About Alexa Whalen

Alexa Whalen is an Associate Attorney at McCready Law in Chicago, focused on personal injury cases. Before joining the firm, she practiced family law handling divorce, custody, and financial disputes. She previously interned at the Johnson County District Attorney's Office, assisting with domestic violence protection orders and assault cases.

Whalen earned her Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Criminal Justice from the University of Missouri, Kansas City and her Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, with a concentration in Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution.

She is admitted to the Illinois Bar.

Proven verdicts and settlements at McCready Law

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$350,000Verdict

A federal jury awarded Edward Nance $350,000 after Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke violently handcuffed him during a 2007 traffic stop, tearing both rotator cuffs and ending his ability to work.

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (federal) · 2011Civil RightsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
B.A. Political Science and Criminal Justice
University of Missouri, Kansas City
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.