Attorneys of the Law Firm of O¿Connor and Thomas - Appleton, Wisconsin Lawyers - Business and Commercial Law, Personal Injury, Family Law, Workers' Compensation

Thomas S. Collins
O'Connor & Thomas, P.C.
Dubuque Building
700 Locust Street, Suite 200
Dubuque, IA 52001

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Phone:

(563) 557-8400

E-mail:

tcollins@octhomaslaw.com

Fax:

(563) 556-1867

Web site:

http://www.octhomaslaw.com

Position	Areas of Practice	Bar Admissions
Education	Affiliations

Thomas S Collins was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He received his Bachelors degree in Accounting in 1983, followed by a Masters degree in Accounting in 1985, both from the University of Iowa. Tom worked in California and Iowa as a Certified Public Accountant from 1985-88 and has been an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting and Business at Loras College in Dubuque since 1988. He returned to the University of Iowa in 1995, receiving his law degree in 1997. Tom was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 1998 and worked as a part-time Associate with the firm from 1998-2003. He is a member of the American, Iowa State, and Dubuque County Bar Associations, and is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Iowa College of Law. Tom now serves the firm as an of counsel attorney who practices primarily in, but is not limited to the areas of corporation and business law, real estate, and taxation.

Current Employment Position(s):: Of Counsel

Areas Of Practice:: General Practice, Including but not Limited to:; Corporation and Business Law; Real Estate; Taxation

Certifications/Specialties:: Certified Public Accountant, Iowa and California, 1986

Bar Admissions:: Iowa, 1998

Education:: University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 1997; J.D.; Honors: With High Distinction; University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1985; M.A.; Major: Accounting; University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1983; B.B.A.; Major: Accounting

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Associate Professor of Business Law, Department of Accounting and Business Law, Loras College, Dubuque, 1988 - Present; Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Iowa College of Law

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Dubuque County Bar Association; Member; Iowa State Bar Association; Member; American Bar Association; Member; American Bar Association, Business Law Section; Member; American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Member; American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section; Member

Past Employment Positions:: Certified Public Accountant in California and Iowa, 1985 - 1988; O'Connor & Thomas, P.C, Part-Time Associate, 1998 - 2003

Birth Information:: January 20, 1961, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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