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Soaring Eagle Academy Helps Kids with Special Needs Find Their Wings

Codilis and Associates

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Based in the Chicago suburb of Burr Ridge, Illinois, the law firm of Codilis and Associates serves clients in the mortgage lending and real estate industries, focusing on creditors’ rights and loss mitigation. The firm’s leadership and staff are deeply involved in their community, contributing to a wide range of philanthropic groups. Under the leadership of owner Ernest J. Codilis, Jr., the firm supports Soaring Eagle Academy (SEA) in nearby Lombard, Illinois, a special needs-focused school.

SEA serves youth on the autism spectrum and those with other developmental, communication, and learning differences. The school offers a comprehensive instructional system that incorporates cutting-edge DIR (developmental, individual, relationship-based) methods. DIR focuses on helping students develop a foundation of healthy social and behavioral responses and the capacity for intellectual growth.

At SEA, young people also study fine arts, work on the school newspaper, and participate in vocational training and community service. The school’s founders have a collective 65 years of professional experience in the field of speech and language pathology and have worked to create a warm, nurturing environment that empowers students and families by celebrating individual differences.