Honor. Preserve. Inspire.
Chicago Law Museum

The living history of the law for those who might one day shape it, currently available online, with a future museum home on the first floor of the historic Chicago Bar Association.

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Our Mission: Honoring the Past. Inspiring the Future.

The Chicago Law Museum brings Chicago’s legal history to life through exhibits exploring the city’s legal legacy -- its role in shaping justice and democracy, with the goal of inspiring even our youngest visitors. The Museum serves as a repository of voices, artifacts and hard-won wisdom of the lawyers and judges who shaped this city and keeps them in trust forever.

A City that Preserves the Memory of Law

Honor. Preserve. Inspire. — Chicago Law Museum

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Chicago Legal Legend Collection

Conversations with legendary attorneys and judges who have contributed to Chicago’s legal landscape — in their own words. Recorded, archived, and streaming now.

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Chicago Law Museum Founding Committee and Board

A Passion to Lead

Under the leadership of Chicago Bar Association Past President John C. Sciaccotta (2024-2025), the Chicago Law Museum was launched, with a group of lawyers, judges and other civic leaders who share a passion to preserve Chicago legal history for generations to come. What began as a shared conviction — evolved into the building of an institution to house the past and serve as a bridge to the future.

Board of Directors

  • John C. Sciaccotta Senior Equity Partner at Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa
  • Daniel A. Cotter Member of Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa
  • Laurel G. Bellows Founder and Managing Principal of The Bellows Law Group, P.C.
  • William T. Gibbs Partner at Corboy & Demetrio P.C.
  • Judge Patricia Brown Holmes Retired Associate Judge of Circuit Court of Cook County
  • John V. Kalantzis Partner at Clifford Law Offices
  • Daniel Kotin Founding shareholder at Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
  • Brian P. Liston Partner at Liston & Tsantilis, P.C.
  • Judge Thomas R. Mulroy Retired Judge of Circuit Court of Cook County and full-time commercial mediator/arbitrator
  • Judge Nichole C. Patton Circuit Court Judge of Cook County
  • Eirene N. Salvi Partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
  • Mary Smith Vice Chair of the VENG Group
  • Jeanne Sylvester Principal at Sylvester Historic Consultants, LLC
  • Andrew W. Vail Partner at Jenner & Block

Founding Committee

  • John C. Sciaccotta Senior Equity Partner at Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa
  • Daniel A. Cotter Member of Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa
  • Laurel G. Bellows Founder and Managing Principal of The Bellows Law Group, P.C.
  • Judge John J. Curry, Jr. Retired Judge of Circuit Court of Cook County and Mediator, Arbitrator, and Special Master at Resolute Dispute Resolution Systems
  • Judge Thomas M. Donnelly Circuit Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, Illinois
  • Steve M. Elrod Managing Partner of Elrod Friedman LLP
  • William T. Gibbs Partner at Corboy & Demetrio P.C.
  • Judge Patricia Brown Holmes Retired Associate Judge of Circuit Court of Cook County
  • Andre A. Hunter, Jr. Senior Counsel at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani (GRSM) LLP
  • John V. Kalantzis Partner at Clifford Law Offices
  • Daniel Kotin Founding Shareholder at Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
  • Michael Kozlowski Partner at Esbrook P.C.
  • Kathryn C. Liss Executive director, Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center at DePaul University
  • Brian P. Liston Partner at Liston & Tsantilis, P.C.
  • Helen Lucaitis Chief Marketing Officer at Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.
  • Kenneth A. Matuszewski Senior Associate at Rozier Hardt McDonough PLLC
  • Justice Margaret Stanton McBride Judge of the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court
  • Beth McMeen Executive director at Chicago Bar Association
  • Pamela S. Menaker Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices
  • Judge Tom Morrissey Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
  • Judge Thomas R. Mulroy Retired Judge of Circuit Court of Cook County and full-time commercial mediator/arbitrator
  • Judge Nichole C. Patton Circuit Court Judge of Cook County
  • Eirene N. Salvi Partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
  • David Scriven-Young Partner at Gould & Ratner LLP
  • Mary Smith Vice Chair of the VENG Group
  • Giel Stein Senior Counsel in the Litigation Practice Group at Clark Hill PLC
  • Jeanne Sylvester Principal at Sylvester Historic Consultants, LLC
  • Timothy Tomasik Founding member of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
  • Andrew W. Vail Partner at Jenner & Block
  • Adam Zebelian Partner at Schiller & Fleck LLP