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In May, the Chicago legal community gathered to honor J. Timothy Eaton of Taft Stettinius & Hollister, honoree of the Illinois Bar Foundation’s annual gala. The IBF is the charitable arm of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). The gala raises money to provide grants facilitating support for lawyers in need during life-changing situations. Clifford Law Offices was a sponsor of the event.  Robert A. Clifford, founder, and senior partner at the firm was the…

Richard F. Burke shared with Lawdragon in their Lawyer Limelight interview series how his early experience as a law clerk and then a prosecutor influenced his success as a trial lawyer, leading to multiple million-dollar-plus settlements in a variety of personal injury cases from truck accidents to catastrophic injuries. Burke, who is a partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been with the firm for over 30 years where he is known as a tireless worker…

Sarah F. King has been elected to serve as Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s (ITLA) Parliamentarian in 2022-23. King has been involved with the ITLA organization for many years. She also has many other positions in the legal community including co-founding the ITLA Women’s Caucus, elected second Vice President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI), and devoting time to teach a course on Medical Malpractice as an adjunct professor at her alma mater, DePaul…

Six attorneys at Clifford Law Offices have been named to “The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” list. Congratulations to: Richard F. Burke, Jr. Susan A. Capra Robert A. Clifford Kevin P. Durkin Keith A. Hebeisen Hon. Henry R. Simmons (Ret.) The Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers Guide was first published in 2007. It features lawyers in the United States who concentrate in representing clients with personal injury cases, clients whose rights have…

Keith Hebeisen and Yvette Loizon, partners at Clifford Law Offices, will be among those awarded the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) William J. Harte Amicus Volunteer Awards for 2022 for their work on the Amicus Curiae Committee during the past year. The ITLA is a statewide organization whose members help victims of wrongdoing receive justice by securing and protecting their rights and holding corporations, insurance companies, health care providers, and others responsible for their actions….

Clifford Law Offices wrote an article published in the National Law Review titled, “The Potential Dangers of Driverless Cars,” that examines the potential dangers and common misconceptions of “driverless” car travel, alerting consumers to the legal, technical, and legislative complexities that loom over the industry’s advances. As our world continues to become more and more reliant on advanced technology, autonomous vehicles present a fascinating new approach to transportation. Nearly all car manufacturers are racing to…

As an outgoing ISBA Board of Governors member serving two three-year terms, ISBA President Anna Krolikowska (center) presented a plaque of recognition to Pamela Sakowicz Menaker for her service at its meeting  in Oak Brook. Incoming President Rory Weiler made some remarks and thanked Menaker for her years of service that included three terms on the ISBA Assembly. She will begin serving as a member of the ISBA Journal Editorial Board, Tort Law Committee and…

A stop sign was added at the beginning of May to a Chicago intersection on the city’s Northwest Side where a 22-year-old bicyclist was killed in a hit and run. Neighbors had been requesting action from the city to slow traffic and prevent bicycle crashes. As reported in a May 2022 article in The Chicago Tribune, the young bicyclist was killed after being struck by a car while riding in the Old Irving Park neighborhood…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner of Clifford Law Offices, will be receiving the Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award at the 49th Annual Convention of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). A select ITLA committee selects a lawyer each year who has demonstrated “a substantial part of their life and their practice to ITLA, someone who has done more than is called for” in the name of Ring, a prominent trial attorney in Illinois until 1994…