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Several bar leaders from across the state are speaking out supporting the rule of law and on behalf of innocent victims of violators of Illinois’ stay-at-home Executive Order effective through May 30. Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Executive Order requires Illinois residents to continue to shelter in place through May 30, but it has come under fire from some downstate legislators. Bar leaders from the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), Chicago Bar Association (CBA) and Illinois Trial…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, authored a column for Chicago Lawyer Magazine on the high-profile crash of a helicopter that killed basketball great Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, including the pilot. The Terrain Awareness Warning System, often referred to as TAWS, helps pilots in foggy, low-visibility weather, which was reportedly the case on Jan. 26 when the helicopter crashed on a hillside in Calabasas, California. To read…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was nominated as Parliamentarian of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) for the 2020-2021 term. Currently, she also serves on the ITLA Board of Managers and as the Chair of the ITLA Women’s Caucus. Clifford Law Offices’ partners Kevin P. Durkin, Bradley M. Cosgrove, and Craig J. Squillace, and attorneys Tracy A. Brammeier and Charles R. Haskins have been renominated to the ITLA Board of Managers. Keith…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be co-moderating a Judicial Panel on May 18 with Kathy Byrne of Cooney & Conway hosted by the ITLA Women’s Caucus of which King is the current Chair. The panel, consisting of Hons. Clare McWilliams, Janet Brosnahan, Maura Slatterly Boyle, all of the Cook County Law Division, and Kay M. Hanlon (Ret.) will provide a unique perspective on how arguments look and sound from the other…

Sarah F. King and Shannon M. McNulty were recognized as Chicago Daily Law Bulletin & Chicago Lawyer Women in Law honorees on May 8th, 2020 at their inaugural Awards virtual ceremony. Selected by their peers, the Law Bulletin/Chicago Lawyer selection committee, and a Women’s Advisory Board consisting of many of Chicago’s well-respected and prominent attorneys, judges and academics, 50 women were selected among 500 nominees. The honorees were chosen “for their work to mentor and…

“The Opioid Crisis: Where Do We Go From Here?” is the topic of the 26th Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy by DePaul University College of Law. The 2-day meeting will be held as an online virtual program beginning May 28, 2020. The program will be available for viewing and CLE credit in modules that include “Corporate Misconduct in the Drug Industry” and “Using Litigation to Effectively Abate Opioid Health Harms.” Academics…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Richard F. Burke, partner at the firm, will be speaking on “Recovering COVID-19 Business Expenses and Lost Profits – Maximizing Commercial Insurance Coverage” at a webinar Wednesday (May 6, 2020) at 2 p.m. Sponsored by Kelleher & Buckley, LLC of North Barrington, the program will focus on business owners trying to recover lost profits under their commercial insurance policies since the coronavirus pandemic….

The National Law Journal recently honored law firms and lawyers handling cutting-edge work on behalf of plaintiffs in practice areas ranging from mass torts to securities litigation. They named Clifford Law Offices Aviation Law Firm of the Year. The National Law Journal interviewed Bob Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, for their 2020 Elite Trial Lawyers article. In the article, Bob discusses what he believes will be the greatest challenge in the future…

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…