Programs & Events

Clifford Law Offices is proud to support local non-profit Urban Gateways as a Gold Sponsor for their upcoming event titled, “Bubbles, Boards & Beats.”  Bubbles, Boards & Beats is an annual fundraiser hosted by the Urban Gateways Board of Directors to raise funds for the continued success of their programs. This year’s virtual event takes place on Zoom on Friday, March 11th at 7 p.m. CT and features a virtual wine tasting led by Sommelier…

Each year the American College of Trial Lawyers presents the National Trial Competition which engages more than 140 law schools and over 1,000 law students nationwide in competition. The winning teams and the schools they represent are the recipients of monetary prizes and honors.  Clifford Law Offices partner Keith Hebeisen, a Fellow of the College, joined this year’s Region 9 finals as a presiding judge. The event, hosted by Kent Law School, took place virtually…

Clifford Law Offices, a nationally renowned personal injury and wrongful death firm in Chicago, is hosting its 15th Annual two-hour Continuing Legal Education program 2:30-4:30 p.m., Thursday, February 17, 2022. Already more than 3,500 layers have registered for this event. The first hour, “Mind, Body & Soul: Defining Well-Being in the Law,” will discuss how the six components of well-being – emotional, intellectual, occupational, physical, spiritual, and social — have evolved since a culture shift…

Thursday, February 17, 2022 2:30-3:30 pm CT: Wellness Program 3:30-4:30 pm CT: Diversity & Inclusion Program Presented by Clifford Law Offices Please note: CLE credit is available only to attendees of live webinar. This program is available via web only. Registration is required to attend. Wellness Program: Mind, Body, & Soul: Defining Well-Being in Law Since the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being issued its Report & Recommendations in 2017, there has been much progress….

Sarah F. King, one of Chicago’s rising medical malpractice attorneys at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund’s inaugural Diversity & Inclusion Committee Leadership Bootcamp on Friday, January 21, 2022 in Chicago. The Bootcamp provides training, skill-building, networking and conversation to young, motivated attorneys with fewer than ten years of practice, and those who are underrepresented in the legal community. Sarah’s session, “Prioritizing Work from Multiple Sources –…

Sarah F. King, one of Chicago’s rising medical malpractice attorneys at Clifford Law Offices, will be joining this year’s Michigan Association of Justice Medical Malpractice Seminar as their National Speaker on January 14, 2022, at the Four Points by Sheraton in Novi, Michigan. She will be addressing, “The Power of Visual Persuasion,” as a successful strategy to advocate for clients in live trials, over Zoom hearings, or during a video evidence deposition. In a 21st…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke on, “Trying Your Medical Malpractice Case Post-Pandemic,” at the annual Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Medical Malpractice Seminar on Dec. 2, 2021. Hebeisen, who has achieved many record-setting med mal verdicts and settlements across the state, also serves as Co-Editor of the ITLA Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook, the go-to reference guide for plaintiffs’ lawyers that was completely rewritten this year. The morning-long seminar offered four hours…

Clifford Law Offices is a sponsor of Diversity Scholarship Foundation’s annual Unity Gala which will be held virtually on November 30, 2021. In addition to awarding 21 scholarships to diverse and deserving law students, the Foundation also will be presenting numerous awards to individuals in the legal community who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the profession. This year’s prestigious Unity Award honoree is Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Emanuel “Chris”…

Georgetown University Law Center Professor Maria Glover, who was selected as the 2022 Clifford Scholar-in-Residence, will be hosting an hour-long discussion on the topic of “The Law of the Back-End” at DePaul University and online on November 4, 2021, at 3pm CST. Professor Glover will address a series of cross-cutting issues that arise in mass litigation after settlements have been reached – the “back end” of mass litigation. While many consider the settlement as the…