Kids Above All Welcomes Newest Board Member
Kids Above All today is excited to announce the addition of Donald Mrozek to the organization’s 36-member Board of Trustees. Mrozek brings more than three decades of leadership experience in the legal profession, along with extensive civic involvement and a long record of service to educational and community organizations.
Mrozek served as Chairman of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP from 1989 to 2015 and currently leads the firm’s Consultant/Coach for the Profession Practice. In that role, he advises law firm leaders on complex business and management challenges, including strategic planning, governance structure, firm profitability, partner transitions, mergers and acquisitions, compensation systems, and ethical issues. He also serves as a coach, mediator, and advisor for attorneys and managing partners nationwide.
Mrozek’s professional affiliations include leadership positions with the American Bar Association’s Fidelity and Surety Committee, the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, and the Chicago Inn of Court, where he served as President from 2006 to 2007. He has also been a member of the DePaul University College of Law Dean’s Advisory Council since 1990, including a term as Chairman from 2011 to 2012.
Mrozek has been widely recognized within the legal field. His honors include The Best Lawyers in America (2020–2026, Litigation–Insurance; 2018–2021, Litigation–Construction), Best Lawyers® Chicago Lawyer of the Year (2023, Litigation–Insurance), Illinois Super Lawyers (2005–2025), and recognition as a Top 100 Leading Business Lawyer by Leading Lawyers Magazine. He also holds an AV® Peer Review Rating from Martindale‑Hubbell.
“I am honored and excited to join the Board of Trustees of Kids Above All. I became involved in KAA after learning of the tremendous work it does, providing counselling, childcare, and housing to families in the Chicagoland area who suffer from violence and poverty. I look forward to working with Team Kids Above All and my fellow members of the Board,” said Donald Mrozek.
“Don’s vast leadership experience, extensive operations expertise, and long-standing commitment to making a difference in the greater Chicago community will help strengthen Kids Above All’s mission and impact. We’re thrilled Don’s joined our Board, and I look forward to working with him and our entire Board to ensure more young people have the resources and opportunities they need to build better lives,” said Dan Kotowski, President & CEO of Kids Above All.
Mrozek earned his Juris Doctorate, with honors, from DePaul University College of Law in 1973. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and before multiple federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. In addition to Kids Above All, he has supported the American Cancer Society since 1989 and has served on the boards of St. Rita High School, the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago, El Valor, the Hinsdale Hospital Foundation, Josephinum High School, among others.