Ms. Collins is a graduate of Jacksonville's Episcopal High School and a fourth-generation graduate from Converse College in South Carolina, from where she holds two Bachelor's degrees and a concentration in Russian and European History. She is a 2002 graduate of Florida Coastal School of Law and is a local Family Law Attorney who has been in practice since October 2002, focusing primarily on Family Law Issues, which include Divorce, Paternity, Child Support, Alimony, Timesharing issues, Domestic Violence, Parental Kidnapping, Termination of Parental Rights, and Enforcement and Modification Proceedings. She is a Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator and a Partner at the Jacksonville firm of Robinson Collins.
Ms. Collins is a Barrister in the Florida Family Law American Inns of Court, a Member of the American Bar Association, the Florida Bar Association and the Jacksonville Bar Association, where she is a past Director of Continuing Legal Education and the former Co-Chair of the Family and Children Section. She is licensed to practice in the Middle District of Florida's Federal Court.
Ms. Collins was a Board Member, and is a Past President, of the Jacksonville Women Lawyer's Association. She served on the Board of the Florida Women Lawyer's Association and is currently the Vice President of the Board of Missing Link, a non-profit organization which assists victims of domestic violence move the Courts for a Dissolution of Marriage from their abusive spouse. Ms. Collins is an active pro bono attorney volunteer for the Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and Three Rivers Legal Aid. She speaks as a Lawyer in Libraries, volunteers at the downtown Veteran's Administration, The Wounded Warriors Project, Hubbard House and Rethreaded, participates in the inner-city Ask-A-Lawyer events, lectures at the Legal Aid Office in downtown Jacksonville and Orange Park and is a Justice Teacher in the Duval County Public School system.
She is a staunch supporter of Veteran's rights and of children's rights.
Ms. Collins was formerly a United States National Park Ranger and is a published Novelist and a locally-known Artist. She coached sports for years and is the proud Mother of four children.
Practice areas
This area includes Paterninty. We also handle modification of timesharing and child support.
Our attorneys handle divorces from very amicable situations to highly contested cases that end in trial.
Prenuptials and postnuptial are done for a flat fee.
Languages spoken
Spanish
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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FL | Member in Good Standing | 2002 | 06/01/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Pro Bono Service Award | Jacksonville Area Legal Aid | 2018 |
Pro Bono Service Award | Jacksonville Area Legal Aid | 2017 |
Pro Bono Service Award | Jacksonville Area Legal Aid | 2016 |
Pro Bono Service Award | Jacksonville Area Legal Aid | 2015 |
Leaders in the Law | Florida Association for Women Lawyers | 2014 |
Pro Bono Service Award | Jacksonville Area Legal Aid | 2013 |
Leaders in the Law | Florida Association for Women Lawyers | 2013 |
Pro Bono Service Award | Jacksonville Area Legal Aid | 2011 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner | Robinson Collins | 2014 - Present |
Managing Partner | The Law Office of F. Susannah Collins, P.L.L.C. | 2009 - 2014 |
Associate | The Law Office of David Craig Calley, P.A. | 2007 - 2009 |
Attorney | The Florida Family Law Criminal Research Group, P.L.L.C. | 2002 - 2007 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Florida Bar, Family Law Section | Member | 2019 - Present |
Missing Link of Jacksonville | Vice President of the Executive Board | 2018 - Present |
Florida Family Law American Inn of Court | Barrister | 2017 - Present |
Missing Link of Jacksonville | Member | 2017 - Present |
Florida Family Law American Inn of Court | Member | 2011 - Present |
U.S. Middle District; Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar | Member | 2009 - Present |
Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association | Member | 2003 - Present |
Florida Association for Women Lawyers (Jacksonville chapter) | Member | 2003 - Present |
Jacksonville Bar Association | Member | 2002 - Present |
American Bar Association | Member | 2002 - Present |
Florida Bar | Member | 2002 - Present |
Jacksonville Bar Association, Family Law Section | Chair | 2015 - 2016 |
Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association | President | 2014 - 2015 |
Jacksonville Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education | Co-Director | 2014 - 2015 |
Florida Family Law American Inn of Court | Executive Board Member | 2013 - 2014 |
Jacksonville Bar Association, Family Law Section | Co-chair | 2013 - 2015 |
Florida Association for Women Lawyers (Jacksonville chapter) | Chapter Representative | 2013 - 2014 |
Jacksonville Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education | Director | 2012 - 2013 |
Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association | Executive Board Member | 2011 - 2016 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Florida Coastal School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2002 |
Converse College | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1992 |
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