Kristin M Collins

Kristin M Collins

Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Chartered, LLP
Augusta, ME
https://www.preti.com/kristin-m-collins/

Kristin M Collins is a partner in Preti Flaherty's Municipal Law and Finance Practice Group and co-chair of the Municipal Broadband Group, practicing from the firm's Augusta office. She works with municipalities, landowners, developers, and citizens' groups to find practical, efficient, and politically sensible approaches to issues touching on all areas of municipal law, including zoning, permitting, licensing, employment and labor, litigation, and finance. Starting her career as a staff attorney at Maine Municipal Association, Ms. Collins developed the knowledge needed to answer a high volume of inquiries from hundreds of Maine municipalities per year. In private practice, she has worked with some of Maine's largest service center communities and some of its smallest towns, advising managers, councils, selectmen, land use boards, planners, HR managers, and code officers. Ms. Collins also assists individuals and companies in navigating the many political and legal challenges they may face in seeking permits and approvals, and provides general counsel to independent schools on policy-writing, contracts, personnel matters, and state and federal mandates. Her clients value the relationships she has built over her long municipal practice and her pragmatic approach to solving problems. Ms. Collins is a trusted ally to the municipal officials she serves, and has the respect of those before whom she appears. She is a frequent, well-regarded presenter around the state, teaching seminars and workshops on municipal legal matters. Ms. Collins has practiced before many Maine courts and administrative agencies, and successfully argued several appeals before Maine's Law Court. She earned her undergraduate degree in international relations from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York her J.D. degree from the University of Maine School of Law.

Kristin M Collins's Courses

  • Land Use and Zoning in Maine: From Application to Appeal

    ME Specific

    Real Estate

    Land Use and Zoning in Maine: From Application to Appeal

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
    OnDemand
    6 Maine CLE

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