Peter Collins focuses his practice on the defense of complex civil cases.  Peter G. Collins has been recognized by his peers as one of the top medical malpractice defense attorneys in Kansas and Missouri, named a Super Lawyer in 2009, 2010, 2011,  2012, and 2013. One of just a handful of malpractice attorneys in the Kansas City metropolitan area to receive the Super Lawyer designation for five consecutive years. Peter has successfully defended medical malpractice, product liability, construction, and other complex commercial litigation cases for twenty-four years. Peter has played a key role in every phase of complex civil litigation matters from discovery through trial or arbitration hearing and appeal. He has served as first chair trial lawyer in numerous civil trials tried to successful verdict in several venues in both federal and state court in Kansas and Missouri — often in high stakes cases in which plaintiff asked the jury to award damages of several million dollars.