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On February 18th, 2016 Clifford Law Offices sponsored a free 2-hour continuing legal education (CLE) program on “The Ethics of Pre-Trial and Trial Work” in the ninth annual Clifford Law Offices Continuing Legal Education Series. The CLE program had an all-time high of more than 3,900 registrants. Photo above- left to right: Robert A. Clifford, moderator, standing Judge John C. Griffin, Supervising Judge, Cook County Circuit Court Mary Robinson, Mary Robinson Law Professor Robert Burns,…

On February 13th, Keith A. Hebeisen addressed the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) at its annual Damages Seminar. Hebeisen, a partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the half-day program that offers four hours of continuing legal education credit on “Maximizing Damages Outside of Cook County”. Hebeisen has had several large or record verdicts and settlements outside of Cook County. To read more about Keith Hebeisen, click here.

Moderator: Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner, Clifford Law Offices Panelists: Robert Burns Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law Hon. John C. Griffin Supervising Judge of the Commercial Section of the Law Division, Cook County Circuit Court and member of the Illinois Supreme Court’s Judicial Conference Committee on Education Mary Robinson Principal in the Robinson Law Group, LLC and Shakman Compliance Administrator for Cook County, Illinois Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring…

Clifford Law Offices has been selected by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers as a 2016 “Best Law Firm” in six legal categories. Both U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers ranked more than 12,000 firms in the United States. According to the bestlawfirms.usnews.com website, “The U.S.News – Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’ rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review…

Kenneth Feinberg, an attorney internationally recognized for working out payments to victims of the BP Gulf oil spill, General Motors ignition switch scandal, the 9/11 victims’ compensation fund and other high-profile cases, has been hired by Volkswagen to work in a similar capacity to resolve thousands of lawsuits involving its emissions scandal. The German automaker has said that Feinberg, 70, will design and administer an independent claims programs for owners of the affected diesel cars…

Clifford Law Offices prides itself on tackling complex cases to the very end. The firm devotes 100 percent of its litigation resources to plaintiffs’ work, evidenced by its notable verdicts – some of them record setting – in a variety of tort practice areas. Clifford Law Offices was named one of the National Law Journal’s Top 50 “America’s Elite Trial Lawyers” in the country in 2014, the only Chicago law firm to be awarded this…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be addressing the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) on “Maximizing Damages Outside of Cook County” at its annual Damages Seminar Feb. 13. Hebeisen, who has had several large or record verdicts and settlements outside of Cook County, will be addressing the group at the Westin River North, 320 N. Dearborn, Chicago. The half-day program offers four hours of continuing legal education credit. Most recently, Hebeisen, along…

Here is a recap the Newsletter from Clifford Law Offices, P.C. Winter, 2015 Volume 19 Number 2 edition: Clifford’s Corner Robert Clifford was named the top Best Lawyers in the Chicago metropolitan area in Plaintiffs’ Mass Tort/Class Actions in 2015. Clifford also was once again named one of the 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans. Clifford Law Offices’ Press Room Best Lawyers named the following lawyers at the firm to its 2016 list in various practice areas:…