Todd Collins |

Todd Collins & Associates, LLC

Todd Collins | Todd Collins & Associates, LLC

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Todd was born and raised in rural Arkansas. He knows what it was like to do without running water in the house or a flushing toilet. He is the son of a mother who worked in factories all of her life, and his father was a bricklayer. He truly understands what it’s like for real people in the real world. He even managed to get into some trouble of his own as a youngster, but he definitely hasn’t forgotten his roots.

Todd began working in technologies in the late 90’s, and he remained in the field until 2010 when he finally lost his job due to the housing and banking collapses. After losing his job, Todd decided to commit to college full time in pursuit of what he had wanted to do since he was 15 years old, become a lawyer.

In 2012, he graduated magna cum laude from Arkansas State University with a BA in Political Science, finishing sixth in his class. He then accepted a scholarship from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. While at law school he was an ambassador for the school, and he received honors and high marks in litigation and settlement classes. Remembering his roots, he turned down an honored offer to serve as an associate editor on one of the law journals so he could remain committed to his responsibilities as the President of the Hastings Prisoner Outreach Program. He also wanted to remain focused on finishing law school early. He finished law school in a little more than two years, an incredible task in itself.

While in law school, Todd also worked for a small plaintiff-side employment law firm, and he externed in the Federal District Court in Little Rock, Arkansas for the Honorable Billy Roy Wilson, District Judge. He still considers himself just a regular guy who can now practice law.