Firm shareholder Lydia Bueschel has been elevated to the Board of Directors for the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (“NAMWOLF”).
Susan Valentine Attends the 2020 BEDS Soup and Bread Event
Susan Valentine, Vice President of BEDS Plus Care Board of Directors, attends January 27, 2020 Soup and Bread event along with Illinois State Bar Association President (and volunteer lawyer for BEDS) David Sosin. Also pictured: BEDS Executive Director, Tina Rounds (far right) and Janet Sosin (far left).
VAB Sponsors the BEDS Plus Care Soup & Bread Event
VAB sponsors the BEDS Care Plus Annual Soup & Bread event which benefits their emergency overnight shelter facilities.
Aurora Austriaco Speaks at the Illinois State Bar Association’s ISBA Leadership Academy
Firm shareholder Aurora Austriaco spoke at the Illinois State Bar Association’s ISBA Leadership Academy “Continuing Professional Development Day” session on January 25 at the ISBA’s Chicago Office.
Sandy Morris to Serve as Illinois Legal Aid Online Board Member for 5th Year
VAB congratulates Sandy Morris for serving her 5th straight years on the Illinois Legal Aid Online's board of directors. The Board is a diverse group of leaders and innovators who are passionate about using technology to help people in Illinois to resolve their legal problems.
VAB Participates in the 2019 NAMWOLF Annual Meeting & Law Firm Expo
VAB participated in the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firm’s Law Firm Expo at its Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.
Aurora Austriaco Recipient of the Judge Laura Cha-Yu Liu Trailblazer Award
Chicago, 23 May 2019 – As part of the celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, two distinguished Filipino-Americans were recognized by Illinois State Secretary Jesse White for their achievements in their respective fields. One of which was VAB Shareholder, Aurora Austriaco who was honored with the Judge Laura Cha-Yu Liu Trailblazer Award.
Reda more here: http://www.chicagopcg.com/pr51-19.pdf
Aurora Austriaco is Chair of the Asian American Lunar New Year Gala
Aurora Austriaco is Chair of the Asian American Lunar New Year Gala, the largest Asian American gathering in the Midwest.
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190108/asian-american-coalition-of-chicago-hosting-its-36th-annual-lunar-new-year-galahttps://patch.com/illinois/chicago/announcements/a/68337/asian-american-coalition-of-chicago-hosting-its-36th-annual-lunar-new-year-gala
Aurora Austriaco Keynote Speaker at Women in Leadership Dinner at SIU
Aurora Austriaco Keynote Speaker at Women in Leadership Dinner at SIU (Southern Illinois University Law School) https://bit.ly/2EhUgNT
Aurora Austriaco, Panelist, “What is Success? Filipinas Who Found It?”
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and the Philippine Consulate of Chicago
“WHAT IS SUCCESS? FILIPINAS WHO FOUND IT?”
VAB shareholder, Aurora Austriaco participated as a panelist on the program “What is Success? Filipinas Who Found It?” hosted by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and the Philippine Consulate of Chicago on August 23, 2018. Other panelists included author Terry Samala de Guzman, Johanna Mirpiru-National Cooking Personality and owner of Mommacuisine, Leslie Mendoza Temple- Medical Director of the Northshore University Health System’s Integrative Medicine Program and Clarita Santos-Director of Community Health Initiatives at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.
Sandy Morris Recipient of the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Distinguished Service Award
In 2018 VAB attorney Sandy Morris was the recipient of the CVLS Distinguished Service Award for her pro bono work in the community.
The Chicago Volunteer Legal Services is comprised of 2,400+ volunteer attorneys who donate free services to thousands of low-income Chicagoans annually. Our services are 100% free, accessible & real.
We have done our best to bring together all the resources of the great city of Chicago. We do this by utilizing our small staff to support and train a pool of thousands of volunteer attorneys from more than 990 firms, companies, and organizations throughout the city. We support, organize and train these wonderful volunteers in order to make the biggest impact in the most cost-effective way possible.
Aurora Austriaco Chicago Filipino American Hall of Fame "Excellence in Public Service" Award
Read more here: http://www.viatimes.net/?p=2861
Aurora Austriaco Recipient of the 2015 Global FWN 100 Women Builders Award
In 2015 Shareholder Aurora Autriaco was awarded the Filipina Women’s Network, "2015 Global FWN 100 Women Builders" award.
https://filipinawomensnetwork.org/global-fwn100-2015/
