Continuing Legal Education

Clifford Law Offices has sponsored free continuing legal education (CLE) programs on a variety of professional responsibility and ethics subjects from client communication and trial work to preparing witnesses and social media since 2008. The firm’s founder and senior partner, Robert A. Clifford, is dedicated to enhancing the legal profession through accessible legal education and open conversation on difficult yet relevant topics. He is proud of the firm’s global reputation of commitment to its clients…

The 17th Annual Clifford Law Offices Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar will be held on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Clifford Law Offices will host its 17th annual free Continuing Legal Education webinar on Thursday, February 15, 2024. The two-hour webcast program will begin at 2:30 pm CST and will be free and open to the public. The firm welcomes legal professionals, law students, and anyone else with interest to join the free webcast on the…

DePaul University College of Law has announced that Seth Katsuya Endo, Associate Professor of Law at Seattle University, has been named the 2023 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 Endo as the national “rising star” in civil justice and this year’s Scholar. In his role as Scholar-in-Residence, Professor Endo will make a presentation on “Professional…

Yvette Loizon, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the National Elder Law Foundation 2023 Forum, in September at the Viceroy Hotel in Chicago. Covering “Probate Considerations in Wrongful Death and Survival Action Cases,” Yvette’s presentation focused on the differences between wrongful death and survival damages and how those damages are allocated across a variety of cases including impacts on disabled individuals. Yvette Loizon’s extensive experience handling wrongful death cases and the application of differentiated…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the RAND Institute for Civil Justice symposium on October 3-4, 2023 at the RAND Corporation in Arlington, VA. The topic of the 2023 symposium, “Balancing the Needs of Requesting and Producing Parties: Getting E-Discovery Right” covered December 2015 changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure’s discovery-related provisions, and the subsequent implications for how litigants operate in federal civil cases, as well…

Yvette Loizon, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Guardianships Institute 2023 on Friday, August 25, 2023. The virtual event took place from 8:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. and was accessible for attendees via live webcast or online on-demand. Covering the latest developments in Illinois guardianship law, the IICLE Guardianships Institute hosted a number of experts who shared their knowledge on a variety of topics including safeguarding assets…

On Thursday, June 15, 2023, Clifford Law Offices hosted a Continuing Legal Education program led by Erin Clifford that attracted over 2400 attorneys and legal professionals from across Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Erin’s program titled, “Five Things the Busy Lawyer Needs to Know to Stay Healthy,” explored topics of health, wellness, and mental health that often lead to work fatigue and an imbalanced lifestyle. While Erin has trained with some of the world’s leading experts…

Bob Clifford and Dan Webb to Participate May 22 in Mock Re-Trial of Socrates Portrayed by Actor John Kapelos Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, will once again team up with Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn to re-try the case of Socrates, sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum. This is Bob’s 8th year participating in the museum’s event. Clifford and Webb defended Socrates 10 years ago on charges of…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke on WLS AM 890 radio at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 4, 2023, on her participation in The Trial of Socrates, a mock re-trial of the Greek philosopher that is sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum (NHM) and held on May 22. Ten years ago, Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, and Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn defended Socrates on charges…