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NTSB Next Step in Crash Involving Three Physicians Killed in Small Plane Crash in Southern Suburbs Representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are on hand in the southern suburbs investigating the crash that killed three Kansas doctors in a twin-engine Beechcraft Baron aircraft. Apparently, no distress signal was emitted from the plane and it just dropped from the sky late Sunday night, according to early reports. Clifford Law Offices has discovered that the…

For the Gen X-ers, they know what this means. It’s the title of a popular song made famous by the musical group, the Black Eyed Peas. In legal circles, it became a copyright legal battle over whether the song was stolen by the internationally popular group from a young up-and-coming Chicago artist who wrote a song “Boom Dynamite.” In an article by Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices and Editorial Board member…

October 7, 2014 Judge Henry Simmons (Ret.), Managing Partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been appointed to the Northern Illinois University College of Law Board of Visitors. The purpose of the Board is to increase awareness of the law school’s mission and programs within the Illinois legal community as well as serve in an advisory capacity to the administration and faculty in the evaluation of the law school’s educational programs. Among the current members of…

October 6, 2014 Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, will be one of the “celebrity” instructors at Fred Lane’s 36-week Trial Technique Institute sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014). His topic will be “Opening Statements” and includes 54 hours of continuing legal education credit for those who registered for the entire session. Drop-in guests are allowed but will not receive the credit for the…

October 3, 2014 Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be moderating a panel of judges, including Judge James P. Flannery, Lorna E. Propes and James M. Varga at a Chicago Bar Association (CBA) program entitled “Overlooked Aspects of Trial: Pointers and Pet Peeves from the Bench.” Cosgrove, who in the past year has successfully achieved three verdicts, including what is considered the first one nationally involving the controversial Yasmin medication, was just…

Clifford’s Note’s October 3, 2014 Chicago Lawyer: Clifford’s Note’s By Robert A. Clifford A friend of the firm recently was diagnosed with a brain tumor that has to be operated on immediately. She called and asked our medical-malpractice team, “Who is a good neurosurgeon?” As a personal-injury attorney for nearly 40 years, a question I am often asked is, “How do I find a good doctor?” It may sound like a strange question to ask…

“Titan of the Plaintiff’s Bar: Bob Clifford,” that’s what an article penned by Law360 called senior partner Robert Clifford of Clifford Law Offices. He was touted for his dedication to achieving justice throughout his prestigious 35+year career. The article, published Sept. 26, 2014, describes to readers Clifford’s early years in the law, including his time spent clerking for Philip Corboy, his first trial that came only days after being sworn in as a lawyer, and…

CBA Record September 30, 2014 By Pamela Sakowicz Menaker CBA Record, Editorial Board Member September 2014 Copyright infringement comes to life in the case of a young Chicago performer who tried to take on a highly successful international musical group, The Black Eyed Peas, for allegedly stealing her song. Chicago intellectual property lawyers Kara E.F. Cenar, lead defense counsel, and Justin Righettini of Bryan Cave, LLP represented the popular California-based group that included will.i.am. and…

Judge Henry R. Simmons (Ret.), Managing Partner at Clifford Law Offices, is going to honored by the Lawyers’ Assistance Program (LAP) for his outstanding contribution to the goals and mission of the organization, especially his work with leading intervention teams. The Illinois State Bar Association, of which he is a member, reported on the event scheduled in November. To read more about it, click here.