Emily T. Art

Emily T. Art was named an associate attorney at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. in 2023 after working at the firm as a law clerk since 2022. She concentrates her legal practice in cases concerning personal injury, medical negligence, wrongful death, and catastrophic injuries.  

While working as a law clerk at the firm, Ms. Art assisted a trial team that secured a record-breaking $363 million jury verdict in the first trial against medical sterilization plant Sterigenics. In addition, she worked on a medical negligence case that resulted in the highest jury verdict on record for the loss of one leg or foot, $32.7 million.

Prior to working at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, Ms. Art law clerked at a Chicago personal injury law firm where she drafted legal documents, managed case files and facilitated communication with clients from initial intake through litigation.

Ms. Art received her law degree from the UIC School of Law. While in law school, Ms. Art served as the Finance Chair of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association. In recognition of her outstanding academic achievements, she was the recipient of the merit-based D. Mann Scholarship and the Top Grade Award in Civil Procedure II.

Ms. Art received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and history from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Ms. Art belongs to several national, state and local legal organizations, including the American Association for Justice, Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Chicago Bar Association.

In her free time, Ms. Art enjoys baking and cycling along Chicago’s lakefront.