Supporting Our Communities

• Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with Chuhak & Tecson

  
• Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with Chuhak & Tecson by recognizing Hispanics and Latin Americans’ achievements and contributions to the United States.
• National Hispanic Heritage Month, established in 1968, celebrates the culture and traditions of those individuals whose roots go back to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. The annual celebration begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, and ends on October 15. Mexico and Chile also celebrate their independence during this month, on the 16th and 18th of September respectively.
  
  Click here to learn about the culture, history and traditions of Hispanics and Latinxs in the U.S.
• See below for a sampling of events and activities observing National Hispanic Heritage Month.
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• September 28, 2018
  NextGen Latinx's Hispanic Heritage Month Social by NextGen Latinx
  
• September 29, 2018
  Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at Orchard Downs by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  
• October 12, 2018
  The State of Latinos in the Law Symposium by Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois
• For year-round immersion in the Hispanic and Latinx culture visit Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. Contact Little Village Chamber of Commerce for additional information.

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• Chuhak & Tecson supports legal aid in Chicago

  
  
•               On Sept. 13, 2018, Chuhak & Tecson attorneys participated in Chicago Volunteer Legal Services’ (CVLS) Race Judicata. Race Judicata is an annual 5K run/walk benefitting Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation. CVLS is dedicated to ensuring that everyone—regardless of income level—has equal access to justice. CVLS is the first and preeminent pro bono civil legal aid provider in Chicago and provides legal services in a number of different areas including guardianship, divorce and mortgage foreclosure to poor and working poor populations. CVLS achieves this through the help of more than 2,300 volunteer attorneys in the Chicagoland area, along with its dedicated staff of lawyers, paralegals and legal professionals. Chuhak & Tecson is proud to support CVLS’s mission to provide equal access to justice for all Chicago’s residents.

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• Chuhak & Tecson at Chicago's Lakeview East Festival of Arts

  
  
•               Chuhak & Tecson was present at Chicago’s Lakeview East Festival of the Arts in September. We appreciate everyone who visited our booth to acquire information about the firm, meet our Attorneys and Staff and enter to win a free estate plan! 
• The annual Lakeview East Festival of the Arts showcases more than 150 juried artists featuring paintings, sculpture, photography, furniture, jewelry and more. In addition to the art, the Festival has become a center for weekend activity with live demonstrations, entertainment stages, family activities and a garden oasis. Chuhak & Tecson is proud to have participated in such a unique event.

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•     Andy Tecson opens glenhagen farm retreat
  

  
  
        
          Principal Andrew P. Tecson and his wife, Nancy Hagen, have opened glenhagen farm retreat, a not for profit dedicated to providing educational and worship opportunities to people of all ages and walks of life. 
  
  Glenhagen farm retreat welcomes schools, colleges, churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and other houses of worship, and not for profit corporations that seek a place to grow, experience and explore the wonders of God’s creation.
  
  To learn more about Andy’s involvement in the camp, click here.