Attorney James J. Collum is the Principal Attorney at the Law Office of James J. Collum, LLC and has been in private practice since 1999, beginning his practice shortly following his graduation from law school.
Attorney Collum is a 1995 graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a 1999 graduate of The Ohio State University College of Law. Following his graduation from law school and prior to entering the practice of law, Attorney Collum worked as an Asset Management Consultant for the Great American Group, and was personally responsible for the disposition of $15,000,000.00 of assets during his brief one year tenure with the company, which included the corporate liquidation of Builders Square.
Attorney Collum focused his practice in the area of workplace sexual harassment, along with all types of workplace discrimination claims, at the beginning of his legal career. Over the past ten years, Attorney Collum has handled over 400 workplace sexual harassment cases, both in state and federal court as well as before the EEOC and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. These cases have ranged subjectively from what may be considered less severe cases of sexual harassment to representing victims who have been viciously raped and attacked by company employees. In addition to representing victims of sexual harassment, Attorney Collum has represented a number of area employers in sexual harassment lawsuits with a great deal of success.
During the past few years, Attorney Collum has started to serve as the corporate counsel for a number of area businesses devoting his time to advising such businesses in their immediate and daily legal needs. Attorney Collum's knowledge base and prior experience allows him to advise local companies on any and all needs that may arise in business and provide flexible billing options to such companies so as to make his assistance predictable and affordable.
The Law Office of James J. Collum, LLC has represented individuals and businesses since 1999 in all facets of civil litigation. Some of the areas of law in which Attorney Collum practices are listed below and more information can be found about each area of these areas of the law by clicking on the corresponding link listed on the right margin of this page.
Attorney Cynthia M. Schwab is Of Counsel at the Law Office of James J. Collum, LLC and has been licensed to practice law since 2011.
Attorney Schwab is a 2005 graduate of Walsh University with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and a 2011 graduate of The University of Akron School of Law. Prior to starting her own practice, Schwab Law, LLC in 2017, Attorney Schwab worked in Business Management and Human Resources for 15 years. Her experience ranges from almost 10 years as the Operations/Human Resources Manager of a 40-employee small business to working in the Human Resources department of a Fortune 1000 company. This experience prior to entering the practice of law gives her a unique insight into the operations of businesses and what is important to business owners.
Attorney Schwab focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning, business law, real estate and civil litigation. Upon joining the Law Office of James J. Collum, LLC in 2018, Attorney Schwab has expanded her practice to include workplace sexual harassment, discrimination and wage and overtime cases.
