Shaunté M. Collins

Senior Trial Counsel

Overview

Shaunté M. Collins is a native Austinite and first joined Germer in 2020.  She graduated from Duke University with a degree in Political Science and certificate in Politics, Philosophy & Economics.  She then received her Doctor of Jurisprudence, with honors, from St. Mary’s University School of Law. 

Practice Areas

Civil LitigationInsurance LawPersonal Injury Defense

Professional Background

  • Joined Germer in 2020
  • Associate with Zinda Law Group, PLLC
  • Associate with Kennedys

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas – 2019
  • Admitted to practice before the following courts:
    • Texas State Courts
    • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Education

  • St. Mary’s University School of Law
    • Juris Doctor – cum laude – 2018
    • Staff Writer, The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice
    • Phi Delta Phi legal honor society
    • Deans’ Academic Award Recipient in 2018
    • Chief Justice Alma Lopez “Women in Law” Student Leadership Award
    • National Moot Court Team, Oralist and Brief Writer
    • Champion and Best Speaker in Linda and Dave Schlueter First-Year Moot Court
    • Competition
  • Duke University
    • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science & Certificate in Politics, Philosophy & Economics

Recognitions and Honors

  • Austin Monthly Magazine Top Attorneys Award – Civil Litigation 2020

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas
    • Insurance Section
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel

Civic Involvement

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
  • Knights of Peter Claver, Inc.
  • St. Peter Claver Foundation – Vice President

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