Louis area. He established the Weller Law Firm in 2006 after a number of years in private firms as well as a period with the Illinois Attorney General's office working in the Sexually Violent Persons Unit. He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1992 and his Juris Doctorate from the Southern Illinois University of Carbondale in 1998. He is a certified mediator, arbitrator, and former guardian ad litem, but concentrates his practice in the areas of family law and bankruptcy.