Background
Collins, Christa L. was born on November 6, 1958 in Mountain. Gilead, Ohio, United States.
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Christa L. Collins
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Malone College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1979). Stetson University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1983).
Career
Worked at Blasingame, Forizs & Smiljanich, P.A. (Saint St. Petersburg, Florida) specializing in Limited to Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts including Bankruptcy Court and Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Florida. 1984, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida.
1985, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Alpha Delta. Member, 1981-1982 and Associate Editor, 1982-1983, Stetson Law Review.
Company-Author: "The Impact of Attorneys Attitudes Toward Pro Bono Publico Efforts on Behalf of the Mentally Disabled," 12 Stetson Law Review 395, 1983.
Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing, Stetson University College of Law, 1982-1983. Member: Saint St. Petersburg Bar Association.
The Florida Bar. Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association.
Florida Defense Lawyers Association. The law firm of Blasingame, Forizs & Smiljanich, P.A. was founded in 1983 as a firm limiting its practice to trial and appellate practice and bankruptcy law.
The three founding partners brought to the firm at that time more than 35 years of combined experience as trial lawyers for the United States Department of Justice and as partners of a distinguished and the largest multi-service law firm in Pinellas County. Recognizing the need for a law firm devoted exclusively to litigation, bankruptcy services and family law, the firm was created to provide the full quality and scope of trial and bankruptcy service available from a large multi-service firm, at the reduced overhead, lower cost and greater efficiency that only a specialty firm can offer.
The trial attorneys of Blasingame, Forizs & Smiljanich, P.A. proudly serve a wide variety of corporate, business and individual clients in a broad range of litigation matters, including large multi-party construction disputes, municipal and civil rights actions, professional liability litigation, environmental coverage litigation, personal injury litigation, commercial litigation and bankruptcy matters.
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Membership
Member, 1981-1982 and Associate Editor, 1982-1983, Stetson Law Review.
