Programs & Events

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar on Dec. 6 in Chicago. Hebeisen will be speaking on, “Causation in Birth Injury Cases.” Hebeisen was the lead lawyer on the Clifford Law Offices trial team who recently obtained a record $101 million verdict in Cook County on behalf of a baby who sustained severe brain injuries at birth. Hebeisen…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to be part of the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Aviation Conference in Washington, D.C. Oct. 24. Clifford is part of a panel addressing the issue of “Is Self-Certification Adequate Pre-Flight?” Last month Clifford was named Lead Counsel in the crash in Ethiopia of a Boeing 737 Max8 jet, a plane whose certification has come under…

Tracy A. Brammeier, associate at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Update and Review Seminar Friday on “Overcoming Governmental Immunities.” The annual half-day program was held at the JW Marriott, 151 W. Adams, Chicago, and offered CLE credit for the half-day program.  

On Saturday, September 28, 2019, James C. Pullos, partner at Clifford Law Offices, attended Christ the King School’s 26th Annual fundraising Gala sponsored by the school’s foundation. Pullos, who is a member of the foundation’s Board of Directors, worked with his wife, Maria, on “Building a Legacy,” the theme of the 2019 event to raise money for the Catholic elementary school on South Hoyne in Chicago. Jim Pullos also is the immediate past president of…

Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring Misericordia’s 39th Annual Family Festival, which will be held on Sunday, September 8th, 2019, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Family Festival has food, live entertainment, children’s games, raffles, and more. It is a great family event. Misericordia is an organization that helps children and adults with disabilities achieve their maximum potential and independence. For more info, click here.

Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring ITLA’s Women’s Caucus Summer Social. The social will be held on August 29, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Raised Rooftop Bar, located in the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel. Appetizers and drinks will be served. Advanced tickets cost $35 and tickets at the door will be $45. To register, click here.

Leaders from 19 bar associations in Illinois pose with newly elected Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (fourth from right, front row) at a reception held in her honor. Clifford Law Offices Communications Partner Pamela Sakowicz Menaker and President of the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago (third from right, front row) had the opportunity to speak with the Mayor at the event attended by more than 1,000 lawyers and judges.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy at DePaul University College of Law held April 25-26. Academics from around the country gathered for the two-day program to discuss “Rising Stars: A New Generation of Scholars Looks at Civil Justice.” DePaul Professor Stephan Landsman, current organizer and director of the symposium, led the discussion among more than two dozen other law school faculty members including Maggie Gardner…

The “Trial of Megacles: A Test of Democracy,” a mock trial sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum in which founder and senior partner Robert A. Clifford defended Megacles before a packed audience of lawyers, will air this Sunday (April 28, 2019) on Lakeshore Public Media, WYIN Channel 10 in Chicago at 8 p.m. The one-hour broadcast also can be viewed in high definition for Comcast/Xfinity subscribers on Channel 239 at that time. Clifford, along with…