Kevin R. Collins

As a former Assistant District Attorney, Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Kevin R. Collins has an insider’s knowledge of how the Commonwealth and the criminal justice system will handle your case. This gives Attorney Collins an advantage over other attorneys who do not have similar experience.

Attorney Collins was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, then moved to Massachusetts and graduated from Boston College in 2000. He spent a year studying political science at the London School of Economics in London, England. After graduating, Attorney Collins worked in Washington D.C. at the civil litigation firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC.

Attorney Collins received his law degree in 2005 from the Santa Clara University School of Law. Upon graduating law school, Attorney Collins represented large pharmaceutical companies in civil products liability suits with the firm Gordon & Rees LLP in San Francisco, California.

Attorney Collins served as a prosecutor for nearly ten years. He served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts, prosecuting cases in both District and Superior Court.

Attorney Collins is experienced in all phases of criminal law cases including investigation, witness preparation, motion drafting and argument, jury selection, and trial practice. He has handled thousands of cases for clients all throughout the Commonwealth. Client reviews of his work can be found here.

Attorney Collins has achieved widespread positive results for his clients, securing dismissals, victories in Motions to Dismiss and Motions to Suppress, and countless not guilty verdicts in trial. Recent results of Attorney Collins’ cases can be found here.

Attorney Kevin R. Collins has been recognized for his excellence in criminal defense. He has been named as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Organization. He received the 2025 Avvo Client’s Choice Award. In addition, he is a member of the Middlesex Defense Attorneys organization, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts Association of Private Appointed Counsel, the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the DUI Defense Lawyers Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Kevin R. Collins is licensed to practice law in both Massachusetts and California. For a complete listing of locations served by Attorney Collins, see Locations Served.