Steven McCollum | Waukegan Criminal Lawyer

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Steve McCollum is a lawyer with over 35 years experience defending and prosecuting criminal cases in Waukegan, Illinois. Steve has extensive experience, having been both a supervising prosecutor in the Lake County State's Attorney's Office and a defense attorney.  Steve was the principal defense attorney in the law firm of Staben, Kopsick & McCollum and now with The Law Offices of Steven P. McCollum, P.C. in Waukegan, Illinois, the county seat of Lake County, Illinois.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Principal Attorney	McCollum Hodgkinson, PC		2015 to Present
Attorney at Law	Law Offices of Steven P. McCollum, P.C.	Waukegan, IL	1995 – 2015
Chief Deputy State's Attorney	Lake County State's Attorney		Previously

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Illinois College of Law	JD	Law School	1978
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Bachelor of Arts	History, Political Science	1975

State / Court	Date
Illinois	1978

• Committee Member, American Bar Association, Defense Function, 2014 - Present
  White Collar Crime Committee Member, American Bar Association, 2014 - Present
  Immediate Past President, Lake County Bar Association, 2014 - Present
  President, Lake County Bar Association, 2013 - 2014
  1st Vice President, Lake County Bar Association, 2012 - 2013
  Executive Board Member, Lake County Bar Association, 2011 - Present
  Chairperson, Lake County Bar Association, Criminal Trials and Appeals Committee, 2007 - 2011
  Member, Jefferson American Inn of Court, 2005 - Present
  Member, Lake County Bar Association, 1981 - Present
  Member, Illinois State Bar Association, 1979 - Present

• National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Criminal Defense -- 2015, 2016, 2017
  The Nation's Top Lawyers, Based Upon a Survey of Their Peers, Leading Lawyers in America, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  BV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell,2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  Making a Positive Difference, Campaign for Legal Services, 2000
  Certificate of Merit, 19th Judicial Circuit Court Judges, 1996
  Certificate of Achievement - Juvenile Justice, National Association of District Attorneys, 1984
  Award of Appreciation, The Private Industry Council of Lake County, 1984
  The Distinguished Service Award, United States Jaycees, 1984
  Meritorious Service Award, Peoria County State's Attorney's Office, 1981

• People -vs- Aldwin McNeal Practice Area: Criminal Defense Date: Jan 01, 1994 Outcome: Successful Description: Lead Prosecutor on the prosecution of a death penalty case involving three co-defendants. Case tried to a jury

• The Docket, March 2014, The President's Page: Much Ado About
  The Docket, January 2014, The President's Page: A Season For Giving
  The Docket, December 2013, The President's Page: Hail to the Chief
  The Docket, November 2013, The President's Page: On the Value of Attorneys
  The Docket, October 2013, The President's Page: The Cost of Winning

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