About Lynda
Lynda Wesley trained at Chicago-Kent College of Law where she completed her Juris Doctor in 1982. She arrived at law school after undergraduate study and graduated into a legal market that was changing rapidly. The classroom years were followed by courtroom work, and she has practiced law for several decades since earning her degree.
Her career spans private practice and courtroom appearances. She is admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, a credential that shapes much of the work she accepts. Over time she has handled matters that required appellate briefing and argument, as well as trial work that led to appeals. That background informs how she prepares cases at the trial level and how she frames legal issues on appeal.
Wesley established the Law Office of Lynda Wesley to serve clients outside of large-firm structures. In that setting she manages case intake, drafting, and oral advocacy. Running a smaller practice has allowed her to control litigation strategy and to remain directly involved in the work that moves cases toward resolution or review. Colleagues describe her approach as pragmatic: she prioritizes clear legal writing and careful preservation of issues for appellate review.
Her experience before the Seventh Circuit has shaped a familiarity with federal appellate procedure. She has drafted appellate briefs and appeared in appellate proceedings where jurisdiction and standards of review were central. That kind of work requires attention to record development at earlier stages and tight, focused argument on appeal. Those are the elements she emphasizes when preparing matters destined for higher courts.
Outside the courtroom she has maintained ties to the legal community reached through judges, court clerks, and other lawyers who practice in federal courts. Her practice is organized to handle litigation matters from initial filing through appellate work. She oversees all aspects of case preparation at her office.
She maintains a private practice through the Law Office of Lynda Wesley and concentrates on appellate litigation and related federal court matters in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
