Aurora Austriaco

Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel, P.C., Chicago

Austriaco is a Shareholder with Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel, P.C., in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial and real estate litigation, construction litigation, mechanics liens, defense of mortgage foreclosure, mortgage fraud – plaintiff, title insurance claims litigation, and other special chancery remedy cases. Her clients range from multinational corporations to small and startup companies to individuals.

Austriaco is currently serving as Judge for the Illinois Court of Claims and as Commissioner for the Illinois Courts Commission. She previously served as Chair of the Cook County State’s Attorney Asian Advisory Council, served 9 years as Commissioner for the Park Ridge Planning and Zoning Commission, and served 11 years as Commissioner for the Cook County Human Rights Commission. She currently serves on the Board of Governors for the American Bar Association and as President of the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce. She is Past President of the Chicago Bar Association and of the National Conference of Bar Presidents and was named a Super Lawyer-Real Estate, one of the Top 10 Women Consumer Attorneys by Leading Lawyers, and one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Illinois.

Austriaco earned her BA from DePaul University and received her JD from DePaul University College of Law. She is also fluent in Tagalog.