Kathryn C. Collins Named 2024 Athena Award Honoree

Spotlighting her professional and personal accomplishments alike, Feldman, Kleidman, Collins & Sappe LLP
(FKC&S) Partner Kathryn C. Collins was recently recognized as a 2024 ATHENA Award winner. The ATHENA Award is presented by The Chamber Foundation Inc. and the Women’s Leadership Alliance of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce and celebrates individuals who excel in their chosen profession, donate time and energy to their community, and actively guide or mentor women to become great leaders. This year’s recipients will be formally recognized at the 18th
annual ceremony on Thursday, December 5 at Villa Borghese in Wappingers Falls, NY.

“Kat is a trailblazer, role model and mentor to many,” said FKC&S Founding Partner Jeffrey M. Feldman. “This accolade honors the profound impact she has on our colleagues, clients and the community we serve. Kat embodies what it means to be an ATHENA nominee, uplifting and inspiring women simply by being her authentic self. We look forward to celebrating her alongside this year’s incredible honorees.”

Born and raised in the Hudson Valley, Collins joined FKC&S in 2016 and became the law firm’s first female partner in 2019. In 2022, she received an AV Preeminent® Peer Rated Attorney designation through Martindale-Hubbell, the most reliable and sought-after rating standard in the legal industry. Together with FKC&S partners Jeffrey M. Feldman and Robert R. Sappe, she was also selected by her peers for inclusion in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® this year for her work in the area of Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants.

Collins graduated cum laude from the State University of New York at Purchase with a Bachelor of Arts in English and received a Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School in 2001. She is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern District of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. A member of the New York State Bar Association, New York Medical Defense Bar Association and American Bar Association, Collins has lectured at medical and insurance conferences, as well as at metropolitan medical facilities, and has shared her time and expertise as an educator through The New York State Judicial Institute, guiding New York State jurists who had little to no experience in presiding over a civil jury trial.

Collins resides in Hopewell Junction, NY with her husband, Jim, their three children and rescue dog, Pongo. Outside of work, she is vocal on women’s issues, active in her school district and a strong supporter of animal adoptions. She serves on the Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation Board of Trustees and the board for Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League.