About
Mike McCollum is an attorney with the firm of John V. Robinson, P.C., focused on intellectual property, small business law, and entrepreneurship. He received an advanced law degree from Duke University where he studied law and entrepreneurship, including business strategy, corporate counseling, entrepreneurial advising and venture capital finance, while working with start-up companies and business/technology accelerators in the Research Triangle in North Carolina. He also served as a judge for a multi-state start-up venture/business planning competition. While at the University of Richmond, Mike studied intellectual property and international law, including two summers at the University of Cambridge. Upon graduation he earned the law school's Intellectual Property Certificate With Distinction, was awarded the ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law, membership in the Order of the Coif and the McNeill Honor Society, and the John Marshall Inn of Court. He also served as the president of the Student Bar Association.
Mike earned a black belt in kenpo jiu jitsu and has served as a martial arts instructor and a women's self-defense teacher since 2004.
Work history
Attorney - John V. Robinson, P.C., May 2015 - present
Legal and Business Practicum - First Flight Venture Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, December 2014 - May 2015
Law Clerk - McCollum Law Office, Hamilton, Ohio, August 2013 - January 2014
Legal Intern - Indoor Football League, Richmond, Virginia, Spring 2012
NCAA Compliance Intern - University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, Fall 2011
Education and qualifications
Duke University - LLM in Law & Entrepreneurship, cum laude, 2015
University of Richmond School of Law - J.D., cum laude, 2013
Norwich University - Master of Arts, Military History, 2004
Middlebury College, Bachelor of Arts, Classical History, 1997
