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Vida Gosrisirikul - Principal

Prior to founding her own law office, Ms. Gosrisirikul was a partner in Mondero Rim D'Souza & Gosrisirikul, Ltd. for six years. She also served for three years on the staff of the Honorable Donald P. O'Connell, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, providing oversight on a number of innovative court initiatives.

Ms. Gosrisirikul is an alumna of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism with honors in 1994 and a Juris Doctor in 1997. Following her graduation from law school, Ms. Gosrisirikul served as an associate trust administrator at Harris Trust and Savings Bank. She also helped establish the bank's first Asian American employees' organization.

Ms. Gosrisirikul currently serves on the board of the Asian American Institute, the Midwest's primary Asian American advocacy organization as well as on the board of the Illinois affiliate of the national Asian American Real Estate Association. She served as President of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area from 2001 to 2002. She has also been active in the national legal community, serving as National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Regional Governor for the Central Region in 2000 to 2002 and Chairperson of the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Midwest Regional Conference in 2000. She is a member of the American Bar Association and has also served as co-chair of the Bench/Bar Relations Committee of the Chicago Bar Association's Young Lawyer's Section. She is a frequent panelist and featured speaker on a variety of topics including legal, community and diversity issues. Ms. Gosrisirikul is a member of the Illinois Bar and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She is also fluent in Thai.

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In the news

Press Release: Office of the Chief Judge (April 26, 1999)

The Chicago Reporter - Judge Sandra Otaka - Asian Community 'Mentor' for Fairness -- and Builds Clout (December, 2002)