After graduating Illinois Wesleyan with a BA in Political Science and a minor in English, Bryan Wellner ’12 then earned his Juris Doctor degree from The John Marshall Law School in May 2015. While at The John Marshall Law School, Bryan was on the Dean’s List and actively participated in the trial advocacy program. He also coached a team in John Marshall’s annual 1L Intrascholastic trial advocacy competition, and his team won 1st place out of more than 20 teams.

While in law school, Bryan worked as a 711 Intern at the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office representing the State in misdemeanor cases for trials and hearings. At the State’s Attorney’s Office, he first chaired three misdemeanor jury trials and received guilty verdicts in each trial. Additionally, he represented the State in several bench trials and DUI Summary Suspension hearings.

Bryan is a member of the American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and Will County Bar Association. He concentrates his practice in traffic and civil litigation and employment law. He is an associate attorney at Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC.