Background
Collins, Joseph Bernard was born on February 11, 1953 in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Son of James Bernard and Mary Agnes (O'Neil) Collins.
Collins, Joseph Bernard was born on February 11, 1953 in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Son of James Bernard and Mary Agnes (O'Neil) Collins.
Holyoke Community College (Associate of Arts, 1973). Boston College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1975). Suffolk University (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Member, National Moot Court Team.
Justice Tom C. Clark Moot Court Competition Winner, 1977. Member, Suffolk University Law Review, 1977-1978.
Adjunct Professor, Bankruptcy Law, Western New England College School of Law, since 1982. Panelist: Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Incorporated., Basic Bankruptcy, March, 1990.
Asset Based Lending, September, 1990.
Member, Finance Committee, Town of Wilbraham, 1981-1983.
Worked at Hendel, Collins & Newton, Professional Corporation (Springfield, Master of Arts) specializing in Bankruptcy Reorganization and Insolvency Law, Commercial Finance Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Massachusetts and United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
1980, United States.
District Court, District of Connecticut and United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. 1983, United States. District Court, District of Vermont.
1984, United States.
Supreme Court. Member, Suffolk University Law Review, 1977-1978. Adjunct Professor, Bankruptcy Law, Western New England College School of Law, 1982-1992.
Member, Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees, District of Massachusetts, 1979. Speaker, "Hot Bankruptcy Topics," Commercial Law League of America, March, 1993.
Speaker, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Incorporated., "Asset Based Lending, February, 1996.
Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, "Individual Bankruptcy Issues," July, 1997. Member: Hampden County (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1982-1983), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. American Bankruptcy Institute.
Commercial Law League of America (Chairman, New England Region, 1989-1990).
Member, Suffolk University Law Review, 1977-1978. Adjunct Professor, Bankruptcy Law, Western New England College School of Law, 1982-1992. Member, Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees, District of Massachusetts, 1979.
Speaker, "Hot Bankruptcy Topics," Commercial Law League of America, March, 1993.
Speaker, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Incorporated., "Asset Based Lending, February, 1996. Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, "Individual Bankruptcy Issues," July, 1997.
Member: Hampden County (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1982-1983), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. American Bankruptcy Institute.
Commercial Law League of America (Chairman, New England Region, 1989-1990).
Married Denise Claire Banville, June 11, 1977.