Taja D. Winzeler

Taja D. Winzeler graduated Summa Cum Laude with a political science degree from Bradley University in 1990 and earned her law degree from the University of Illinois Law School, where she received the Rickert Award for Oral Advocacy. She spent seventeen years at the Winnebago County Public Defender's Office, rising to major felony assistant, conducting numerous jury trials, and helping implement the county's first post-conviction drug court program. She is a Capital Trial Bar certified attorney. In private practice, she assists clients with real estate, estate planning, personal injury, and family matters in Winnebago County.