Laura K.T. Schriver founds LSA. 35 years and many milestones later, she still owns 100% of the company.  ​

LSA's first clients are Montgomery County District Attorneys Detectives, Immigration and Naturalization (INS) Asylum and New York State (NYS) Disability. Since then, LSA has grown to add prestigious clients, including Visa, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Disney, and many, many more.

LSA wins the Over the Phone (OPI) Immigration and Naturalization (INS) Asylum contract with the Department of Justice.

LSA secures a 4-year NASA contract to provide interpretation and translation services between American and Russian engineers, supporting spacecraft missions focused on studying atmospheric conditions, including global warming.

The Hispanic Business Journal names LSA to its list of 100 fastest-growing companies in America.

LSA is named one of the “Fastest-Growing, Privately-Held Companies in the Philadelphia Region” by the Philadelphia 100.

LSA signs a contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

LSA begins a contract with the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Laura is named “Best 50 Women in Business” by Pennsylvania State Governor Edward G. Rendell.

Laura is named “Top 25 Women in Business” by the Philadelphia Business Journal.

LSA wins a highly competitive contract to provide services for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Small Business Award: LSA graduates as the United States Small Business Administration Section 8(a) Business of the Year.

LSA is named “Graduate of the Year” by the Philadelphia Region Small Business Administration.

LSA is named one of the “Fastest-Growing, Privately-Held Companies" for fifth consecutive year by Inc. Magazine.

Laura is named a “Minority Business Leader” by the Philadelphia Business Journal.

LSA is included in Common Sense Advisory’s list of "Top 35 Global Language Service Providers," which ranks the top translation, localization, and interpreting firms globally for 2009.

LSA begins offering Video Remote Interpretation (VRI) services in American Sign Language and Spanish, officially making the company a full-service language provider.

LSA initiates Instant Remote Interpretation Services (IRIS - now the LSA Interpretation App), a one-touch mobile device-agnostic application for VRI and OPI services.

LSA assists the Small Business Administration with disaster recovery relief for victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.

LSA partners with ViTel Net to integrate with a telemedicine solution by providing VRI.

LSA completes change to current leadership team, which doubles LSA’s size within the next four years.

LSA becomes the official interpretation and translation partner of the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

LSA rebrands with a new logo, appearance, website, and improved tools like the LSA App and Client Portal.

LSA undertakes “LSA Reimagined,” a complete departmental reorganization.

LSA wins Top Workplaces USA (and every year thereafter). 

LSA ranks fifth for midsize companies in Philadelphia Inquirer’s Top Workplaces.

LSA reaches 250 employees for the first time.

LSA opens Club LSA at the Philadelphia Union Stadium.

LSA becomes the interpretation and translation partner of the Tampa Bay Sun FC.

LSA introduces three AI products: AI Video Dubbing and Translation, AI Interpretation, and AI Machine Translation+.

LSA aligns with and invests in Lingolet, integrating LSA's human interpretation and translation expertise with Lingolet's AI-driven language solutions.

LSA releases SmartCheck: the first real-time insurance validation tool.

Awarded 2026 USA Today Top Workplace for the fourth consecutive year.