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    Charles Haskins spoke at ITLA Ethics Seminar

    Chuck Haskins Spoke at ITLA Ethics Seminar

    Charles R. Haskins, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Ethics and Professionalism Seminar on March 28. Haskins spoke on “Social Media” during the morning-long conference, which featured several speakers, including Melissa Smart, Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Director of Education, who spoke on “ARDC’s Strategic Plan for 2025 and New Trends and Relevant Cases for Trial Lawyers.” The program offered 4.75 hours of professional responsibility continuing legal…

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    Kevin Durkin to Speak at International Aviation Conference

    Kevin Durkin to Speak at International Aviation Conference

    Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injuries Lawyers and McGill University Institute of Air and Space Law in Madrid, Spain. The Conference on International Aviation: Liability, Insurance & Finance will be held June 5-6 at Madrid’s Comillas University. Durkin, who has handled numerous aviation crash cases in his 45 years of practice, will be speaking on a panel entitled “Recent Developments in Liability of…

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    Shannon McNulty to Speak at 2025 ISBA Allerton Conference on AI

    Shannon McNulty to Speak at 2025 ISBA Allerton Conference on AI

    Shannon M. McNulty, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will speak at the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) conference on artificial intelligence in Champaign, Illinois. “Generative Artificial Intelligence—Fact or Fiction: Transforming the Legal Practice” will be held April 2-4 at the I Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S. First St., exploring hot topics impacting civil practice and procedure and the issues AI is creating for lawyers and judges. Shannon McNulty will be speaking on a panel…

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    2025 Clifford Scholar in Residence at DePaul University Announced

    2025 Clifford Scholar-in-Residence at DePaul University College of Law Announced

    DePaul University College of Law has announced that Andrew Hammond, an associate professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, has been named the 2025 Clifford Scholar-in-Residence. A committee of leading civil justice faculty examined the work of professors nationwide who have contributed to the field of tort law and chose Hammond as the national “rising star” in civil justice and this year’s Scholar. Professor Hammond writes and teaches in the areas of administrative law,…

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    at the Municipal District Advisory Committee Monthly Meeting

    Sarah F. King Spoke on Trial Trends: Clips & Questionnaires at Municipal District Advisory Committee Monthly Meeting

    Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke on Trial Trends: Clips & Questionnaires at the Municipal District Advisory Committee Monthly Meeting on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Room 1307 of the Daley Center. King is President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI). She is also very active in several women-related legal and community activities, including Women Everywhere: Partners in Service Project, which is a collaborative effort coordinating volunteer activities to help…

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    Robert Clifford to Speak at Joint Symposium with Erwin Chemerinsky American Bar Foundation, Berkeley School of Law, American Association for Justice

    Bob Clifford and Erwin Chemerinsky Spoke at Joint Symposium

    Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, and Irwin Chemerinsky, Professor of Berkeley School of Law, spoke on March 7 in a program entitled “Plaintiff-Side Litigation: Scholars and Practitioners in Dialogue.” The day-long symposium was co-sponsored by the American Bar Foundation, UC Berkeley School of Law Civil Justice Research Initiative, with additional support from the American Association for Justice. The program brought together scholars’ and practitioners’ perspectives on the plaintiff-side practice…

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    Erin Clifford to Speak at ABA Seminar on Mental Health and Well-Being in the Legal Profession

    Erin Clifford to Speak at ABA Seminar

    Erin Clifford, Managing Director at Clifford Law Offices and Corporate Wellness Consultant at Erin Clifford Wellness, will be speaking at an American Bar Association webinar entitled “Practical Tips for Improving Mental Health and Well-Being in the Practice of Law.” An advocate for improving wellness in the legal profession, Erin Clifford is part of a roundtable discussion that will explore practical strategies to enhance mental health, build resilience, and improve well-being in one’s professional practice. Joining…

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    Clifford Law Offices Attorneys Share Thought Leadership at ISBA CLE Events

    Clifford Law Offices Attorneys Share Thought Leadership at ISBA CLE Events

    Clifford Law Offices is committed to supporting the legal profession and growing the reach of legal education through active involvement in organizations. Our attorneys regularly share thought leadership in their respective practice areas at dozens of continuing legal education events each year. Throughout 2024, several of the firm’s attorneys participated in multiple educational events sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), the largest legal association in Illinois and a leading education resource for Illinois…

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    New Year, New Wellness CBA CLE Program with Erin Clifford

    New Year, New Wellness CBA CLE Program with Erin Clifford

    Erin Clifford, Managing Director at Clifford Law Offices and corporate wellness consultant, presented a continuing legal education program for the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) on January 21, 2025, titled “New Year. New You. New Ways to Think About Wellness in 2025.” In the program, Erin discussed how wellness has evolved post-pandemic and offered tangible strategies for achieving a healthier lifestyle. Clifford was joined by a multi-generational panel that discussed their approach to wellness in the profession….

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