Stuart Collis is an attorney licensed in the states of Michigan, New York, and Illinois. He is also licensed to practice before the Federal Courts in the Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan, Southern District of Indiana, Tax Court, and the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. He graduated from the University of Michigan and Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where he was on law review and graduated with cum laude honors.
He has been a speaker on issues of animal law at the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association’s semi-annual conference and a speaker and moderator for Michigan’s Institute of Continuing Legal Education on a variety of topics. He is an expert in collections and has over two decades of civil litigation, family law, and criminal law experience.
Mr. Collis is a trained mediator and has extensive experience with case evaluation procedures. He has also served on a number of state and national organizations, including NARCA, WCBA, MCBA, and the Michigan Department of Agriculture’s Companion Animal Committee. Mr. Collis has been published extensively, including several republications. He has created and presented numerous educational sessions for interested organizations.
Areas of Practice
- Collections/Creditor’s Rights
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Child Custody
- Paternity
- Criminal Law
- Driver’s License Restoration
- DUI/OWI/drunk driving/traffic
Certified Legal Specialties
- Mediator
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1996
- New York, 2003
- Illinois, 2018
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1996
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1997
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1997
- U.S. Tax Court, 1997
Education
- Western Michigan University – Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
- J.D. cum laude – 1995
- Honors: Top 17% Graduate
- Law Review: Thomas M. Cooley Law School Law Review
- University of Michigan
- B.A. – 1991
Published Works
- Stuart Collis, Reconsidering Small Claims, Washtenaw County Legal News, November 27, 2017.
- Stuart Collis, Reconsidering Small Claims, Ingham County Legal News, November 27, 2017.
- Stuart Collis, Reconsidering Small Claims, Detroit Legal News, November 7, 2017.
- Daniel Moorehead et al., Animals in Human Society: Amazing Creatures That Share Our Planet (Stuart Collis, Animals in the Law, December 2015).
- Stuart Collis, Revised Periodic Garnishment Law, Washtenaw County Bar Association Res Ipsa, July/August 2015 at 19.
- Stuart Collis, Interest Rates and Billing Fees, Mich Veterinary Med Ass’n News & Views, June 1999 at 6.
- Stuart Collis, Bounced Checks, Mich Veterinary Med Ass’n News & Views, April 1999 at 6.
- Stuart Collis, Hiring and Firing, Mich Veterinary Med Ass’n News & Views, October 1998 at 6.
- Stuart Collis, When a Client Requests Patient Records, Mich Veterinary Med Ass’n News & Views, August 1998 at 6.
- Stuart Collis, Will Awards for Pain and Suffering Affect Your Bottom Line?, Mich Veterinary Med Ass’n News & Views, February 1998 at 8-9.
- Stuart Collis, Michigan Consumer Protection Act, Mich Veterinary Med Ass’n News & Views, October 1997 at 8.
- Stuart Collis, Awards for Pain and Suffering: The Owner’s or the Patient’s?, Mich Veterinary Med Ass’n News & Views, August 1997 at 8.
- Stuart Collis, Non-competition Clauses, Mich Veterinary Med Ass’n News & Views, June 1997 at 8.
- Stuart Collis, Patient Records: How Long Should I Keep Them?, Mich Veterinary Med Ass’n News & Views, April 1997 at 11.
- Stuart Collis, Abandoned Animals, Mich Veterinary Med Ass’n News & Views, February 1997 at 13.
- Stuart Collis, Abandoned Animals, Mich Veterinary Med Ass’n News & Views, February 1997 at 13, reprinted in News of Ass’n of Avian Veterinarians, March-May 1997.
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker/Presenter, National Business Institute, “Top FDCPA and Foreclosure Compliance Mistakes,” 2024
- Speaker/Presenter, National Business Institute, “FDCPA 2023: A Year in Review” 2023
- Speaker/Presenter, National Business Institute, “Top FDCPA and Foreclosure Compliance Mistakes,” 2023
- Speaker/Presenter, National Business Institute, “Advanced Debtor Investigation Techniques and Strategies,” 2023
- Speaker/Presenter, National Business Institute, “How to Collect Debt After Death,” 2023
- Speaker/Presenter, National Business Institute, “Collection Law from Start to Finish: A Michigan Guide,” 2021
- Speaker/Presenter, National Creditors Bar Association, “Landlord-Tenant Collection Issues,” Washington DC, 2019
- Speaker/Presenter, Washtenaw Area Apartment Association, “What Every Landlord Should Know About Collections” 2021
- Speaker/Presenter, Washtenaw Area Apartment Association, “Navigating the Courts and Evictions in a COVID World” 2020
- Speaker/Presenter, Washtenaw Area Apartment Association, “Landlord-Tenant Collections” 2019
- Speaker/Presenter, Washtenaw Area Apartment Association, “Security Deposits,” 2019
- Speaker/Presenter, Washtenaw Area Apartment Association Trade Fair, Fair Housing, 2018
- Speaker/Presenter, Washtenaw Area Apartment Association, “Legal Eviction Process: Or How to Lose Bad Tenants and Not Get Sued in the Process,” 2018
- Trainer, Internship Training Program at Wolverine Law, 2007
- Speaker and moderator, Creditor’s Rights Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2001
- Speaker/Presenter, Institute of Continuing Legal Education Creditor’s Rights Seminar, 2001
- Speaker, Semi-Annual Conference, Michigan Veterinary Medical Association, 1998
- Speaker/Presenter, Animal Law, Michigan Veterinary Medical Association Semi-Annual Conference, 1998
- Lecturer: Law Office Management, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 1993
- Teaching Assistant: Law Office Management, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 1993
- Law Review Associate, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 1993
- Student Bar Association Tutor, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 1993
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Washtenaw County Bar Association
- National Creditor’s Bar Association
- Michigan Creditor’s Bar Association
- Washtenaw County Apartment Association
- Property Association Management of Michigan
- National Apartment Association
Past Employment Positions
- Stuart M. Collis, PC, Owner
- Bassey and Seleski, PC, Associate Litigation Attorney
- Ferguson & Widmayer, PC
