Wendy Shields Bauer
Wendy was one of the original founders of NBF&M. As a young woman, Wendy worked with anti-poverty programs for a number of years - as a VISTA volunteer in St. Louis, Mo. and a community planner with the Lake County Community Action Project. She also worked as a land-use planner for the McHenry County Regional Planning Commission and with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Before law school, Wendy worked as a realtor in Champaign County for several years, when she developed her interest in the real estate industry that helped forge her practice in real estate law.
Education
B.S. degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1975 with majors in political science and geology. Law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1989.
Areas of concentration
Real state, Social Security disability, estate planning and administration, business organization and transactions.
Professional and community memberships
Illinois State Bar Association
Champaign County Bar Association (Member, Board of Trustees - 2005 to present)
East Central Illinois Women Attorneys' Association
Champaign County Association of Realtors, Affiliate Member
Women's Council of Realtors
Countryside School Board of Directors (1998 to 2003)
Green Meadows Girl Scout Council Troop Leader (1997 to 2004)
Greater Community Aids Project Board (2007 to present)
Licensed real estate title agent, Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund
National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR)