Kevin Collins, Associate, Baker Botts LLP- JD, 2005, with honors, University of Texas School of Law, Editor-In-Chief, The Review of Litigation
- B.A., Economics, 1993, University of Texas
About Kevin's Career
Kevin attended Law Preview in 2002 before starting his 1L year at SMU-Dedman School of Law where he excelled and finished at the top of his 1L class. Kevin then transferred to UT Law where he continued to enjoy academic success and served as the Editor-In-Chief of The Review of Litigation.
After graduation, Kevin joined the Austin office of Baker Botts where he worked for four years before leaving to become an Assistant United States Attorney. As a former federal prosecutor, he investigated and prosecuted individuals and corporations who committed crimes in several areas including environmental crime, bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering. In 2011, Kevin returned to Baker Botts where is practice focuses upon environmental crime and other litigation, counseling during grand-jury investigations and internal corporate investigations. He practices in state, federal and administrative courts.
Kevin has returned to Law Preview to deliver the academic success lectures during Law Preview's Austin session.
I have had a great run in my legal career and I honestly feel that Law Preview was crucial to my trajectory of success. Not only did the class give me a good overview of the substantive law I would study during the first year, but it also gave me a great road map that allowed me to navigate the challenges I faced in law school so I could get the most out of that experience. I recommend Law Preview wholeheartedly to anyone who is contemplating law school. Sure, it's about $1000, but it's a great investment when you consider how much law school costs and how much first-year grades matter. For example, after graduation, I went and worked at a large law firm and those types of employers often only hire the top 10-25% of students from the very best law schools. Now you may not want to work at a large law firm -- and that's fine -- but at this point in your legal career you need to do everything you can to insure that you'll have as many career options as possible. Law Preview provides you with the opportunity to make those choices and not have choices thrust upon you.