Attorney
John J. Whelan

John J. Whelan, a principal of the firm, practices in the areas of creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, wills and estates, municipal law, and criminal law. Mr. Whelan is a partner in the law firm of Whelan, Doyle & Pressman, with offices in Ridley Township. While a student at Temple University School of Law, he served as a legal intern for the Delaware County Legal Assistance Corporation in 1983. He was a Delaware County Assistant District Attorney from 1986-91, serving as Trial Team Leader responsible for case management, assignment and superivison of a trial team. As an Assistant District Attorney in Delaware County, Jack Whelan prosecuted a myriad of criminal defendants, ranging from misdemeanor and felony cases to high profile murder trials.

Mr. Whelan was elected to a four-year term beginning in 2006 on Delaware County Council, the governing Board for Delaware County. Previously, he had served from 1996 until he took his seat on County Council as a Commissioner of the Fifth Ward in Ridley Township. While a Ridley Township Commissioner, Mr. Whelan served as the board’s Vice-President and as Chairman of Policies and Public Safety. He currently serves as Municipal Solicitor for Eddystone and Folcroft Boroughs as well as for the Ridley park Borough Zoning Hearing Board.

A graduate of Temple University (B.A. in Criminal Justice, cum laude, 1982) and Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1985), he has handled numerous foreclosures and debt collection matters for national and local lenders in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region. His extensive trial experience has been an invaluable tool in collection litigation and effectively settling and resolving cases after the commencement of a civil claim or complaint.

Mr. Whelan and his wife, Peggy, reside in Ridley Township with their four children.

Please give Jack Whelan a call at (610) 532-4222 or send him an e-mail and let Jack work with you to obtain the best results possible in your case.

Other Whelan, Doyle & Pressman attorneys:

Howard C. Pressman
Mark A. Cronin
Leo Francis Doyle, Sr.