Stephanie Villinski is the Deputy Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism where she oversees Commission operations and develops educational programs for legal professionals across Illinois.
With a particular interest in health and wellness, Stephanie seeks to promote a healthier, more rewarding professional life for lawyers and judges and, by extension, better service to the public. This includes writing and speaking about issues of professionalism, civility, and well-being, including spearheading a statewide training on vicarious trauma for judges.
In addition, Stephanie oversees the Commission’s advancement of high-quality legal education, diversity and inclusion efforts, implementation of effective communications, professionalism programming for law schools, and day-to-day operational activities.
Stephanie graduated summa cum laude from Saint Mary’s College and with Order of Coif distinction from DePaul University College of Law. Subsequently, she dedicated her career to social justice and public interest law, as the Content Director at Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO) and an attorney at LAF (now Legal Aid Chicago).
Stephanie is the past Chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Standing Committee on Professionalism and a member of the ABA’s Cornerstones of Democracy Commission, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.
In her free time, Stephanie enjoys practicing yoga and meditation and is a certified yoga teacher. She is a sports fan and particularly favors the NBA. She also loves trying all the delicious restaurant options in Chicago and being outside on days that the Chicago weather permits.