FIND AN ATTORNEY WITH THE COMPETENCE AND
EXPERIENCE YOU NEED FOR YOUR CASE
STEVE McCOLLUM HAS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AS:
Chief Deputy State's Attorney for Lake County, Illinois
Chief of the Felony
Review Division for the Lake County State's Attorney's Office
Chief of the Misdemeanor and Traffic Divisions for the
Lake County State's Attorney's Office
Chief of the Juvenile Trial Division for the Lake County State's Attorney's
Office
Current and Past Chairman of the Lake County Bar Association's Criminal Trials and Appeals Committee
Currently
a member of the Lake County Bar Association's Board of Directors
Currently a Member of the 19th Judicial Circuit Capital
Litigation Trial Bar Screening Committee
Extensive Trial Experience Including First Degree Murder Death Penalty Cases,
Reckless Homicide, DUI, Domestic Battery, Juvenile Court Cases, Drug Charges, and Felony and Misdemeanor Cases
Extensive
Experience in Juvenile Court Proceedings including Petition for Adjudication of Wardship, Juvenile Delinquency Petitions,
Juvenile Neglect and Abuse Petitions, and Appeals of Indicated Findings of Abuse or Neglect by the Illinois Department of
Children and Family Services (DCFS)
Former Founding Member of the Lake County Domestic Violence Council with Extensive
Experience Defending Domestic Battery cases and Orders of Protection
Welcome to the website of the Law Offices of Steven P. McCollum, P.C. Steve McCollum
is a criminal defense lawyer in Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois. As an attorney with over 29 years of trial experience prosecuting
and defending criminal cases, Steve McCollum is available to handle felony, misdemeanor, juvenile delinquency, DUI (Driving
Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs), and traffic cases.
Steve has been an attorney since 1978 and has practiced
law as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney in Waukegan, Illinois, the county seat of Lake County, Illinois.
The primary focus of Steve McCollum's law practice is on the criminal defense of serious Felony, Misdemeanor, Juvenile,
DUI, and related matters. If you or someone you care about has a Criminal, Juvenile, DUI, or other case, it can be difficult
to choose between the many attorneys that claim to have the competence and expertise necessary to successfully defend the
case. It is vital that you look at the background and experience of the lawyer you are considering hiring. There is no worse
feeling than the realization in the middle of your case that your lawyer didn't have the experience necessary to competently
defend you.
Steve McCollum's experience as a criminal lawyer has included 16 years as a prosecutor, including
12 years as a supervisor in the Lake County State's Attorney's Office, and 11 years as a criminal defense lawyer handling
all types of serious criminal felony cases, misdemeanor cases, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (DUI) and Reckless Homicide
cases, and Traffic matters.
Steve was the Chief Deputy State's Attorney for the Lake County State's Attorney's
Office in Waukegan, Illinois. In that capacity he was in charge of all criminal prosecutors and prosecutions in Lake County,
while also handling many of the most serious cases. He tried many cases, including trials of persons charged with First Degree
Murder (including Death Penalty cases), Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault, Reckless Homicide, Drug Delivery and Possession
Cases, and Financial Crime cases.
Other positions held by Steve McCollum in the Lake County State's Attorney's
Office included being the Chief of the Felony Review Division, Chief of the Misdemeanor and Traffic Division, and Chief of
the Juvenile Trial Division. In those positions Steve handled Grand Jury matters, Reckless Homicide and serious accident cases,
DUI and related charges, and all juvenile delinquency, neglect and abuse cases.
As a defense attorney Steve has
successfully defended people charged with First Degree Murder, Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault and Abuse, Reckless Homicide,
Child Pornography, large-scale white collar financial crimes (embezzlement), drug charges (controlled substance and cannabis
/ marijuana), DUI and Aggravated DUI, Domestic Battery, Violation of Order of Protection and many other types of cases.
Steve is the current Chairman of the Lake County Bar Association's Criminal Trials and Appeals Committee, a position
he previously held on several occasions. He is active on other Lake County Bar Association committees, including the Judiciary
and Court Rules Committee and the Judicial Selection and Retention Committee.
As a Member of the Illinois State
Bar Association Steve has twice been appointed by the Illinois Supreme court and is currently a member of the 19th Judicial
Circuit (Lake and McHenry Counties) Death Penalty Qualification Screening Committee which reviews the qualifications for area
attorneys to handle death penalty cases in Lake and McHenry counties. He was a founding member of the Lake County Domestic
Violence Council which set up procedures for the police, prosecutors and the courts for domestic battery cases. He was a member
of the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force. He has been a speaker at several seminars concerning Criminal Law and Juvenile
Law for the Lake County Bar Association.
It is important to know that Steve McCollum's experience translates into
results for his clients. He has repeatedly convinced Judges to suppress evidence resulting in his client's criminal charges
being dismissed. His past experience working with prosecutors and police has enabled him to convince prosecutors to dismiss
cases against his clients. His experience in using and cross-examining expert and other professional witnesses, such as police
officers, doctors, and laboratory personnel, has resulted in repeated findings of "not guilty" in trials in the
Lake County court system. Even in cases where there has been substantial evidence against his clients, Steve has convinced
prosecutors to reduce charges so that the result was a disposition of the case that didn't affect his clients' lives on a
long-term basis.
All clients of the Law Offices of Steven
P. McCollum, P.C. are treated in a courteous, professional manner. We truly care about what happens to our clients and
do our best to help them solve their problems. To do that, Steve McCollum and his staff use a combination of experience, training,
and compassion.
In addition to criminal and juvenile matters, attorneys affiliated with the Law Offices of Steven
P. McCollum, P.C. also handle civil litigation, including personal injury, divorce, and other legal matters.
If
you have any type of legal matter, please call for an appointment. There is no charge for the initial consultation. If
we are unable to handle your case, we will refer you to an attorney who has the experience and expertise necessary for your
needs.
Law Offices of Steven P. McCollum, P.C. 415 Washington Street, Suite 103, Waukegan, Illinois
60085-5564 Telephone: 847-662-2474 Fax: 847-360-9100
Steve McCollum is a well respected
Lake County, Illinois criminal defense and juvenile defense lawyer, with over 25 years of experience as a prosecutor
and defense attorney representing both adult and juvenile clients concerning cases throughout Northeastern Illinois, including
the cities of Antioch, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Fox Lake, Grayslake, Gurnee, Highwood, Highland Park, Lake Villa,
Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lindenhurst, Long Grove, Mundelein, Round Lake Area, Spring
Grove, Vernon Hills, Wauconda, Waukegan, Zion, and all other areas of Lake County, Illinois in the areas of felony and misdemeanor
criminal defense, DUI defense, and Juvenile Law.