Background
Collora, Michael A. was born on November 2, 1943 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.
Collora, Michael A. was born on November 2, 1943 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.
University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1965). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1968). George Washington University (Master of Laws, magna cum laude, 1970).
Assistant United States.
Attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1973-1981. Chief, Special Prosecutions Unit, 1979-1981.
Worked at Dwyer & Collora (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Criminal and Civil Litigation in Federal and State Courts. Administrative, Communications, Public Contracts. Admitted to the bar, 1969, District of Columbia.
1970, Massachusetts.
Assistant United States. Attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1973-1981.
Chairman, Special Prosecutions Unit, 1979-1981. Member: Boston (Member of Council, 1985-1987.
Chairman: Criminal Section, 1982-1985.
Federal Practice Committee, 1990-1992), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. District of Columbia Bar. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Dwyer & Collora represents individual and corporate clients in a broad range of civil and criminal litigation matters before all state and federal courts and administrative agencies.
Specialty areas of practice include failed thrift bank litigation, wrongful termination and other employment disputes, securities class action and customer-broker litigation, complex federal criminal trial matters, federal and state grand jury matters, professional conduct, ethics investigations and laws concerning political campaign and finance matters. Many lawyers in the firm gained substantial trial experience while serving in state and/or federal prosecutorial roles before joining the practice.
Boston (Member of Council, 1985-1987. Chief, Criminal Section, 1982-1985), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. District of Columbia Bar.