Devon Collins

Devon is an associate in the firm’s litigation section. Before joining Bailey & Dixon, Devon worked for a firm in Raleigh doing medical malpractice defense. There, she represented physicians, midlevel providers, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare entities in both North Carolina and Georgia n cases involving allegations of medical malpractice and negligence.

Prior to her start in private practice, Devon served as the judicial clerk for the Honorable A. David Copperthite in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. While earning her J.D. at University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Devon was a student attorney in the school’s Public Health Law Clinic where she worked with community organizations and legislators to identify public health challenges, develop policy and law responses, and advocate for policy change in front of the Maryland General Assembly. Devon also served as a Senior Articles Editor for the Journal of Health Care Law & Policy, Treasurer of the Women’s Bar Association, and was a member of the school’s Student Health Law Organization. She earned her undergraduate degree in Health Sciences and a minor in Medicine, Health, and Culture from Furman University.

Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Devon moved to Durham in 2021 with her husband, Matt. When not working, Devon can be found outside playing with their dog, Tennyson, going for bike rides on the American Tobacco Trail, or exploring restaurants in the area.

Education

• Furman University, B.S., 2017
• University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, J.D., 2020

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina Maryland
• United States District Court for the District of Maryland
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit