Professor Chapman received his bachelor’s and law degrees (with honors) from the
University of Illinois, where he served on the Law Forum and was elected to the Order of
the Coif. He joined the Chicago-Kent faculty in 1971 and served as assistant dean in 1973
and associate dean from 1974 to 1979; he was reappointed associate dean in 1990, and
served until 1998. 

Prior to joining Chicago-Kent, Professor Chapman, a CPA, was associated with Miller,
Mandell & Company, Certified Public Accountants, was an assistant to Chicago attorney
John J. Kennelly, and was associated with the Chicago law firm of Altheimer and Gray. He
teaches in the tax, accounting and personal finance fields, and is the author of numerous
articles on tax and investment subjects.