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As a Defense Attorney:
Entered private practice with the law firm of Staben, Kopsick & McCollum
in 1995 with the primary focus being on the defense of criminal, juvenile and traffic cases. The firm’s name was later
changed to the Law Offices of Steven P. McCollum, P.C. In his capacity as a defense attorney Steve McCollum has defended many
people charged with:
First Degree Murder
Aggravated DUI and DUI
Reckless Homicide
Armed Robbery,
Aggravated Robbery, and Robbery
Aggravated Battery and Battery
Aggravated Assault and Assault
Aggravated Domestic
Battery and Domestic Battery
Aggravated Battery with a Firearm
Aggravated Battery of a Child
Unlawful Possession
of a Controlled Substance / large cocaine, heroin, and amphetamine cases
Calculated Criminal Drug Conspiracy
Unlawful
Possession of Cannabis
Unlawful Manufacturing of Cannabis and Unlawful Production of Cannabis
Unlawful Acquisition
of a Controlled Substance
Reckless Conduct
Intimidation
Hate Crime
Home Invasion
Institutional Vandalism
Criminal Trespass to Motor Vehicles
Stalking
Child Abandonment
Criminal Damage to Property
Criminal
Trespass to Real Property
Theft in excess of $100,000.00, Retail Theft, and other Theft cases
Financial Identity
Theft
Deceptive Practices
Forgery
Burglary and Residential Burglary
Arson and Aggravated Arson
Possession
of Explosives or Incendiary Devices
Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault
Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse
Indecent
Solicitation of a Child
Child Pornography
Public Indeceny (felony and misdemeanor)
Prostitution
Solicitation
of a Sexual Act
Obscenity
Unlawful Use of Weapons and Aggravated Unlawful Use of Weapons
Armed Violence
Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm
Reckless Discharge of a Firearm
Unlawful Sale of Firearms
Communicating
with a Witness
Violation of Bail Bond
Violation of an Order of Protection
Resisting a Peace Officer and Obstructing
a Peace Officer
Obstructing Justice
Bribery
Unlawful Restraint
As Chief Deputy State’s Attorney
and Assistant State’s Attorney:
Steve prosecuted and tried hundreds of DUI and Misdemeanor cases when he
first became an Assistant State’s Attorney. Later as a Felony Trial Attorney, Steve did large numbers of jury trials
for all types of felony offenses. Steve then became Chief of the Juvenile Division for the Lake County State’s Attorney’s
office and handled most of the major Child Abuse and Neglect cases while also handling First Degree Murder cases on adult
offenders. He has presented many expert witnesses, including laboratory personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
the Northern Illinois Police Crime Laboratory, the Illinois State Crime Laboratory and various medical, psychological and
psychiatric experts.
Cases prosecuted included many nationally known cases including more than twenty-five First
Degree Murder trials, including double murder, parental murder, and other cases. Steve McCollum has prosecuted multiple death
penalty cases.
Charges handled as a prosecutor included all the charges noted above that have been handled as
a defense attorney.
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.
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