Members of U.S. Equities' professional staff are actively involved in local, regional and national real estate groups and hold leadership positions in the Commercial Real Estate Organization (CREO), Lambda Alpha International, Chicago Office Leasing Brokers Association (COLBA), Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), the International Development Research Council (IDRC), the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) and the International Facility Management Association (IFMA).

Firm executives demonstrate their commitment to the city through active participation in numerous institutional, civic, community and charitable organizations. Firm members serve on numerous boards including the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Chicago Development Council, the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the Chicago Urban League Development Corporation, The Chicago Network, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Columbia and North Central Colleges, Rush Medical School, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sculpture Chicago, Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management, the Chicago Bar Association, Francis W. Parker School and U.S. Committee for UNICEF/Chicago. U.S. Equities' unique contributions to the city have been acknowledged both through a formal City Council resolution and through receiving the "Spirit of Chicago" award from the Central Michigan Avenue Association.

In addition to his many business interests, Chairman Robert A. Wislow is a leader in community and civic affairs, and was awarded the 1997 COLBY Humanitarian Award, which is issued by COLBA, one of the city's prominent commercial real estate organizations, to a leading individual for his/her outstanding charitable and non-profit contributions. As co-chairman of the Chicago Development Council, he played an important role in the successful campaign to repeal the 1987 lease tax imposed on office-space users, introduced a progressive new income tax formula to the Illinois legislature in 1988 and testified twice on the City of Chicago's behalf before the U.S. Congress on a proposed light-rail system. Additionally, he was appointed by Mayor Richard Daley to serve on the Metra Board and the Mayor's Fellows Program.