Joshua D. Bedwell and Lindsay C. Stella have become partners at Stella Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC. Both attorneys practice primarily family law for the Wheaton  law firm.

Attorney Joshua Bedwell joined MKFM in January 2012. He earned his juris doctor from the John Marshall Law School in 2010 and worked as an assistant corporation counsel for the city of Chicago.

Bedwell was named a Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer for 2017 and Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2018. Both honors are given to the most outstanding lawyers who are either age 40 or younger or have been practicing law for 10 years or less. He was also one of Leading Lawyers’ Best Lawyers in Chicago for 2014.

Since 2011, Bedwell has volunteered with the Constitutional Rights Foundation, which educates younger students about the U.S. Constitution in order to encourage civic engagement.

Attorney Lindsay Stella has been with the firm since May 2011. She earned her juris doctor from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2010.

Stella has been a Super Lawyers Rising Star each year from 2014 to 2018 and was named a Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer for 2017. The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys ranked her among the 10 Best Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Illinois for 2017. She received a National Top Ten Ranking from the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys in 2014. She currently holds a 10 rating on Avvo.com.

Stella was the first vice president for the DuPage Justinian Society of Lawyers for 2016-2017. She has served on numerous committees for the DuPage County Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association, including a 2014 Family Law Committee that helped draft family law legislation.