SJ Chapman

Bielski Chapman, Ltd.

SJ grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, attended UNC-Chapel Hill for undergrad, and graduated from Northwestern Law School with a distinction in public service.  She is licensed to practice law in Illinois and New York.  Prior to law school, SJ was executive assistant to the General Counsel of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative in New York City.  During that time, she was also a Guardian ad Litem in landlord-tenant court for underrepresented tenants.  SJ remains active in public service and recently travelled to Tanzania through Lawyers without Borders to train magistrates, prosecutors and immigration officers on human trafficking law and procedure.  

SJ lives in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago with her husband Nick and their dog Rio.  When she is not working, SJ is traveling the USA in a van and boondocking in national forests.  She hopes to visit all of the national parks.

SJ played the alto sax in junior high and high school, but she is long since “retired” from music.  Instead of participating in the arts, she loves supporting the arts, especially by serving on the board of ~Nois.