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Bradley M. Cosgrove, Partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a record $940,000 verdict late Thursday evening (April 20, 2017) on behalf of a then eight-year-old girl who sustained injuries to her right thumb due to a dog bite after she was asked to help a veterinary employee capture a runaway animal. According the John Kirkton of the Jury Verdict Reporter, this verdict is the highest verdict in the history of Illinois stemming from a dog…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, is participating in a competition featuring the best litigators in the country at the American Bar Association Section of Litigation Annual Conference in San Francisco from May 3-5. Four of the nation’s top trial lawyers, including Clifford and Daralyn Durie, founder of Durie Tangri, one of Silicon Valley’s go-to boutiques, whose clients include Google, Genentech and Twitter, will compete in “Shoot Out at the…

Robert P. Walsh’s favorite fictional lawyer is Frank Galvin (played by Paul Newman) from The Verdict. When asked what made Galvin is his favorite fictional lawyer, Walsh replied, “The passion with which he pursued his case.” One of Walsh’s favorite lines in his closing is when he says: “You know, so much of the time we’re just lost. We say, “Please, God, tell us what is right; tell us what is true.” And there is…

“The Impact of Dark Money and Judicial Elections and Judicial Behavior” is the topic to be discussed at the 23rd annual Clifford Symposium on Civil Justice. The free program has been approved for 8.5 hours of continuing legal education credit. The two-day symposium will be held April 20-21 at DePaul University, One E. Jackson Blvd., Room 8005, Chicago. Professor Emeritus and Director of the Symposium, Stephan Landsman, gathered two dozen leading academics in this field…

Clifford Law Offices Communications Partner and adjunct professor at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Pamela Menaker, will be a guest speaker at DePaul University’s Pre-Law Club 2nd annual reception. Lawyers, judges, others professionals in the legal field, as well as all graduate students interested in a career in the legal field are encouraged to attend. The reception will be held on Thursday, April 6th at 6:30 p.m. at DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus in the…

Craig J. Squillace’s favorite fictional lawyer is Rudy Baylor from The Rainmaker, an attorney who represents an elderly couple whose insurance company refuses pay for a surgery that could save their child’s life. “He is idealistic, sincere and committed,” says Craig. One of Craig’s favorite lines in his closing is when he says: “I hope that you are astonished…as I am at the lengths to which a wealthy insurance company, like the defendant, will go…

Keith Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, participated in a mock trial Friday at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. He presented closing arguments in a mock case involving a 51-year-old man whose alleged negligent medical care led to his death. Judge Lorna Propes, Cook County Circuit Court, presided over the all-day “trial.” Bradley Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Sarah King, associate at the firm, attended the program. (pictured below) The program was sponsored…

Chicago is a premier location for bicyclists. In fact, Chicago has become the best bicycling city in the United States, according to Bicycling.com’s biannual ranking of American cities. The reasons for this ranking are many. On its website, the City of Chicago states that it has more than 200 miles of bike lanes and bike trails. As a result, the city is accessible for bicyclists to travel throughout many neighborhoods. In addition, Divvy, Chicago’s bikeshare…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Ethics and Professionalism Seminar on Friday, May 5th. Hebeisen will speak at the morning-long program on “Civility Amongst Lawyers.” The annual seminar will be held at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort, 3500 Midwest Road, Oak Brook. The program offers four hours of professional responsibility or general continuing legal education credits. For more information, contact…