ATTORNEY PROFILE

AJ Wessler grew up in a small Central Illinois town as the son of a small business owner and an elementary school teacher. AJ attended Millikin University, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in finance, graduating summa cum laude. After Millikin, AJ attended the University of Illinois College of Law, graduating summa cum laude and in the top three percent of his class. While at the University of Illinois College of Law, AJ received the Rickert Award for Excellence in Academic Achievement, the J. Nelson Young Award for Excellence in the Study of Taxation Law, was inducted into the Order of the Coif, and received awards for obtaining the highest grade in his class for numerous courses, including Decedents’ Trusts and Estates, Worker’s Compensation, Sales, Partnership Taxation, and Federal Tax Policy.

Prior to founding Wessler Law, LLC in 2018, AJ worked for eight years in the corporate law department at Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM), a Fortune 50 agricultural company based in Decatur, Illinois. While serving as Senior Counsel at ADM, AJ worked for the business unit responsible for ADM’s trucking, logistics, grain, barge, rail, milling, and crop insurance businesses. AJ defended ADM against claims and lawsuits arising out of auto and trucking accidents, work-related injuries, railroad injuries, river injuries, industrial accidents, wrongful death, products liability, premises liability, and asbestos claims, to name a few. This experience gives AJ a unique perspective and understanding of the manner in which corporate defendants evaluate cases and utilize immense resources to defend against injury victims.

Before joining ADM, AJ gained experience in the estate planning department of a large St. Louis law firm, and he worked briefly for the staff counsel to one of the largest U.S. insurers, helping defend against worker’s compensation claims and personal injury matters.

Outside of the firm, AJ enjoys hunting, fishing, and exercising. AJ and his wife have two young sons.