Illinois CPA Society Honors Lawrence A. Wojcik with 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award

CHICAGO, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Illinois CPA Society recently honored Lawrence A. Wojcik, CPA, JD with its 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award for his commitment to the Society, as well as his overall contributions and professional achievements.  

Wojcik, a partner with global law firm DLA Piper, has been actively involved in the CPA profession for almost 30 years, contributing generously of not only his time, but his considerable professional expertise as an attorney specializing in the litigation area. Wojcik has served on, and often led, a number of important committees and task forces of the Illinois CPA Society over the past three decades. His chairmanship of groups such as the Committee on Structure & Volunteerism Task Force, the Regulation & Legislation Committee, the Accounting Act Sunset Task Force, and, most importantly, the Society's Board of Directors, proved especially valuable as the Society and its members navigated through new challenges and established new strategic directions.

His commitment to the future of the CPA profession is further demonstrated by his involvement with the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois, where he currently serves on the Board of Directors. His participation at the national level as an American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Council Member and ICPAS Federal Legislative Contact help to keep issues that are important to the CPA profession front and center with regulators and legislators.

Wojcik has always demonstrated a strong commitment to community service and continues to lead by example with his countless hours of pro bono work. Last year, he was honored by the Illinois State Bar Association with its prestigious 2009-2010 John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Service Award in the Outstanding Individual Attorney category. This recognition was bestowed on him for his work leading a team of DLA Piper lawyers, in partnership with the Uptown People's Law Center, in litigation concerning the constitutional rights of a group of prisoners transferred to Tamms Correction Center, a supermax prison in Illinois. In addition to recognizing Wojcik individually for his effort, the Illinois Bar Foundation also awarded a $1,000 grant to the Uptown People's Law Center in his honor. Based on his work on this project and his other numerous pro bono efforts, Wojcik also was honored with the Seventh Circuit Bar Association Pro Bono Award in 2010.

Wojcik, an Evanston, Illinois resident, received his CPA certificate in 1973, his Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1977 and his Masters of Law in Taxation from DePaul University's College of Law in 1981. He is also a member of the American, Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations and currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Juvenile Justice Committee of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section.

About the Illinois CPA Society
The Illinois CPA Society, founded in 1903, is the fourth largest state CPA Society in the nation, with more than 24,000 members. It is the premier professional organization that represents CPAs in Illinois. During its over 100 years of existence, the Society has advanced the highest ethical and financial standards of the profession, and has been a leader in educating the public on financial issues.

SOURCE Illinois CPA Society