in courtroom procedure and deliberate in case preparation. He approaches cases by breaking issues down and by testing theories under pressure. That method matters in contested hearings and in the tactical choices lawyers must make during trial.
As of 2026, Collins continues to practice as a trial lawyer, representing clients in juvenile and criminal cases and handling the full range of trial-related work that those matters require.
