Ms. Westley is an associate in the Firm's Litigation group. She earned her B.A. in English, magna cum laude, from Boston College in 2008 and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2011. During law school, Ms. Westley won the Regional Championship for the 2010-2011 National Moot Court Competition and the National Championship for the 2010 Robert F. Wagner Labor & Employment Law Competition. Ms. Westley also received the Gary David Friedman Award for her commitment to advocacy upon graduating in 2011.
In addition to her Moot Court experience, Ms. Westley obtained a 711 license and worked in Loyola's Community Law Clinic in 2011, completed a judicial externship with The Honorable Judge Der-Yeghiayan in the Northern District of Illinois in 2009-2010, interned in Equip for Equality's special education clinic in 2008-2009, and served as a writer and Senior News Editor for Loyola's Public Interest Law Reporter in 2009-2010. During the summer of 2010, she worked as a summer associate with the Firm.
Ms. Westley is a long-time member of the Association of Horizon, a non-profit organization that provides social opportunities for adults with disabilities, and continues to serve on the fundraising committee for the organization's annual golf outing. She is admitted to practice in Illinois.