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Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, will team up again with Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn to participate in The Trial of Socrates, held on May 22, 2023, and sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum (NHM). Ten years ago, Clifford and Webb defended Socrates 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…

Throughout March we celebrate the accomplishments of exceptional women who work hard to create change in the world. Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, is no exception. Establishing her career as a successful personal injury attorney took years of hard work, long days, and sacrifice. Spotlighted by High Impact, a litigation support firm that provides custom law graphics to educate and engage audiences during trial and mediation, Sarah shares what, and more importantly…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, raised $270,934 for DePaul University College of Law’s Blue Demon Challenge. Over 239 gifts were made to Keith’s scholarship fund that helped the school surpass the college’s $7 million goal. The Blue Demon Challenge website states, “Raising $7,025,554 from 4,693 gifts, we absolutely crushed our goal of bringing in $7 million in just one day! Thousands of people from the DePaul community — including alumni, students, faculty,…

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….

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…