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Collins & Hepler, PLC Pro

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275 West Main Street, P.O. Box 59, Covington, VA 24426, U.S.A.

Traffic Violations, DUI/DWI, Personal Injury and 20 more

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About Collins & Hepler, PLC

Experienced lawyers delivering quality service, with a focus on traffic and criminal defense, elder law and estate planning, personal injury, and real estate.

Collins & Hepler, PLC is a small law firm offering a diversified practice, with a focus on criminal defense, traffic infractions, personal injury, medical malpractice, real estate, elder law, estate planning, and guardianships, along with such basic legal services as deeds, wills, powers of attorney, and adoptions.

At Collins & Hepler, PLC, our experienced attorneys approach each case with care and integrity. We are privileged to have enjoyed a long history of service to the Alleghany Highlands and surrounding areas, and we are proud of our record of success. We strive to provide personalized, principled, and aggressive representation, whether defending a simple traffic citation, or pursuing a complex appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia.

The Collins family has been providing legal services in the Highlands for over 100 years. Michael M. Collins, a native of Covington, Virginia, was preceded in the Covington office by his father, Hale Collins (1901-1971), who served twenty years in the Virginia Legislature.

Our attorneys have handled hundreds of personal injury claims over the course of decades, and have achieved substantial verdicts and settlements in automobile accident, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, and other personal injury cases.

We also bring decades of experience to our criminal defense practice, ranging from traffic infractions and DUI's to serious felonies, including the prosecution and defense of capital murder cases.

We are proud to be the first law firm in Alleghany and surrounding counties to offer a full range of elder law services, to help our clients to preserve and maintain the maximum allowable assets and income when faced with nursing home debt. We launched Legal Solutions for Seniors, www.legalsolutionsforseniors.com, to focus on elder law issues.

Collins & Hepler, PLC provides general legal services to the counties of Alleghany, Rockbridge, Botetourt, and Bath, and we accept selected elder law, personal injury and medical malpractice cases anywhere in the state of Virginia.

Collins & Hepler, PLC is conveniently located across from the Alleghany County courthouse in Covington, Virginia. Please call or email us to schedule a free consultation.

 

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Criminal Law
Posted by anonymous
February 09, 2014
Hired Law Firm

Excellent Representation, friendly and welcoming staff,pleasant office environment.

Criminal Law
Posted by anonymous
October 02, 2013
Hired Law Firm

All personnel were friendly and professional.These are very competent people.

Traffic Violations
Posted by Bernard
September 10, 2025
Hired Attorney Michael McHale Collins

Michael Collins is professional, thorough & knowledgeable. He and his office handled my case perfectly and had my charges dismissed. I would strongly recommend him to anyone in the Covington area. Thank you for a great experience!

Traffic Violations
Posted by Scott
July 14, 2025
Hired Law Firm

Successfully dismissed what would have been a multi-point speeding ticket. Michael spent time to understand the story to build the case, and guiding me to take the driver's course and other factors to increase chance of dismissal. The whole support team was professional and responsive.

Traffic Violations
Posted by James
July 14, 2025
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I talked to four different lawyers about my traffic case before someone recommended Mr. Collins. He was knowledgable and direct, and, with the excellent support of Tammie Williams, he brought the situation to a highly satisfactory conclusion. I am deeply grateful, and I strongly recommend Collins & Hepler to everyone with a similar case.

Traffic Violations
Posted by Habib
April 07, 2025
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I want to sincerely thank Collins & Hepler, PLC for their outstanding legal support. One of the drivers in my fleet had two traffic-related tickets, and Mr. Collins handled the situation with the utmost professionalism and care. From the very beginning, he was responsive, clear in communication, and genuinely invested in getting the best outcome possible. Thanks to his efforts, both cases were successfully dismissed. I highly recommend Mr. Collins and his team at Collins & Hepler, PLC to anyone in need of reliable and effective legal representation.

 
Drivers License Suspension
Posted by anonymous
January 28, 2025
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It has been a pleasure to have worked with Mr Colin , he was very helpful and solved my case. Good treatment, good communication, very well trained and all the willingness to help. Thanks to the whole working group. I recommend them 100%my smiles does not pay with five star I wish I can give them more than five stars highly r

Traffic Violations
Posted by Carlos
January 14, 2025
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It has been a pleasure to have worked with this law firm, they were very helpful and solved my case. Good treatment, good communication, very well trained and all the willingness to help. Thanks to the whole working group. I recommend them 100%

Traffic Violations
Posted by Ginger
February 22, 2024
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As a 18 year old female who has never been stopped by the police before I was nervous when I called a law firm for help. Mr Collins was reassuring because I didn't know what to say or to ask him when I called requesting him to represent me on the court case. He did not talk down to me because I saw a young female, he explained the process and what I needed to complete before court and represented me perfectly.

 
Traffic Violations
Posted by Alicia
October 05, 2023
Hired Law Firm

Mr. Collins was FABULOUS! His fees are very reasonable and he was exceptional at explaining all of my options. He was able to make my case vanish without even having to pay court costs. And it was all done over the phone. He's very nice to talk to and very kind.

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  • Criminal Law 5
    • Traffic Violations
    • DUI/DWI
    • Felonies
    • Misdemeanors
    • Juvenile Law
  • Personal Injury 2
    • Automobile Accidents
    • Wrongful Death
  • Medical Malpractice
  • General Practice
  • Litigation 1
    • Civil Litigation
  • Real Estate 3
    • Residential Real Estate
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Adverse Possession
  • Elder Law 1
    • Estate Planning for the Elderly
  • Trusts and Estates 4
    • Guardianship and Conservatorship
    • Estate Planning
    • Powers of Attorney
    • Family Trusts
  • Wills and Probate 2
    • Wills
    • Living Wills

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275 West Main StreetP.O. Box 59Covington, VA 24426U.S.A.

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