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Britannica D’Aja Collins

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Biography

Britannica D. Collins was raised in Victorville, California and attended the University of California San Diego where she graduated cum laude with Bachelor of Arts Degrees in International Studies and Communication and a minor in Dance. Ms. Collins graduated in 2013 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law.

While completing her law degree, Ms. Collins participated in various academic and extracurricular activities including externships in the Eighth Judicial District Court and the Clark County District Attorney's Office, practicing as a student attorney in the Thomas and Mack Family Justice Legal Clinic, competing as a member of the Black Law Students Association mock trial team, and participating in various community service and outreach projects. Ms. Collins was also an executive board member of the Black Law Students Association and the Sports and Entertainment Law Association.

Ms. Collins was admitted to the Nevada State Bar in May 2014, and to the U.S. District Court Bar for the District of Nevada in November 2014. Before joining Hawkins Melendrez as an associate attorney, Ms. Collins served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Susan H. Johnson at the Eighth Judicial District Court. In her spare time, Ms. Collins enjoys traveling, taking dance classes, video-gaming, snowboarding, and spending time with family and friends.

 

Education

  • William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
    • J.D. - 2013
  • University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
    • B.A.
    • Honors: cum laude
    • Major: International Studies - Sociology, Communication

Practice Areas

  • Insurance Defense
  • Construction Defect
  • Personal Injury
  • Business Entity Representation

Professional Associations

  • Howard D. McKibben Chapter of the American Inn of Court, Associate, 2014 to Present
  • National Bar Association - Las Vegas Chapter (LVNBA), 2011 to Present
  • Black Law Students Association, Executive Board Member
  • Sports and Entertainment Law Association

Past Positions

  • Clark County, Law Clerk, 2013 to 2014
  • St. Thomas University, Research Assistant, 2012
  • Thomas and Mack Family Justice Legal Clinic, Student Attorney
  • Honorable Susan H. Johnson at the Eighth Judicial District Court, Judicial Law Clerk

Fraternities or Sororities

  • Alpha Phi Omega
  • Phi Alpha Delta

Current Employment Position

  • Associate

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 2014
  • U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 2014

Honors

  • LVNBA Scholarship, 2011 – 2012