Bruett, Reyes & Thornton, LLC

02/12/2026

Happy birthday to Attorney Jonathan Thornton who shares his birthday with Abraham Lincoln! 🥳

01/22/2026

Congratulations to Attorney Mel Bruett who was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2026! ⭐️

This is Mel’s third time being named a Rising Star.

Super Lawyers recognizes no more than 5% of attorneys in each state. Rising Stars recognizes no more than 2.5% of attorneys in each state. To be designated a Rising Star, a lawyer must be either 40 years old or younger, or in practice for 10 years or less.

Super Lawyers selects lawyers based upon a multi-step rating process that includes peer nominations, evaluations, independent research, and peer evaluation by practice area.

Mel has been licensed to practice law since 2013, and has primarily practiced Family Law since 2014.

12/22/2025

As we commence this holiday week, please note our holiday hours:

🎄Christmas Eve - 9:00am to noon.
🎄Christmas Day - closed.
🎄December 26 - closed.

Our office will reopen on Monday, December 29, 2025 at 9:00am and will operate on a similar schedule.

Phone calls will be returned when we re-open. Have a happy holiday!

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from Bruett, Reyes and Thornton! 🦃

11/26/2025

Bruett, Reyes & Thornton will be closed from noon today until Monday, December 1, 2025, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. 🦃

We will respond to phone calls and e-mails upon our return. Courts throughout Illinois will also be closed on Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28.

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/11/2025

Happy Veteran’s Day! Today, we recognize the invaluable contributions of our military veterans who have served our country. Thank you.

Our office is closed today. We re-open tomorrow.

10/16/2025

Look who’s back!

We’re so excited to have our amazing legal assistant, Ashley, visiting us from college this week! 🎉

Ashley has been a huge part of our team, and we’re proud to see her thriving in school. We’ve missed having her around and we are happy to see her — if only for a day!

10/13/2025

And so are we! We re-open tomorrow at 9:00.

Illinois courts are closed today. Normal hours will resume tomorrow.

08/15/2025

Today we said “see you later” to our talented legal assistant, Ashley, as she begins her first year at college. She has been an integral part of the firm and we will certainly miss her very much! Ashley is an aspiring lawyer and we can’t wait to see what her future holds. Thank you for everything, Ashley! ⚖️

07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July from Bruett, Reyes & Thornton! 🇺🇸 We are closed today, and will re-open on Monday.

07/03/2025

Bruett, Reyes & Thornton will be closed tomorrow for the 4th of July. We will re-open on Monday, July 7, 2025. E-mails and phone calls will be returned then.

We hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸

06/19/2025

Bruett, Reyes & Thornton is closed today in honor of Juneteenth. We will re-open tomorrow. Thank you for understanding.