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Clifford’s Notes, Chicago Lawyer January 6, 2014 By Robert A. Clifford A new law takes effect Jan. 1 in Illinois – all cellphone use for drivers must be hands-free. Some communities in the state already banned the dangerous practice of hand-held cellphone use by drivers, but many had not. And Illinois state troopers often use spotters who alert other troopers of distracted drivers on the expressways. Illinois becomes the 12th state to outlaw hand-held cellphone…

January 3, 2014 Bradley Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has organized a three-hour seminar on Dispositive Motions set for Thursday January 9, 2014 which features three active judges from the Law Division of the Cook County Circuit Court. The Hon. Moira Johnson will speak regarding 735 ILCS 2-615 Motions to Dismiss, Hon. William Gomolinski will discuss 735 ILCS 2-619 Motions to Dismiss, and Hon. James O’Hara will address Motions for Summary Judgment. Sponsored by…

Dr. Kenneth C. Chessick recently joined Clifford Law Offices as Of Counsel to the firm. His experience and education add breadth and depth to the medical malpractice team at the firm. For nearly three decades, Dr. Chessick had been the principal partner at The Law Office of Kenneth C. Chessick, M.D. He has accomplished much in that time, obtaining record setting verdicts and settlements for victims of medical malpractice – from birth injury cases to…

December 17, 2013 Sarah King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, has been appointed Fundraising Chair of Women Everywhere: Partners in Service Project (“WE”). King also serves on the project’s planning committee as the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association delegate. WE is a non-profit organization established by several women’s bar groups to address the needs of Illinois’ women and children who have suffered domestic abuse or are struggling to overcome multiple challenges in order to become financially…

Robert A. Clifford, Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices, Chicago, is concerned by the information revealed at yesterday’s NTSB Public Hearing on the crash of Asiana Flight 214, a Boeing 777 widebody airliner. The Hearing information indicates that poor piloting, pilot training, and airplane systems design issues likely led to the fatal crash of Asiana Flight 214. While the full NTSB report and Probable Cause statement will not come for many months, the Public Hearing…

As reported in the Nov. 24, 2013 Chicago Tribune, disasters are times of incredible chaos and anxiety. The federal response plan that was formally codified in 2011 aims to mollify these aspects of a disaster and aid in a speedy recovery. People who live in areas that have been struck by natural disasters should become familiar with this plan. For those who recently were victims of the tornado that devastated parts of Washington, Illinois, an…

December 5, 2013 Clifford Law Offices, nationally renowned personal injury and wrongful death law firm, was inducted Wednesday (Dec. 4, 2013) into The National Law Journal’s Hot List Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C. Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at the firm, accepted the award at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel. Clifford Law Offices was among 40 firms inducted with an Honorable Mention to the Hot List Hall of Fame for its continued success over the years….

The Seventh Annual Clifford Law Offices continuing legal education (CLE) program will be held Feb. 20. Bob Clifford will moderate the two-hour program entitled, “The Ethics of Client Communication” that offers attorneys across the state free professional responsibility CLE credit. He will be joined on the panel by Illinois Appellate Court Justice Maureen Connors, James J. Grogan, Deputy Administrator and Chief Counsel of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), and Sara Parikh, Ph.D.,…

December 4, 2013 Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). A long-time member of the organization, Durkin has been very active in this statewide association and has held many positions including sitting on its Board of Managers. This latest appointment is one that has been held previously by fellow partners Robert A. Clifford and Keith A. Hebeisen, also both ITLA…