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Robert P. Walsh, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking on “The Client Interview” at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Nuts and Bolts of a Case seminar April 2. Walsh, who has handled literally thousands of motor vehicle accident cases in his three decades of practice as an attorney, knows this process very well and will speak first in the half-day program that offers continuing legal education credit. The seminar will be held…

Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest maker of health care products, was slammed with a $72 million verdict by a Missouri jury for the death of an Alabama woman who died from ovarian cancer caused by the company’s well-known baby powder and other products containing talcum. The verdict, that was handed down Monday, February 22, 2016, is reported to be the first of among some 1,200 cases nationally involving this product and others that reportedly…

This year marks Robert A. Clifford’s 40th year as a lawyer. His settlements for clients over the years have made major headlines, earning as much as a $1.2 billion settlement for one case alone. You can read more about his experience and work on his website. Bob continues to handle complex damage cases and regularly receives multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements. His dedication to his clients has earned him various recognitions nationwide. He’s been listed to…

Bradley Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak on his recent $8.25 million verdict at a program entitled “Amazing Verdicts” at 8 a.m. Tuesday, February 23rd. Cosgrove, along with James B. Zouras who will speak about a $9 million verdict he received, will speak candidly about their results at La Quinta Inn & Suites, 1 S. Franklin St., Chicago. Sponsored by Levinson and Stefani, a Chicago law firm, the program’s goal…

On February 18th, 2016 Clifford Law Offices sponsored a free 2-hour continuing legal education (CLE) program on “The Ethics of Pre-Trial and Trial Work” in the ninth annual Clifford Law Offices Continuing Legal Education Series. The CLE program had an all-time high of more than 3,900 registrants. Photo above- left to right: Robert A. Clifford, moderator, standing Judge John C. Griffin, Supervising Judge, Cook County Circuit Court Mary Robinson, Mary Robinson Law Professor Robert Burns,…

On February 13th, Keith A. Hebeisen addressed the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) at its annual Damages Seminar. Hebeisen, a partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the half-day program that offers four hours of continuing legal education credit on “Maximizing Damages Outside of Cook County”. Hebeisen has had several large or record verdicts and settlements outside of Cook County. To read more about Keith Hebeisen, click here.

Moderator: Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner, Clifford Law Offices Panelists: Robert Burns Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law Hon. John C. Griffin Supervising Judge of the Commercial Section of the Law Division, Cook County Circuit Court and member of the Illinois Supreme Court’s Judicial Conference Committee on Education Mary Robinson Principal in the Robinson Law Group, LLC and Shakman Compliance Administrator for Cook County, Illinois Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring…

Clifford Law Offices has been selected by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers as a 2016 “Best Law Firm” in six legal categories. Both U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers ranked more than 12,000 firms in the United States. According to the bestlawfirms.usnews.com website, “The U.S.News – Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’ rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review…

Kenneth Feinberg, an attorney internationally recognized for working out payments to victims of the BP Gulf oil spill, General Motors ignition switch scandal, the 9/11 victims’ compensation fund and other high-profile cases, has been hired by Volkswagen to work in a similar capacity to resolve thousands of lawsuits involving its emissions scandal. The German automaker has said that Feinberg, 70, will design and administer an independent claims programs for owners of the affected diesel cars…