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Mr. Michael T. Collins has been a member of the Bar for over forty years, and drafted
his first Revocable Living Trust in 1966. Since then he has been through bull markets,
bear markets, good times and bad. He has seen tremendous change in the laws of
estate and trust taxation, coped with probate systems on both coasts, and through the years has
guided his clients through a wide array of planning challenges.
As a husband and father himself, Mr. Collins is well acquainted with the
problems and opportunities presented in providing security and protection for spouses,
children and grandchildren. Having suffered with his own father through a difficult final
illness, he is particularly sensitive to the concerns we all share about the medical problems
of aging, both for ourselves and our loved ones.
Mr. Collins is a member of the Bars of Virginia, Maryland and California, of the
American Bar Association Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys,
of the Virginia State Bar Section on Wills, Trusts, and Estates, of the Senior Lawyers Section of the Virginia Bar,
of the Trust and Estate Section of the Maryland Bar, and of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section of the State
Bar of California. He has taught and lectured on real estate and estate planning topics from the University of California
to audiences in Northern Virginia and Maryland. Mr. Collins now hosts the popular "Legally Speaking" radio program
Saturday mornings at 9 a.m. on WMAL-AM 630 in Washington D.C. or www.wmal.com online. He has appeared frequently on both
local and national T.V. shows devoted to estate planning.
Mr. Collins obtained his B.S. in Engineering Science from the University of Notre
Dame in 1961, and his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1964,
where he served as an Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal.
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Louis E. Johannes, Esq.
has a diverse background as estate planner, business lawyer and
published author. A graduate of Catholic University School of Law, with a Masters degree
from George Washington University, Mr. Johannes was associated with both a large national
firm in Washington and a small suburban office in Pennsylvania before affiliating with Mr.
Collins’ office. He is a member of the Maryland and Pennsylvania Bars.
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Damian J. O'Connor, Esq.
possesses a distinguished legal pedigree. One of ten children whose father and two
brothers are attorneys, he is a University of Virginia graduate with a J.
D. from Hofstra University School of Law. Mr. O’Connor has concentrated throughout his
career in property law and estate planning. He is a member of the Bars of Maryland and
Virginia, enrolled in the Trusts and Estate Section of the latter.
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Phillip J. Kenny, JD, CFP
has served over ten thousand clients for The Collins Firm and is one of the most experienced estate planners in the metropolitan area. Mr. Kenny earned a B.S. in Biology from Marquette University, a M.A. in Economics from Fordham University, and his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. Mr. Kenny is a member of the Trusts and Estates Sections of the Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia Bars, and of the American Bar Association Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. He has been with The Collins Firm since 1994, and is a frequent guest host of Mr. Collins’ radio program on WMAL, “Legally Speaking.” Mr. Kenny is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professional focusing exclusively on the estate-planning and tax aspects of the financial planning process.
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Daniel G. Kaplan, Esq.
has written extensively about estate and retirement planning issues
for national publications. With a J.D. and a Master of Laws in Taxation from
Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Kaplan is an expert in compensation, benefits and
tax issues. He has drafted over ten thousand Estate plans for clients of the firm. He is a member of the Bars
of the District of Columbia and Maryland.
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Rodney D. Garcia, Esq.
a frequent writer and speaker on estate planning and taxation issues, has served as a columnist for the Profit
Sharing/401(k) Council of America, as a Law Instructor at Catholic University of America and as a Tax Editor for the
prestigious Research Institute of America. Mr. Garcia is a graduate of the University of Virginia Trial Advocacy
Institute. He earned his J.D. at George Washington University and is a member of the Bars of Maryland, Virginia,
California and the U.S. Tax Court.
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James J. Collins, Esq.
is admitted to the Bars of Maryland and Virginia, having obtained his B.A. from Mary Washington College and his J.D.
from the University of Richmond, where he earned honors for his work in Professional Responsibility and Elder Law.
Author of an award-winning monograph, "A Crash Course in Retirement Plan Distribution Rules for the Estate Planning
Attorney," Mr. Collins is a member of the Wills, Trusts and Estates Section of the Virginia Bar and is a regular guest host of
the "Legally Speaking" radio show on WMAL.
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Elizabeth Martell Walsh, Esq.
earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia, where she served on the Editorial Board of the Virginia Law Review
and was elected to the Order of the Coif. She holds an M.A. in Government from Georgetown University, from which she
also graduated cum laude with a B.S. in Foreign Service. Mrs. Walsh clerked for the Honorable James C. Cacheris of
the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and was an associate with Covington and Burling in Washington,
D.C. She is a member of the Bars of Virginia and the District of Columbia.
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