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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…

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…

Nine Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been elected to the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s (ITLA) Board of Managers and Executive Committee for the 2024-2025 term. Attorneys were recognized at the association’s Annual Convention Membership Meeting and Installation Dinner on June 7, 2024, in Chicago. Congratulations to the following elected attorneys: Robert A. Clifford, Board of Managers, Past President Keith A. Hebeisen, Executive Committee, Board of Managers, Past President Sarah F. King, Parliamentarian Tracy A. Brammeier,…

In 2024, The Chicago Bar Association (CBA) celebrated its 150th anniversary, bringing together some of the Association’s top leadership from the Chicago area to celebrate and honor the growth and legacy of one of the nation’s oldest and most active metropolitan bar associations. In conjunction with the celebration, the June 2024 issue of the Chicago Bar Association Record encapsulates the modern history and dynamic growth of the CBA throughout the twenty-first century. Clifford Law Offices…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, was selected as a recipient of the National Law Journal’s 2024 Elite Trial Lawyers Lifetime Achievement Award. Clifford is among six nationwide award recipients, an honor reserved to recognize a career of outstanding achievement within the law profession. For over four decades, Mr. Clifford has built a reputation of honesty and integrity, fighting for the rights of those who need the most support and…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, was honored by the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) at its 150th Anniversary Celebration with the CBA’s inaugural Champion of Justice Award. The award will be presented to future recipients as “The Robert A. Clifford Champion of Justice Award” to continually recognize his tremendous commitment to the association, the legal profession, dedication to clients, the will to fight for what is right, and earnest furtherance…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker was sworn in on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, for her third three-year term as a Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago board member at its 2024 Annual Meeting. She was sworn in with 19 other lawyers and judges including Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court Mary Jane Theis. The election and swearing-in of officers and members of the Board of Governors of the Guild was followed by a reception at Jenner &…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices and corporate wellness consultant at Erin Clifford Wellness, was a featured panelist at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Litigation Section Roundtable webinar on May 21st, 2024. In the roundtable discussion, Tips for Taking a “Real” Vacation from Work this Summer, Erin discussed the mental health benefits of taking a true break from lawyering, and shared strategies to help busy attorneys unplug and recharge during the summer. In addition…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices and corporate wellness consultant at Erin Clifford Wellness, has joined the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Litigation News magazine board as its new Attorney Health & Wellness columnist. Erin holds her J.D. and is a National Certified Counselor with a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Northwestern University. In this role, she brings her expertise in health and well-being and her passion for helping lawyers develop happier, healthier…