Margaret Collins
Client-centric, effective, ethical and high caliber legal services.Margaret A. "Meg" Collins is a lifelong native of Columbia, South Carolina. She attended the University of South Carolina Honors College, majoring in International Relations with a minor in Business Administration. After employment with the South Carolina Senate, Ms. Collins attended the University of South Carolina School of Law, while concurrently clerking for a small firm that focused on secured transactions, collections, creditor bankruptcy and contract law. Once licensed in 1997, Ms. Collins developed a very successful private practice encompassing general civil and domestic litigation, computer and information technology law, business, procurement, municipal and local government representation and much more. Only three short years after starting her practice, Attorney Collins was promoted to partner in an AV Rated firm. Throughout her practice, representative clients have included banks and financial institutions, information management companies, local government, entrepreneurs and start-ups, as well a variety of individuals. Attorney Collins brings an analytical and business approach to her practice, but maintains the creativity necessary to develop and implement “out-of-the-box” solutions to complex problems.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Municipal Law
- Collections
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Credit Cards Accepted
MasterCard, Visa and American Express accepted, with a 2% surcharge for bank fees. - Contingent Fees
- South Carolina
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- Federal Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Managing Attorney/Founder
- Palmetto State Law Group, LLC
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- Founding Attorney
- Collins Law Firm, PLLC
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- Law Partner/Associate Attorney
- Setzler & Scott, P.A.
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- Legislative Aide/Administrative Assistant
- South Carolina Senate
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- University of South Carolina School of Law
- J.D. (1997) | Law
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- University of South Carolina - Columbia
- B.A. (1993) | Business and International Relations
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- Honors: Honors College Alumnus
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- South Carolina Procurement Review Panel
- Panel Member/Gubenatorial Appointee
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- South Carolina State Bar
- Member
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