Roy Collins

Current

Associate General Counsel at Idaho State University

Past

Assistant General Counsel at Texas Southern University
Staff Counsel - Commercial Affairs at DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Staff Counsel - Commercial Affairs at Chrysler Corporation

Intellectual Property Negotiation Workshop Presenter at National Technology Transfer Center
Assistant Director for Intellectual Property at Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Assistant Director for Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University
Engineering Specialist at McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company
Engineering Specialist at McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company
Engineer at General Dynamics Fort Worth Division

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Education

The John Marshall Law School
University of Houston Law Center
Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge

University of Houston

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Recommended

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Connections

79 connections

Industry

Law Practice

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Roy Collins’s Summary

Accomplished transactional attorney with extensive experience in complex technology-related agreements and command of issues that are critical to the technology marketplace. An analytical thinker, team player and committed professional with effective written and oral communication skills. Achieves business goals as an expertise contributor and strategic partner to senior management and other multidisciplinary groups.

Roy Collins’s Specialties:

Commercial negotiation, technology law, transaction structuring, contract drafting, liability assessment, higher education law.

Roy Collins’s Experience

Associate General Counsel

Idaho State University

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

Legal counsel to Southeast Idaho-based university. Primary focus on business transactions and student matters.
Assistant General Counsel

Texas Southern University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

2003 — 2006 (3 years )
Staff Counsel - Commercial Affairs

DaimlerChrysler Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)

1997 — 2001 (4 years )
Staff Counsel - Commercial Affairs

Chrysler Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)

1997 — 2001 (4 years )
Intellectual Property Negotiation Workshop Presenter

National Technology Transfer Center

(Law Practice industry)

1995 — 1997 (2 years )
Assistant Director for Intellectual Property

Texas Engineering Experiment Station

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

1992 — 1997 (5 years )
Assistant Director for Intellectual Property

Texas A&M University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

1992 — 1997 (5 years )
Engineering Specialist

McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company

(Public Company; Defense & Space industry)

1987 — 1992 (5 years )
Engineering Specialist

McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company

(Public Company; Defense & Space industry)

1987 — 1992 (5 years )
Engineer

General Dynamics Fort Worth Division

(Public Company; Defense & Space industry)

1981 — 1983 (2 years )

Roy Collins’s Education

The John Marshall Law School

LL.M. , Intellectual Property , 1990 — 1991

Activities and Societies:

Intellectual Property Section, Young Lawyers Division, Chicago Bar Association
University of Houston Law Center

J.D. , Law , 1983 — 1986

Activities and Societies:

Student Bar Association
Houston Journal of International Law
Black Law Student Association
Christian Legal Society
Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge

BSME , Mechanical Engineering , 1979 — 1981

Activities and Societies:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
University of Houston

Mechanical Engineering 1975 — 1979

Additional Information

Roy Collins’s Websites:

Roy Collins’s Interests:

Community and economic development, nonprofit social enterprise, technology-based entrepreneurship mentoring.

Roy Collins’s Groups:

National Black Business Trade Association (2007-present)
John Marshall Law School Alumni (c.1991)
National Technical Association (1987-1992)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (1987-1992)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1979-1982)
National Society of Black Engineers (1976-1979)
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (c.1976)

Past Board Chair, Wheeler Avenue Inner City Visions, Inc. (2005-2006)
Past Board Chair: Hope Economic Development Corporation (1998-2001)
Pastor: Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Pocatello, ID (present)
Ministry Team: Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, Houston, TX (2001-2006)
Ministry Team: Hope United Methodist Church, Southfield, MI (1998-2001) Networking luncheon group in Greenway Plaza (2003-2004)