About David

David Collins, based in the Cranbrook office, was born and raised in Newfoundland and earned a Bachelor of Commerce from Memorial University in 1990 before completing a law degree at the University of Saskatchewan in 1993. Collins articled with Morelli Chertkow in Kamloops, then moved to the Kootenays, working with the predecessor firm to Rockies Law Corporation before joining Majic Purdy in Fernie in 1997 and later establishing an independent Cranbrook practice in 2005. Collins practises family law, civil litigation, estate litigation, and criminal law in the East Kootenay region.

Practice areas

Family LawCivil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionPersonal InjuryWills, Estates & TrustsCriminal Defence

Education & credentials

Law school
University of Saskatchewan
Undergraduate
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Bachelor of Commerce

Listing compiled from public sources in July 2026. Confirm David F. Collins’s licence and standing in the Law Society of Alberta directory ↗