Adam Chilton

Dean of the Law School, Howard G. Krane Professor of Law

1111 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773.702.9495
deanchilton@uchicago.edu

Executive Assistant:
Mary Jo Reilly 
773.834.3583
mjreilly@uchicago.edu 

Adam Chilton is the dean and the Howard G. Krane Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. 

Adam is an empirical law and economics scholar whose research has focused on comparative law, international law, and the legal profession. For example, Adam’s book, co-authored with Mila Versteeg, How Constitutional Rights Matter, uses a variety of empirical methods to explore the impact of including rights into written constitutions on their protection around the world. Adam’s book, co-authored with Kyle Rozema, Trial by Numbers: A Lawyer’s Guide to Statistical Evidence, provides an introduction to empirical research methods that is specifically designed for law students, lawyers, and other members of the legal profession.

Adam received a BA and MA in political science from Yale University. After college, Adam worked as a management consultant for BCG. He then went to Harvard University, where he earned a JD and a PhD in political science. Before joining the faculty, Adam taught at the Law School as a Bigelow Fellow and Lecturer in Law.