AR Group attorneys and professionals have received awards and recognition for their work as top attorneys, community leaders, and successful business owners.

In 2007, Excelsior Youth Center recognized Victoria as a “Triumphant Woman” for serving as a strong role model to girls in need; in 2012, the Hispanic Chapter of Metro Denver named Victoria the “Business Woman of the Year” and at the same time, the US Small Business Administration selected her for its e200 Leadership Program. The accolades continued in 2013 when Colorado Law Week named Victoria one of “Colorado’s Best Women Attorneys” and in 2015, Attorney@Work named Victoria an “Enterprising Lawyer” for her innovative approach to serving small businesses.

More recently, Victoria was asked to serve as a judge in selecting finalists for “2019 Colorado Companies to Watch” Award and spoke at the 36th Annual Great American Beer Festival, addressing human capital-related concerns, unique to the craft brewing industry, and at a Craft Brewers Human Resources Group Summit in Sonoma, California on the topics of EEO compliance, investigations and harassment training. Most recently, Victoria has been asked to deliver numerous trainings and presentations to both federal government and private clients, including to the USDA Veterinary Services on Workplace Culture: Confronting Perceived Barriers Regarding Diversity and Inclusion.

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Maintaining Balance: How Fall’s Shorter Days Can Encourage Better Work-Life Integration

Work-life integration is all about finding ways for employees to blend work with their everyday life so that they can be more productive and feel better fulfilled both in their career and at home. It is an evolution of the concept of work-life balance, which focuses on ensuring that employees […]

How to Recognize and Reward Employee Achievements

Recognizing and rewarding employees’ individual achievements can have profound effects for companies of all sizes. According to Gallup, “[r]ecognition not only boosts individual employee engagement, but it also has been found to increase productivity and loyalty to the company, leading to higher retention.” These are all outcomes that companies should […]

Reflect and Review: Now is the Time to Assess Performance and Improve Workplace Policies

With 2025 just around the corner, now is the time for companies to assess the performance of their workplace policies and implement improvements as necessary. Workplace policies should improve productivity while also enhancing employee satisfaction and morale, and they should allow for these outcomes to be both tracked and measured. […]

Navigating Campaign Influence on Company Culture

With the presidential election right around the corner, the candidates’ campaigns are having an influence on companies across the country. People talk about politics—at home, online and at work. Since this is inevitable, rather than trying to keep their employees from talking about politics, companies should instead focus on ensuring […]