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    Sarah King sworn in as WBAI President June 27, 2024

    Sarah F. King Sworn in as President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois

    Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was sworn in as President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at the Association’s 110th Annual Installation and Dinner before nearly 700 attendees at the Palmer House in Chicago. Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton was the keynote speaker and recipient of the WBAI’s The Woman with Vision Award. Sarah King has had substantial trial experience as an attorney of record…

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    Keith A. Hebeisens Clients Receive 6.35M Dollar Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
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    Keith Hebeisen’s Clients Receive $6.35 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case

    Keith Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $6.35 million verdict on June 26, 2024, on behalf of a west suburban man who had a heart transplant following undiagnosed coronary ischemia. The patient’s wife also was a plaintiff in the lawsuit. For more than six months, Edgardo Lopez, 56, saw his physician, Dr. Peter Yoon, who failed to undertake proper testing that would have discovered Lopez’s heart condition despite initial tests that indicated further…

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    Victims’ Families in Boeing Crashes File Motion with Texas Judge for Immediate Appointment of an Independent Monitor of Boeing Safety Efforts
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    Victims’ Families in Boeing Crashes File Motion with Texas Judge for Immediate Appointment of an Independent Monitor of Boeing Safety Efforts

    As the families await word from the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding its next steps in the criminal prosecution of Boeing following two deadly crashes five years ago, the attorney for families on Monday, June 24, 2024, filed a motion for reconsideration before the Texas federal judge to reconsider his earlier ruling denying an independent corporate monitor of Boeing’s facilities. Citing recent safety incidents and concerns since the ruling of Judge Reed O’Connor in February…

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    Clifford Law Offices’ Partnership with Cristo Rey
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    From Classroom to Courtroom: Clifford Law Offices’ Partnership with Cristo Rey

    A constant advocate for Chicago’s next generation of leaders, Clifford Law Offices is deeply engaged in community partnerships that promote the education and growth of young minds. Among those partnerships is Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, a unique Chicago school that provides a Catholic, college preparatory education and professional work experience to students from Spanish-speaking families with limited financial means. By partnering with local businesses, Cristo Rey has built a unique program that provides its…

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    Sarah King to be Sworn in as Women’s Bar President on June 27

    Sarah King to be Sworn in as Women’s Bar President June 27

    Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be sworn in as President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) on Thursday, June 27, at the 110th Annual Installation and Dinner. The event will be held at 5 p.m. at the Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St., Chicago. Sarah King has had substantial trial experience as an attorney of record in many of the firm’s trials. In less than a decade, she…

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    Boeing Crash Victims' Families Sent Prosecution Requests to DOJ
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    Boeing 737 MAX Crash Victims’ Families Sent Letter to Department of Justice Seeking $24 Billion Fine and Prosecution of Past Boeing Executives

    The families who lost loved ones in the crashes of two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft sent a letter Wednesday, June 19, 2024, to the Justice Department, seeking aggressive prosecution of The Boeing Company and criminal prosecution of its then-corporate leadership. Sent by Professor Paul Cassell of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, the 32-page letter asks for a substantial fine, the imposition of corporate monitoring on Boeing, and criminal prosecution…

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    Families of Crash Victims Attended Senate Hearing as Boeing CEO Testified

    Families of Crash Victims Attended Senate Hearing as Boeing CEO Testified

    Several family members of the 157 crash victims of a Boeing 737 MAX8 in Ethiopia attended a U.S. Senate hearing on June 18, 2024, when Boeing CEO David Calhoun testified before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations regarding “Boeing’s Broken Safety Culture.” Families from various countries stated they wanted to hear Calhoun “face to face” on the current state of Boeing’s safety culture. Chaired by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the hearing was held at the Hart…

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    Bob Clifford Hosted Book Signing for Karen Conti’s Award-Winning Account of Her Representation of Serial Killer John Gacy

    Bob Clifford Hosted Book Signing for Karen Conti’s Award-Winning Account of Her Representation of Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy

    Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, hosted a book signing event on June 13, 2024, for Karen Conti of Conti & Dolan and author of “Killing Time,” her account of representing serial killer John Wayne Gacy in his final appeals while on death row in the 1990s. In a Q and A at the Chicago Cut restaurant, Conti explained to the group some of the interesting facts behind representing one…

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    Over 2,600 Legal Professionals Registered for Wellness CLE Program

    Over 2,600 Legal Professionals Registered for Wellness CLE Program

    Clifford Law Offices sponsored a free Continuing Legal Education (CLE) webinar for lawyer well-being led by Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices and corporate wellness consultant and coach. Erin presented the one-hour webinar, “Working Wellness: Healthy Solutions for Lawyer Well-Being,” on June 13, 2024, to thousands across four states. Students and law professionals registered for the event. A comprehensive exploration of the critical issues in the legal profession,  the webinar addressed the common mental…

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