Howard W Collins

Howard W Collins

4.2
Rating: 6.9

Licensed for 44 years

Car accident Lawyer at Salem, OR
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Divorce & Separation, Personal Injury ... +2 more

1415 Commercial St SE, Salem, OR

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2017
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About Howard

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Car Accident 35%

41 years | 500 cases

35%
Divorce and Separation 35%

41 years | 2,000 cases

35%
Personal Injury 15%

41 years | 500 cases

15%
Criminal Defense 10%

41 years | 1,500 cases

10%
DUI and DWI 5%

41 years | 150 cases

5%

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Licenses

Licensed in Oregon for 44 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 1981

Suspended - Non-Disciplinary

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2017

Location

Law Offices of Howard W Collins

1415 Commercial St SE, Salem, OR, 97302

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Howard W Collins's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.2 /5.0

20 Client Reviews

5 star (16)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
2 star (0)
1 star (4)

Posted by Jaime | December 31, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Very lazy

Howard does not prepare for court. More than once he came to court not knowing the facts of the case. One time he was even advocating for my ex-wife by calling me names. In a court of law, he advocated for my ex-wife to have custody

Posted by Jim | October 8, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Garbage

Howard left me hanging multiple times in court. I sat there waiting for a lawyer to appear and he showed up late. Not knowing the facts of the case and not working for me at all. If you wish to fight for custody of your kids, then don't hire this guy

Posted by anonymous | September 10, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Took my money and then quit one week before my divorce was final!

After giving him $6,500 retainer he took my divorce case. At first he did a great job representing me and listening to my concerns. As time went on I could never get a hold of him. Eventually I received a letter stating he was no longer going to be representing me because he could not contact me! The... nerve!! He quit on my a week before my divorce was final. What a huge waste of money!! There are a ton of good reliable lawyers out there. Do your research! My advice is steer very clear of this guy! Terrible lawyer.

Posted by Jacob | April 25, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

GOOD START VERY POOR FINISH

Mr. Collins in my opinion did a great job in the beginning of my case dealing with visitation rights for me and my son. However, after months went by without a word from Mr. Collins, I would call, and email questions and concerns which were not being returned. I was at the point where I felt like I ...needed to be pestering or annoying just to get a response. I did not get a response from phone calls, or emails, after two years of trying to get something accomplished I presumed we were finished or perhaps nothing further needed to be done. I recently got a letter saying he was terminating our agreement and is no longer going to represent me. Talk about your "Take my money and ditch" feeling. I still have an open case and need to hire another attorney just to finish what was started. I would not recommend this person unfortunately.

Posted by anonymous | September 26, 2016 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Happy customers

Howard help us with our will and other items, Howard presents himself in a very professional manner, we could tell that he really cared about what we wanted, he also took the time to explain the documents thoroughly that we did not have any questions. Mr. Collins also was very efficient in getting th...e document drawn up, I would recommend Mr. Collins to any I know, he is professional, courteous, timely and genuinely cares.

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Experience

Rating:  6.9 (Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2017.

Reprimand issued in OR, 2017

updated on 07/31/2017

This means the lawyer did something wrong but the bar did not suspend the lawyer. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Honors

2016

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Client Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2015

BV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1982 - Present

Attorney at Law, Howard W. Collins

1994 - 1996

Pro Tem Judge, Salem Municipal Court

Associations

1985 - Present

Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Member

1983 - Present

Marion County Bar Association

Member

1981 - Present

Oregon State Bar

Member

Education

1981

Willamette University College of Law

JD/MBA - Juris Doctorate and MBA

1977

Portland State University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2014

Serenity Lane Albany & Salem, OR for past ten years

Communication Workshop

Languages

English

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