Programs & Events

“New Year. New You. New Ways to Think About Wellness in 2025.” That’s the title of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) continuing legal education program on January 21, 2025, followed by a networking reception. Erin Clifford, Managing Director at Clifford Law Offices and corporate wellness consultant and coach at Erin Clifford Wellness, will be speaking about how wellness has evolved post-pandemic and will offer tangible strategies to achieve a healthier lifestyle. Clifford will be joined…

Tracy Brammeier, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the annual Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Damages Seminar on February 14, 2025, at the Weston Chicago River North, 320 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Brammeier will speak on “Presenting Damages for Foreign Nationals,” a topic she has been dealing with in her work the last five years as Liaison Counsel in the pending litigation in federal district court in Chicago against Boeing in the crash…

The Diversity Scholarship Foundation (DSF) has awarded Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, its 2025 Advocate for Diversity Award. King, who serves as President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, was awarded the honor at the Foundation’s 2025 Unity Award Gala and 21st Swearing-In of Bar Presidents Ceremony on January 16, 2025, at the JW Marriott Chicago. This award celebrates those individuals who have actively advocated and promoted diversity and inclusion in…

Thomas J. (TJ) Tomasik, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will participate in a panel discussion on “40 Under 40: Paths to Legal Success” at the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) on January 16, 2024. The CBA is sponsoring the hybrid program where panelists selected as honorees to the annual Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s 40 Under 40 will offer advice and tips as to their success in the profession today. Other speakers include Kathryne Hayes, Collins Bargione…

The 18th Annual Clifford Law Offices Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Clifford Law Offices will present its 18th annual free Continuing Legal Education webinar on Thursday, February 20, 2025. The two-hour webcast will begin at 2:30 pm CST and is free and open to the public. The 2025 program, “Ethics Jeopardy: Answers and Questions,” will cover a wide range of key issues and topics that lawyers experience…

Erin E. Clifford, Managing Director at Clifford Law Offices, will speak on January 29 at a Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago continuing legal education program on “Strategies for Lawyers to Build Healthy Habits.” In addition to her role at Clifford Law Offices, Erin Clifford is a Corporate Wellness Consultant, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Illinois, and a National Certified Counselor. She holds a master’s degree in mental health counseling from Northwestern University. The noon lunchtime CLE…

Erin Clifford, Managing Director at Clifford Law Offices, will speak at a morning program at the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)/Illinois Judges Association (IJA) Joint Midyear Meeting on “An Insider’s Look at Judicial Decision-Making.” Clifford will open the program at 9 a.m. with a presentation on “Creating the Environment to Make Effective Decisions.” Former ISBA President Shawn Kasserman and Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC, Chicago, will moderate a panel, “Trial Judge Panel: Help Us Help You.”…

Sarah F. King and Craig J. Squilace, partners at Clifford Law Offices, will join a roster of experienced plaintiffs attorneys at the Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) upcoming continuing legal education seminar. The virtual program, “Tort Law Toolkit: Navigating Medical Malpractice and Premises Liability Claims,” will take place on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 1:00 PM CT and offers attendees 2.0 hours MCLE credit. This informative seminar will provide attorneys with the tools needed to…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices and Corporate Wellness Consultant at Erin Clifford Wellness, will speak at an Illinois State Bar Association CLE Program on November 5, 2024. The seminar, titled “Mental Health 101: Strategies for Thriving, Not Just Surviving,” is a 1.0-hour MCLE credit in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse category. Attorneys work long hours and manage multiple cases, all of which come with high mental demands, often leaving them feeling burnt…