Attorney Articles

Clifford Law Offices associate attorney, Tracy A. Brammeier, Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section (YLS), published an article entitled “CBA Mediations, At Your Service,” in the May/June edition of the CBA Record. Pandemic Trial Overflow Slows Court Proceedings In her article, Tracy addresses the backlog of trial cases due to court closures during the pandemic and offers a solution to easing the workload in judges’ dockets. She shares that while all cases…

Clifford Law Offices associate attorney, Tracy A. Brammeier, Chair of the CBA Young Lawyers Section (YLS), wrote an article titled “The Importance of Coming Together” for the Chicago Bar Association’s March/April 2022 issue.  Working Remotely Lacks the Personal Touch In the article, Tracy discusses the pros and cons of working remotely over the last few years due to the pandemic. On one hand, she admits that working from her home has allowed her more flexibility,…

The “weathering” effect has become an important subject of interest in our diverse landscape. Studies have shown that discrimination and bias slowly affect a person’s well-being not only emotionally, but also physically, potentially leading to serious health concerns stemming from chronic stress such as increased cortisol levels, sympathetic nerve activity, high blood pressure, cytokine production, and glycated hemoglobin levels. In a recent article published by Chicago Lawyer Magazine, Robert A. Clifford writes about the importance of…

Early January is the time of grandiose resolutions and promises to change that can be hard to keep. Taking active steps to care for our mental wellness is one of the best New Year’s resolutions we can give ourselves. In her recent article published by the American Bar Association, Erin Clifford, Holistic Health and Wellness Coach and partner at Clifford Law Offices, addresses lifestyle struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic and details the steps that busy…

Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices, wrote an article titled, “Valuing ‘Worth’ Of A Life” for Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s December 2021 edition. In this article, Bob writes about how September 11, 2021, marked 20 years following the tragic attacks on our country. In connection with that event, the Netflix movie, “Worth” was released. The movie is based on the events that followed the attacks, including how Congress set up the…

The advice of Clifford Law Offices’ founding partner Bob Clifford titled, “Buttressing Your Rebuttal”, was revisited in Trial Magazine to celebrate the 75th-anniversary of the American Association of Justice®. Clifford’s original article ran in the Good Counsel column in August 1996 and discusses how to create an effective, offensive rebuttal that emphasizes the most powerful case components. He states that: “Your rebuttal is the last thing the jurors will hear before the judges give them…

Tracy A. Brammeier, Chair of the CBA Young Lawyers Section (YLS) and associate lawyer at Clifford Law Offices, wrote an article titled, “It’s Time for the CBA to Come Together as a Legal Community” for the Chicago Bar Association’s July/August 2021 issue. In the article, Tracy addresses how the pandemic has changed the way the legal world works together in terms of now conducting conferences and hearings via videoconference (Zoom) instead of in person and…

Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner of Clifford Law Offices, wrote an article for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin addressing how imperative it is to get the courts up and running again. Prior to nationwide dissemination of the COVID-19 vaccine, the court system, like many other entities, closed their doors temporarily, putting cases on hold and creating a larger backlog than they already had. In the article, Bob specifically addressed the Cook County Circuit…

Erin Clifford, Partner and Director of Marketing and Business Development at Clifford Law Offices, penned an article for lawyers in the Chicago Bar Association’s May/June edition of CBA Record magazine about the importance of self-care routines and how to take control of them. This topic is especially relevant in light of the last year where the pandemic dictated that many lawyers work remotely in addition to juggling new responsibilities like over-seeing remote school for children….