1980, Brigham Young University, Magna cum laude
J. Reuben Clark Scholar, Managing Editor, BYU Law Review
Utah State Bar
Salt Lake County Bar Association
Kent Collins has extensive tax planning experience counseling high net worth clients and small to mid-sized businesses. Mr. Collins is also experienced in the area of aviation law, having worked as in-house General Counsel for Morris Air. He is currently counsel for SkyWest, Inc.
Mr. Collins has taught classes at the Brigham Young University Law School on Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning, is a past Chair of the Tax Section of the Utah State Bar, and is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court. He is a fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Mr. Collins has been included since 2006 in The Best Lawyers in America® editions for his work in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates. He was named the Best Lawyers® 2015 and 2018 Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Utah. Kent is listed in the 2007-2022 editions of Mountain States Super Lawyers, and he is continually recognized as one of Utah’s Legal Elite by Utah Business magazine for his work in wills, trusts and estates. Mr. Collins has the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV.
