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On Thursday, June 15, 2023, Clifford Law Offices hosted a Continuing Legal Education program led by Erin Clifford that attracted over 2400 attorneys and legal professionals from across Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Erin’s program titled, “Five Things the Busy Lawyer Needs to Know to Stay Healthy,” explored topics of health, wellness, and mental health that often lead to work fatigue and an imbalanced lifestyle. While Erin has trained with some of the world’s leading experts…

Readers of the National Law Journal have voted Clifford Law Offices as the First Place recipient in the Best “Personal Injury Firm” category as part of the 2023 “Best of Midwest” reader’s survey. This award recognizes Clifford Law Offices as a firm trusted by other attorneys and law professionals in the Midwest region and will be named the First Place Winner under the Best “Personal Injury Firm” category in the June Issue of the National…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices and holistic wellness coach, wrote an article for the American Bar Association (ABA) sharing wellness tips lawyers can take on the road when traveling for business. The legal profession has seen an uptick in business travel lately and many lawyers struggle to maintain their wellness routines on business trips which can take a mental and physical toll. Erin personally understands the demands that come with business travel and…

A federal judge in Chicago ruled Tuesday (May 30, 2023) that the families who suffered the loss of a loved one in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet killing all 157 on board can obtain damages for the victims’ pain and suffering while on the plane before it crashed six minutes after takeoff. Federal District Court Judge Jorge Alonso of the Northern District of Illinois ruled late Tuesday that, “A jury could…

Socrates was found not guilty in a mock trial conducted Monday, May 22, 2023, with Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, Sarah F. King, partner at the firm, and Dan Webb, Co-Executive Chairman of Winston & Strawn, defending him before hundreds of jurors. In a three-hour event sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum, Socrates was “re-tried” on charges of breaking Athenian laws 2,500 years ago when he was found guilty…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, will once again team up with Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn to re-try the case of Socrates, sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum. Clifford and Webb defended Socrates 10 years ago on charges of corrupting young people with his ideas and disrespecting the Greek gods. In the real trial in 399 B.C., Socrates was put to death by hemlock. In the mock trial…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be honored by the Kane County Bar Association for forty years of outstanding service to the legal community. Each year at its Annual Dinner, the Kane County Bar Association, the oldest association in the state, celebrates members who have reached significant milestones in their careers. The 2023 semi-formal event, “A Starry Night,” will be held on June 1 at Eagle Brook Country Club in Geneva, Illinois….

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Sarah F. King, partner at the firm, authored an article for the American Bar Association (ABA) Litigation Magazine that appeared in the Spring 2023 issue. “Visual Presentation Helps Juries See the Law” is the title of the article that examines the increased use of demonstrative evidence to help juries understand the various nuances of a case, particularly as the facts and the law…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been elected Treasurer of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) for the 2023-24 term. King, who has a long history of serving on the Board of Governors of the organization and served this past year as its Parliamentarian, also was a co-founder of its Women’s Caucus whose goal is to encourage female leadership within the profession and to act as a resource for the mentorship of…