John A. Collins

John A. Collins practices in the areas of Civil Appellate and Motion Practice. He has argued appeals before the New York Court of Appeals, all four Departments of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees John A. Collins included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell directory Named to the Top 50 among all attorneys named to New York Super Lawyers, Upstate Ed. Named to Business First/Buffalo Law Journal's Who's Who in Law for Appellate Law, 2012 - Present The Best Lawyers in America, 2015 - Present Other Sources of Feedback About John A. Collins Included on the 2025Upstate New York Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2023 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2020 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2019 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2018 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2017 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2015 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2014 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2013 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2012 New York Super Lawyers Super Lawyers list 2011 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2010 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2009 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2008 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2007 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list

• Senior Partner

• Lecturer, Article 78 Proceedings and Appeals, New York State Bar Association, Administrative Determinations, New York Appellate Practice Seminar, 2001
• Lecturer, Law on Matrimonial Appellate Practice, Erie Institute of Law, 1999

• Raney v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.
• Citation: 897 F.2d 94
• Court: C.A.2 (N.Y.)
• Year: 1990
• Serial Number: 1990043399
• Town of Aurora v. Tarquini
• Citation: 551 N.Y.S.2d 713
• Court: N.Y.A.D. 4 Dept.
• Serial Number: 1990036737

• New York, 1983
• Supreme Court of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

• New York State Bar Association (Member)
• Bar Association of Erie County (Member)
• Bar of the United States Supreme Court (Member)