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Rollins initially practiced law in Denison, Sherman, and then Whitesboro in Grayson County. He relocated to the capital city of [[Austin]] in 1957 to join the staff of the Texas Attorney General [[Will Wilson|William Reid "Will" Wilson, Sr.]] Assigned to the highway division, Rollins tried numerous eminent domain cases in order to acquire right-of-way for the construction of the [[Dwight Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] interstate highway system in Texas.[3] He contributed to the legal approach to eminent domain in a talk March 1959 "The Proper Measure of Damages in a Total Taking," and in May 1964 "Selection of the Proper Appraisal Approach in Combination Suits."[4]
Rollins initially practiced law in Denison, Sherman, and then Whitesboro in Grayson County. He relocated to the capital city of [[Austin]] in 1957 to join the staff of the Texas Attorney General [[Will Wilson|William Reid "Will" Wilson, Sr.]] Assigned to the highway division, Rollins tried numerous eminent domain cases in order to acquire right-of-way for the construction of the [[Dwight Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] interstate highway system in Texas.[3] He contributed to the legal approach to eminent domain in a talk March 1959 "The Proper Measure of Damages in a Total Taking," and in May 1964 "Selection of the Proper Appraisal Approach in Combination Suits."[4]
In 1961 he moved to Houston to join the staff of the city attorney where he became senior assistant attorney and chief of the litigation section. He was proud that he "made law" in the City of Houston v. Harris County Eastex Oaks Water and Sewer District. [5] He represented Houston police in numerous suits, many of a [[civil rights]] nature, against the department. Not once did Rollins lose a case representing a police officer. The officers accordingly awarded him a plaque of appreciation for his work.[3]
In 1961, he moved to Houston to join the staff of the city attorney where he became senior assistant attorney and chief of the litigation section. He was proud that he "made law" in the City of Houston v. Harris County Eastex Oaks Water and Sewer District. [5] He represented Houston police in numerous suits, many of a [[civil rights]] nature, against the department. Not once did Rollins lose a case representing a police officer. The officers accordingly awarded him a plaque of appreciation for his work.[3]
On retirement from the city of Houston in 1979, Rollins joined the law firm of Olson & Olson, from which he retired in 1997. He became a volunteer instructor in the [[English]]-as-a-second-language program of Memorial Assistance Ministries. He also tutored in the bilingual education program at Spring Branch Elementary School. Rollins was fluent in Spanish, and passable in French, and German. He was a scholar of languages and history, particularly the [[American Civil War]], [[World War I]], World War II, and [[Europe]].[2]
On retirement from the city of Houston in 1979, Rollins joined the law firm of Olson & Olson, from which he retired in 1997. He became a volunteer instructor in the [[English]]-as-a-second-language program of Memorial Assistance Ministries. He also tutored in the bilingual education program at Spring Branch Elementary School. Rollins was fluent in Spanish, and passable in French, and German. He was a scholar of languages and history, particularly the [[American Civil War]], [[World War I]], World War II, and [[Europe]].[2]