Virtual Press Conference Today at 5:45 p.m. Clifford Law Offices filed a complaint against Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Chicago Cubs for her permanent injuries she suffered as a result of a foul ball that struck her at a game against the New York Mets on Aug. 27, 2018. Laiah Zuniga, 28, was sitting in Club Box seats just six rows up from the field when a foul ball struck her face as she…
Clifford Law Offices partner, Sarah F. King, will be participating in a webinar titled, “The Impact of COVID-19 on the UK and US.” The webinar is hosted by PEOPIL, a Pan-European non-profit organization of personal injury lawyers. According to PEOPIL, they work to “improve and promote judicial co-operation and mutual knowledge of legal and judicial systems of European jurisdictions in the field of personal injury law.” The webinar will be held on Thursday, April 30th,…
Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be a moderator at ITLA Women’s Caucus annual program titled, “Trial Practice & Tips Webinar” on May 1st from 10am – 12:30pm Central. Sarah is one of the co-founders of the Women’s Caucus and is the current chair. The Caucus provides educational opportunities, social events and perhaps most importantly, an environment which encourages networking and membership growth. ITLA Women’s Caucus annual program will be virtual and…
Rachel Baker, Executive Assistant of founder and senior partner Robert A. Clifford at Clifford Law Offices, served on the Scholarship Committee of The Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Women’s Board. That committee met virtually to begin reviewing over 30 scholarship applications in support of the higher education goals of that hospital’s medical staff as well as immediate family members and volunteers who are students enrolled in health-related professions. Those enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate school…
The 2020 Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy Webinar, sponsored by DePaul University College of Law, is a two-day virtual meeting that will be available for viewing on May 26, 2020 . The topic of the 26th annual symposium is: “The Opioid Crisis: Where Do We Go From Here?” The darkest days of America’s opioid crisis may be behind us. For the first time in four years American life spans are rising—apart…
Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring the American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, 2020 Virtual Section Annual Conference Webinar Series May 5–8, 2020. The Section Annual Conference is THE premier event for litigators that brings together top litigation professionals from across the U.S. to discuss timely legal issues and the latest in trial advocacy, litigation strategy, and case management. This webinar series provides a unique opportunity to learn and interact with in-house counsel, outside counsel, academics,…
Robert A. Clifford was interviewed by Lawdragon in its Lawyer Limelight series. In this interview, he talks about his deep appreciation for his legal work over the past four decades. He shares advice he gave to his daughter when she graduated from law school, his favorite law school professor and his passion for the work he does for his clients. “I come in to work every day for over 40 years as excited as I did my first day. I am very fortunate to view my work…
Family members and friends of those who lost loved ones in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 in Ethiopia have petitioned Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to withhold CARES Act financial assistance from Boeing unless the money is conditioned upon aviation safety and corporate governance reform. Some 1,744 family members and friends of the 157 who died in the Flight ET302 crash on March 10, 2019, signed the petition. They stated that the $17…
Virtual Press Conference on April 15, 2020, at 5:30 P.M. Watch here. On Wednesday, April 15, 2020, Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit against the companies responsible for the negligent demolition of a smokestack in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood Saturday that created a hazardous massive plume of smoke that covered the entire neighborhood. Kathryn Ramirez-Mercado, resident of Little Village who lives just yards from the property line of the Crawford coal plant, suffers from asthma…