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Tracy A. Brammeier’s favorite fictional law character is Alicia Florrick from the former CBS series, The Good Wife. The character, played by actress Julianna Margulies, is the wife of the Cook County State’s Attorney, who returns to her career in law after the events of a public sex and political corruption scandal involving her husband arise. “She is determined, unafraid, and always looking ahead,” Tracy says. Tracy’s favorite quote from Alicia Florrick is, “Oh yes,…

Dr. Kenneth Chessick’s favorite fictional character is Atticus Finch, the lawyer from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Dr. Chessick is Of Counsel to Clifford Law Offices. “Atticus Finch felt the need to stand up for justice against impossible odds because it was the right thing to do,” says Dr. Chessick. “He’s a great role model for all lawyers.”

Although sexual harassment apparently has long been a part of American life, the pervasiveness and long-term impact on women in particular became apparent in 2017, the year of #MeToo. The Golden Globe Awards in January solidified that this movement is creating change. The stirring speech of Oprah Winfrey at this awards show watched by some 20 million people around the world left no doubt about that – “What I know for sure is that speaking…

Robert A. Clifford is a proud supporter of the Civil Justice Research Institute at the University Of California, Irvine School of Law. Bob is one of the founders of the Institute. The Civil Justice Research Institute explores, through interdisciplinary, academically-based and independent research, how the civil justice system can be made more available to everyone seeking relief.

As the nation continues to mourn with those who were killed and the injured following the senseless shooting in Las Vegas at a country music concert, we here at Clifford Law Offices are working to try to find you answers. Questions have been raised about hotel security on the strip at Las Vegas. How could a man go for days without having his room be checked on? How was he able to get such a…

For weeks we have seen news accounts of the devastation in Puerto Rico following deadly Hurricane Maria as well as the horrific earthquake suffered in Mexico that left hundreds dead. We as lawyers must come together to try to do something. If we can’t make it down to those areas to help them, we can help with our financial support so that the basic needs of these people can be met. Please do all that…

Shannon McNulty (far left), partner at Clifford Law Offices who heads the firm’s class action practice, sat down recently with a delegation from the Czech Republic, which spent 10 days in the United States to learn about class action lawsuits in America. McNulty, along with Clifford Law Offices’ partner Bradley M. Cosgrove (standing), who also handles major cases at the firm met the group. For more than an hour, McNulty reviewed the class action process…

Clifford Law Offices Managing Partner Henry R. Simmons recently met with Pedro Solar, an attorney from Puerto Rico as well as a licensed attorney in Illinois and Washington, D.C., who flew to Chicago seeking help for his hurricane-ravaged country. A task force of lawyers and Puerto Rican leaders in Illinois has been formed to begin fundraising efforts to help those in need in the American territory. Clifford Law Offices is an active part of that…