Atty. Scott E. Collins
Professional Experience As managing partner of Helsell Fetterman since 2001, Scott Collins understands the operational aspects of business and how legal issues must be addressed within greater business considerations. Utilizing that perspective, he provides clients with cost-effective legal counsel achieving practical results that serve their business goals.
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Scott E. Collins is an attorney based in Seattle, Washington, practforg at Helsell Fetterman LLP. Admitted to practice in Washington, Washington State Bar Association. Educated at Union College (Schenectady) (BA, 1985) and University of Washington (JD). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Seattle, WA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Professional Experience As managing partner of Helsell Fetterman since 2001, Scott Collins understands the operational aspects of business and how legal issues must be addressed within greater business considerations
- Utilizing that perspective, he provides clients with cost-effective legal counsel achieving practical results that serve their business goals
- Scott began his career representing lenders and vendors in the fishing and boating industries of the Pacific Northwest
- These were tumultuous years for the fishing industry—and Scott frequently managed vessel arrest proceedings, foreclosing ship mortgages, maritime liens, and bankruptcy proceedings, protecting creditor claims and defending against trustee actions for preferential transfers
- Over the years Scott’s practice has expanded to a broader range of industries
- Today, as chair of the firm’s business and real estate group, his practice focuses on banking and financial transactions, business and real estate transactions, and business litigation
- In his banking and finance practice, Scott counsels financial institutions on all facets of the lending relationship—from drafting loan documentation and creating security interests
- to working out troubled debt and foreclosing on collateral
- to protecting lender claims in bankruptcy court
- In his business and real estate practice, Scott serves as general counsel to businesses on the issues they face day-to-day in their operations – from their formation, acquisition or merger
- to their development, manufacture, sale and licensing of products
- to their sale, leasing and acquisition of real estate
- to their employment issues
- Scott is also an experienced litigator on a broad range of business disputes—from quieting title in commercial real estate in state court
- to defending preferential and fraudulent transfer claims in bankruptcy court
- to handling breach of contract and warranty claims in federal court
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Washington
Practforg law in Washington. Legal matters in Washington are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Seattle are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Washington state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Washington brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Washington courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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