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“Litigating the Public Good: Punishing Serious Corporate Misconduct” is the topic of the 2022 28th Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy June 2-3, 2022. To register for one or both days of the hybrid program, click here. Academics from around the country will gather for this two-day program to discuss the need for private litigation to confront corporate harms that cost human lives. Robert A. Clifford, founder, and senior partner of Clifford…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices and founder of Erin Clifford Wellness and Rockstar Doggy Momma, will wrap up the Illinois State Bar Association’s Wellness Series with a final presentation on Thursday, May 26. The program is part of a movement in the legal profession to acknowledge and remedy health and mental health concerns among lawyers and other law professionals stemming from stress, work fatigue, and an imbalanced lifestyle. Wellness Series – Part 3:…

Tracy Brammeier, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at The Chicago Bar Association’s Law Day Public Celebration at Daley Plaza, and awarded the Liberty Bell Award to a worthy recipient. The award is given each year during Law Week to a non-lawyer who has contributed to the administration of justice.

Jerry Blackwell, lead counsel in the litigation against Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd murder case in Minnesota, spoke to a large group of the Chicago Inn of Court Monday, May 2, at Faegre Drinker in downtown Chicago. In a fireside chat led by Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, Blackwell spoke of his advocacy techniques in that high-profile trial that led to the conviction of former police…

Robert A. Clifford has co-authored a chapter on aviation law for the Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Fifth Edition. The Thomson Reuters law book, a distinguished library staple for litigators and a widely-recognized source, is a joint venture with the American Bar Association Section of Litigation. Bob’s chapter on aviation litigation provides a resource that details the complexities of aviation laws and regulations and the subsequent processes to appropriately handle litigation derived from…

Erin Clifford, Partner at Clifford Law Offices and Founder of Erin Clifford Wellness and Rockstar Doggy Momma, will continue with Part 2 of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Wellness Series on Thursday, May 5. The program is part of a movement in the legal profession to acknowledge and remedy health and mental health concerns among lawyers and other law professionals stemming from stress, work fatigue, and an imbalanced lifestyle. Wellness Series – Part 2: Building…

Since 2001, the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin has annually selected 40 young lawyers across Illinois to be honored in its list of 40 Attorneys Under 40 to Watch, or simply, “Forty Under 40.” Last year more than 1,400 attorneys were nominated for this honor. When deciding who belongs on this prestigious list, the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin looks at a lawyer’s “intelligence, passion, success in the office, a desire to help the community and, most…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was elected Second Vice President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) in June 2022. She will ascend to President of the statewide organization for the 2024-25 term. All the officers will be sworn in at the 108th Installation Dinner 5-8 p.m. on June 16th at the Chicago Hilton Hotel, 720 S. Michigan Ave. King has been active with the WBAI for years, serving on its…

A federal government agency released a letter on Tuesday, April 25, 2022, that it sent to Amazon executives asking them to review their severe weather emergency procedures following an investigation into the tornado that struck a downstate Amazon Illinois distribution center Dec. 10 killing six people and injuring dozens of others. The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA) late afternoon on April 26, 2022, released its findings following a safety protocol…