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Clifford’s Notes, Chicago Lawyer March 1, 2014 By Robert A. Clifford The latest statistics continue to demonstrate the long-term trend that the number of medical-malpractice filings is down, yet the number of inquiries regarding negligence involving doctors and medical personnel is up. How does one reconcile this apparent paradox? It’s really because trial lawyers are accepting responsibility for fewer medical-malpractice cases. A major reason is that experts are required for causation involving every specialty of…

A Clifford Law Offices attorney delivers a successful closing argument in the Carroll County courthouse for the Whitebread-Pacas case. Read our previous post about this case.

On Wednesday, January 29, 2014, former prosecutors Patrick Fitzgerald and Patrick Collins with attorneys Dan Webb and Bob Clifford of Clifford Law Offices participated in a mock trial at the University of Illinois at the UIC Forum. The case was the Trial of Orestes, the Greek mythological figure for matricide. Robert A. Clifford and Dan Webb defended Orestes. According to the myth, the son of Agamemnon was charged with killing his mother and later admitting…

The founding Partner of Clifford Law Offices, Robert A. Clifford, will participate in a mock trial where he will represent the Greek philosopher, Socrates, on charges of corrupting the youth and disrespecting the Greek gods. Clifford will be representing Socrates with Dan Webb. The mock trial titled, “The Trial of Socrates Redux: BYO Hemlock”, will be hosted by American College of Trial Lawyers in La Quinta, California on March 8, 2014. Robert Clifford was in…

On Thursday, February 20, 2014 Clifford Law Offices sponsored a free two-hour continuing legal education program on the ethics of client communications. The webinar was part of the seventh annual Clifford Law Offices Continuing Legal Education Series (CLE) and focused on the dos and don’ts of client communications by providing hypothetical and real world examples. This was an educational experience for lawyers who were interested in expanding their knowledge on ethical communication with their clients…

February 27, 2014 Bradley Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $2.75 million near record settlement in a medical malpractice case in DeKalb County on behalf of a widow and two surviving minor children. The case involved the alleged negligent failure of an Advocate hospital to appropriately assess, diagnose and treat Daniel Koch’s deep vein thrombosis during a three-day admission following a serious automobile accident. The 45-year-old husband and father from Sycamore, Illinois, died…

February 27, 2014 Nearly 3,000 lawyers and judges attended the webinar sponsored by Clifford Law Offices, “The Ethics of Client Communications,” Thursday at DePaul University College of Law. The free program was approved for two hours of professional responsibility credit in Illinois. Also, the program was approved by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of Ohio, and some Ohio lawyers attended for the two-hour program as well and will receive two…

February 21, 2014 Craig Squillace, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association (ITLA) all-day seminar on Settlements, Liens and Technology. Squillace, who handles motor vehicle accident cases in particular at the firm over the years, will be talking about the Prompt Pay Statute, 735 ILCS 5/2-2301, a law in which senior partner Robert Clifford took the lead in informing state legislators about the issue of the…

Five teenagers reportedly were injured this morning (Wednesday, 2/19/14) following an explosion at Northside College Prep High School in the 5500 block of Kedzie Avenue, according to ABC­7 News in Chicago. Four teens were taken to area hospitals where early reports indicate that one student suffered facial burns. One student is in serious to critical condition, two are in fair condition and one is in good condition, fire officials reported to the press. A fifth student declined treatment. Chicago firemen reported to ABC­7 that at least one student suffered facial burns. Another was burned on both arms, according to media reports. Apparently a single ­burner stove overheated hot chocolate that exploded, according to media reports. The Chicago Sun­-Times reported that the gas burner ignited, sending flames to the ceiling. The explosion was so loud that it could be heard in the next classroom and students began running out of the room, ABC­7 reported from witnesses. School sprinklers went off to help douse the…