Christopher Galanos
Director of Faculty and Access Services; Lecturer in Law
Christopher D. Galanos joined WashU Law in 2024 as the Director of Faculty & Access Services. In this role he oversees WashU Law Library’s faculty services program. He also serves as a Lecturer in Law, teaching Legal Research Methodologies to first-year students, as well as advanced legal research courses for second- and third-year law students.
Before joining WashU Law, Galanos was the Access & Operations Librarian and a Teaching Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois College of Law from 2022-2024 where he taught legal research and advanced legal research courses. Prior to that, he spent three years as a Reference Librarian and Lecturer at the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University (2019-2022). In addition to providing research and reference services to the Moritz community, Professor Galanos taught Legal Analysis and Writing I (legal research and objective writing) and Legal Analysis and Writing II (legal research and persuasive writing).
Before shifting his career towards law librarianship in 2018, Galanos practiced law in Central Illinois for ten years with a focus on civil litigation, primarily representing medical professionals in state and federal court.
He is admitted to practice in Illinois and Missouri.
- Education
- Master of Public Administration and Leadership, The Ohio State University, 2022
- Master of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, 2019
- J.D., University of Illinois College of Law, 2008
- B.A., History, Southern Illinois University, 2005
- Courses
- Legal Research Methodologies
- Areas of Expertise
- Legal Research
- Legal Writing
- Activity and Affiliations
- Admitted to Illinois Bar, 2008
- Admitted to Missouri Bar, 2009 (inactive status)
- American Association of Law Libraries
- Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section
- Research Instruction and Patron Services Special Interest Section
- Mid-American Association of Law Libraries
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