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On March 7, 2023, John V. Kalantzis, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, delivered a presentation about Greece to children at Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth. Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization, partnered with the Chicago Bar Foundation and the Chicago Bar Association, that works with lawyer volunteers to provide educational opportunities, mentorship, and literacy tutoring to children in the Chicago area. John’s presentation took students on a virtual tour of Greece, introducing them to…

Craig J. Squillace, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the annual Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Ethics & Professionalism Seminar on “Ethical Considerations with Social Media.” Squillace, who has been at the firm for more than 20 years, has worked on numerous cases, particularly involving vehicular crashes, an area that can lead to clients utilizing social media. The half-day conference, which also touched on subjects including “Ethics in the Zoom Era” and “Ethical Considerations…

Vote for Clifford Law Offices in The National Law Journal’s 2023 “Best of the Midwest” reader’s rankings survey under the category of Best “Personal Injury Firm” in the Midwest! Lawyers, legal support staff, judges, and in-house counsel can place their votes between March 13 through April 7, 2023. In 2022, Clifford Law Offices was voted by readers of The National Law Journal as the First Place recipient in the Best “Personal Injury Firm” category as…

“Time for a Refresh” is the title of the March 2023 column written for the Chicago Lawyer publication by columnist Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices. Clifford moderated a panel on “Refresher on Ethics of Trial Work in a Courtroom” in February attended by more than 3,000 lawyers across four states. The program was the 16th annual ethics seminar sponsored by Clifford Law Offices, a continuing legal education (CLE) provider….

Yvette C. Loizon, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Trial & Practice Tips Seminar on May 5, 2023, covering “Defending Against the Use of Special Interrogatories.” Loizon will be speaking during the morning-long seminar that offers four hours of continuing legal education in Illinois alongside a number of speakers including the Hon. Bridget J. Hughes, Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, who will…

Yvette C. Loizon, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) 2023 Allerton Conference, “Technology and the Courts: Transforming the Delivery of Justice” held Thursday, March 30, through Saturday, April 1, at the I Hotel & Conference Center in Champaign, IL. Loizon will serve on a panel entitled “Changing the Ethics Rules on an Attorney’s Ability to Address Internet Criticisms” scheduled to be held Saturday, April 1. A…

Families of Boeing Crash Victims Will Speak About Two VigilsHeld the Morning of March 10, 2023 at Ethiopian Crash SiteMarking the Four-Year Anniversary of the Crash that Killed 157  Families and friends who lost loved ones in the March 10, 2019, Boeing 737 Max8 crash in Ethiopia held a memorial protest in front of the Boeing headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, marking the four-year anniversary of the tragic event. They also spoke about two private memorials…

FAA to Hold Safety Summit March 15 in the Wake of Numerous Airplane Incidents;Top Aviation Attorney Calls for “Deep Investigation” into Bombardier Challenger Following Recent Death of Former White House and 9/11 Commission Official The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is holding a safety summit 10:30 a.m. March 15 regarding the recent rash of airplane incidents.  The FAA also reportedly is forming a team of experts to review airline safety, and top aviation attorney Robert A. Clifford…

Families of Boeing Crash Victims Coming from as Far Away as France, Germany and Canada to Commemorate Four-Year Anniversary of MAX 737 Crash; Will Mark the March 10 Date at Boeing’s New Virginia HQ as Senate Holds Hearings on March 8, 2023, on Aircraft Certification and Safety Act Families and friends who lost loved ones in the March 10, 2019, Boeing 737 Max8 crash in Ethiopia will hold a memorial protest in front of the…