Bio

Steven McCollum has over 25 years of experience as a criminal defense attorney and 16 years of prior experience as a prosecutor in two Illlinois State's Attorneys offices.

Steven McCollum's previous experience includes:

Chief Deputy State's Attorney for Lake County, Illinois, in charge of all Criminal Prosecutions and Prosecutors, President, Lake County Bar Association (2013-2014), Chief of the Felony Review Division for the Lake County State's Attorney's Office supervising all Grand Jury Proceedings, Chief of the Misdemeanor and Traffic Divisions for the Lake County State's Attorney's Office Handling Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Reckless Homicide Charges, Chief of the Juvenile Trial Division for the Lake County State's Attorney's Office (Juvenile Delinquency, Abuse and Neglect Cases), Chairman, Lake County Bar Association's Criminal Trials and Appeals Committee, Founding Member of the Lake County Domestic Violence Council with Extensive Experience Prosecuting and Defending Domestic Battery cases and Litigating Domestic Violence Orders of Protection, Extensive Trial Experience Including Multiple Trials of First Degree Murder Death Penalty Cases, Large Scale White Collar Crimes, Sexual Assault and Child Pornography, Felony and Misdemeanor DUI, Domestic Battery, Juvenile Court Cases, Drug Charges, Reckless Homicide, Felony and Misdemeanor Cases , Extensive Experience in Juvenile Court Proceedings including Petition for Adjudication of Wardship, Juvenile Delinquency Petitions, Juvenile Neglect and Abuse Petitions; Many Appeals of DCFS Indicated Finding of Abuse or Neglect, Extensive DUI and Reckless Homicide Trial Experience, Extensive Experience with DCFS Appeals of Indicated Findings of Neglect or Abuse, Former Member of the 19th Judicial Circuit Capital Litigation Trial Bar Screening Committee (Appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court), Former Member of the Illinois Supreme Court's Local Ordinance Rules Committee (Appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court), Lake County Executive Justice Council.

Steven McCollum is currently a Member of the Lake County Bar Foundation's Board of Directors,
Member of Lake County Sexual Assault Coordinating Council, Member, Lake County Bar Association Judicial Selection and Retention Committee, Member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association
Member of the Jefferson Inns of Court.

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