About Gary Kollin
Attorney and Lawyer Gary Kollin is a sole practitioner concentrating in criminal defense and civil rights litigation. He has represented clients in the state and federal courts charged with crimes that range from petit theft to first degree murder and include federal charges of drug trafficking and continuing criminal enterprises. Gary Kollin represents clients in the state and federal appeal courts and argued the case of Smith v. United States, 508 U.S. 223 (1993), before the Supreme Court of the United States. Gary Kollin was counsel in a 220 person class action suit, Jones v. Sheriff, 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D109 (S.D. Fla. 1995), against the local Sheriff where the federal judge entered summary judgment proscribing the practice of post-acquittal detention and ordered damages in an amount in excess of one million dollars. Gary Kollin is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as an Expert in Criminal Trial Law and in Criminal Appellate Law and a Nationally Certified Expert in Criminal Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. There are only a handful of lawyers in Florida who possess these three certifications and he is the sole triple certified lawyer in south Florida. He is Martindale-Hubbell AV rated and selected as a Leading Florida Attorney in the area of Felonies and Misdemeanor Defense Law by the American Research Corporation. He has also been designated as a Super Lawyer in the areas of criminal defense, criminal appellate and civil rights law by Super Lawyers magazine.
Practice Areas
Appeals / Appellate
Car Accidents
Civil Rights
Criminal Law
DUI / DWI
Injury Law
Police Misconduct and False Arrest
Professional Experience
| Experience | Years |
|---|
| Field Counsel, Florida Medicaid Fraud Control Unit | 1985-1987 |
| From mid 1985 to mid 1987, I served as the South Florida Chief of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. As its Chief, I supervised Special Agents charged with the responsibility of investigating health care providers for Medicaid fraud and for abuse of patients. The health care providers included doctors, nursing homes, and pharmacists. The investigations often required undercover work, witness interviews, computer analyses, or a combination of these investigative techniques |
| Assistant State Attorney, State Attorney's Office of Broward County Florida | 1982-1985 |
| From 1982 to 1985, I was an assistant state attorney in the Broward County State Attorney's Office. I served in the case filing (intake) and felony trial divisions and prosecuted a wide range of felonies |
| Assistant Public Defender, Public Defender's Office of Broward County Florida | 1979-1981 |
| From 1979 to 1981, I served as an assistant public defender in Broward County and represented indigents (including juveniles) charged with all levels of crimes. I also handled cases before the court of appeal |
| Computer Programmer / Systems Analyst, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Boston Massacusetts | 1975-1976 |
| I developed and programmed an information management and database system written in Fortran IV Plus for a radiology department.
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Education
| School | Focus | Degree | Year |
|---|
| University of Miami School of Law - University of Miami | Law | J.D | 1979 |
| Harvard University | Biology | B.A | 1975 |
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