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February 17, 2015 Read about Clifford Law Offices 8th Annual Continuing Legal Education Webinar 2015 “Ethics of Conflicts of Interest” here.

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices, wrote an article for the American Bar Association Litigation News for which she serves as a Contributing Editor. The article that was published Feb. 11, 2015, dealt with the issue of professional liability insurance coverage involving a False Claims Act case. In a complex case to come out of Pennsylvania, the court discusses the issues of professional liability insurance coverage that was precluded even when the…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, was invited to speak on “Closing Arguments” at the annual Damages Seminar sponsored by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at the firm, was the program planning co-chair of this half-day seminar held this morning, Feb. 16, 2015, Presidents’ Day and a court holiday. The program was approved for four hours of continuing legal education credit (CLE). The Hon. Elizabeth…

February 16, 2015 Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the country by the National Trial Lawyers. The National Trial Lawyers, based in Alabama, is a professional organization composed of premier trial lawyers from across the country who exemplify superior qualifications as civil plaintiff or criminal defense trial lawyers. This national organization provides networking opportunities, advocacy training and quality educational programs for trial lawyers….

  “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” ~William Shakespeare Happy Valentine’s Day from Clifford Law Offices

Clifford Law Offices of Chicago is sponsoring a free two hour continuing legal education program webinar on “The Ethics of Conflicts of Interest” next Thursday, February 19, 2015. This is the eighth annual Clifford Law Offices Continuing Legal Education Series. The webcast will provide interested lawyers and judges answers to the following questions: When are you barred from representing multiple clients or appearing adversely to a current or former client? When is the representation permitted…

In 2014 Robert A. Clifford, Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke to the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation at a 3-day conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Clifford participated in a panel discussion during the all-day program titled “An Anatomy of a Trial.” Clifford disseminated the following legal advice to a packed room where many of the attendants were law school students: “Credibility is the most important thing you will ever have in a…

According to a new study conducted by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, the main mechanism for tracking and documenting serious side effects associated with medications is deeply flawed, according to The New York Times (“Drug Maker’s Data on Side Effects Is Called Lacking in a Report,” Feb. 2, 2015). The study found that this problem is attributable to drug manufacturers themselves, alleging that these companies are submitting incomplete information in the reports to the…

Following a number of recent aviation tragedies in Southeast Asia, it is being reported that the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation plans to publish safety ratings of all scheduled Indonesian airlines perhaps as early as next month. It also is being reported that the Ministry of Transportation plans to encourage the entire airline industry to put safety as a priority, according to a statement by the transportation minister as reported by the Aviation Safety Network: http://news.aviation-safety.net/2015/01/29/indonesian-ministry-of-transportation-to-publish-airline-safety-ratings/…