R. Michael Collum

It is not an understatement to say that Michael and David saved my life. I was in a five-year divorce that was taking me down financially and emotionally, supporting myself and three children without support payments and spending every dime on legal fees to other law firms. Then, I found Michael Coll...um. Michael mercifully took me on as a client on the eve of trial when I was so broke that I was representing myself against one of the biggest divorce firms in the city. David took on a mountain of evidential binders. The team took on my ex's counsel, who was hell bent on draining me financially until I agreed to all of his onerous and made-up reimbursement claims. Michael and David litigated like absolute champions. My ex was embarrassed on the stand when Michael made him admit to all his lying by undermining all of his testimony with actual evidence. Collum's final argument trapped my ex's counsel into withdrawing his claims based on his inability to prove any of them. I walked away with my freedom and a redeemed faith that there are still some heroes on this planet. Thank you Michael and David.

Michael Collum receives my highest recommendation. He is an incredibly dedicated, compassionate, and ethical attorney in a challenging area of law that is frequently highly charged with emotion. He takes quick action to protect the interests of his clients, and he was always been available to suppo...rt me and to explain to me the ramifications of my legal situation. He was at all times extremely responsive to my questions, which has not always been my experience with lawyers. I appreciate his zealous representation, and I will always contact Michael with any future legal needs.

Michael Collum is an amazing, compassionate, knowledgeable, reliable, and seasoned attorney. He has been my attorney since 2017, and words alone cannot describe how grateful and thankful I am to have found him. He is a gem. He has successfully defended me in court, and had a fabricated TRO dissolv...ed and dismissed. Michael’s professionalism and integrity are unparalleled. Even in the most challenging situations, I could count on Michael’s sound legal advice. The fact he is so calm and level headed is impressive given the emotional intensity of family law cases. I highly recommend Michael Collum and his law firm, and a five-star rating doesn’t begin to describe his skills and abilities as a family law attorney. He is simply brilliant.

I’m a combat veteran that lost custody of my son after returning from Iraq in 2003. I retained counsel and lost over and over again. Fighting for custody of my son was more difficult and heart wrenching than fighting in Iraq (former Marine Scout Sniper). We learned to live with the custody arrange...ment and maximized every opportunity to spend with my son. When matters went from bad to worse I met with Mr. Collum and provided detailed notes of items past, present and what was easily predicted. Mr. Collum worked with us on a payment structure that I could afford and he went to work. Thorough, knowledgeable, compassionate and trustworthy are words I use to describe him. After 8 years of fighting an uphill battle with horrible results, Mr. Collum won for us in court. That was 7 years ago. My son is now 19, healthy, handsome and safe. Because of Mr. Collum I was able to be present (full custody) during a period in my son’s life when he needed a father most. An old friend of mine who is a retired attorney used to joke around that no one ever called him with good news. They always called him when they needed his help. Thinking about those conversations with my old neighbor, I reached out to Mr. Collum to tell him thanks, again. I’m a proud father and a grateful man. Thanks again Mr. Collum.