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Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, headed a team of lawyers who worked for the past month to keep a church shelter open in south suburban Orland Park. And they lent their legal expertise on a pro bono basis. Hope Covenant Church opened a homeless shelter one night a week for needy residents on Oct. 1 until the village sued to close it down citing various violations of village ordinances. In mid-November, Durkin…

Sarah F. King, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, is part of an all-star panel to speak at the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s Women in Law conference Dec. 5. The keynote speaker at the event is Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. King is among a panel of “Women ‘Trialblazers’” who will address litigating major cases. She was among the trial team that recently obtained a record $101 million verdict for a baby who was brain damaged at…

CBS2-Chicago reported that yet another light pole in Chicago went down, blocking three lanes of traffic on Lake Shore Drive on what was one of the busiest holiday traffic days of the year – November 27th, 2019 – the day before Thanksgiving. Although winds gusted off the lake in what is known as the Windy City, Tara Molina reported that a light pole buckled over and fell right into the middle of southbound traffic heading…

Missa Bay, LLC is recalling over 75,000 pounds of salad products in 22 states, including Illinois, because it may be contaminated with E. coli. O157:H7. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said that salad products from Missa Bay produced between October 14, 2019 and October 16, 2019 are subject to the recall. They bear the establishment number “EST. 18502B” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The recall includes ready-made salads…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices, wrote an article for The Chicago Bar Association’s CBA Record. She writes about the 2019 Justice John Paul Stevens Award. As a testament to the “greatest justice in our lifetime” who hails from Chicago, the 20th Annual CBA Justice John Paul Stevens Award carried on in his honor following his death July 16 at the age of 99. Menaker is also a member of CBA Record’s…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar on Dec. 6 in Chicago. Hebeisen will be speaking on, “Causation in Birth Injury Cases.” Hebeisen was the lead lawyer on the Clifford Law Offices trial team who recently obtained a record $101 million verdict in Cook County on behalf of a baby who sustained severe brain injuries at birth. Hebeisen…

A woman walking in Chicago’s Loop was struck by a street pole that suddenly fell on her as she walked on the sidewalk near the State of Illinois Building. Paramedics were called to what is known as the Thompson Center at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, to give aid to a woman lying on the sidewalk. They then rushed her to Northwestern Hospital after she was struck by a light pole that apparently collapsed from…

The Supreme Court of the United States did not accept hearing an appeal on a lawsuit against Remington Arms Company, which means the case may proceed on behalf of the families of victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre in Connecticut. The country’s highest court denied the gun maker’s appeal Nov. 12 without commenting on the case. That means that the decision of the Connecticut Supreme Court that allowed the Sandy Hook case to proceed…

Working on a construction site means long days using heavy, often complex machinery with many moving parts. Whether it’s a bulldozer, crane, scaffolding, or other operating machinery, construction workers and their bosses must ensure these pieces of equipment get used carefully and that everyone follows the correct safety procedures. Even so, accidents happen. A worker might fall, be electrocuted, or get struck by a heavy object. Sometimes these accidents are the result of carelessness or…