Programs & Events

Erin E. Clifford, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Clifford Law Offices and President of Lawyers Lend-A-Hand, is co-chairing the Annual Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth Spring Awards Dinner Thursday (April 25) honoring Cook County Circuit Court Judge Lorna Propes. Judge Propes will be receiving the Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Philanthropic Award for her work in the Chicago legal community. The event will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel at 5:30 p.m. The dinner and…

Clifford Law Offices sponsored a free continuing legal education seminar on Thursday, February 21, 2019 live at DePaul University College of Law, also broadcasted live via webcast to thousands, for professional responsibility credit. The two-hour program included an hour on wellness and an hour on diversity/inclusion, two hours of new credit that have to be reported starting this year. Part of the wellness hour included a lawyer, Karen Munoz, partner at Dolan Law and yoga…

In a resounding victory for the Father of Medicine, Hippocrates was found innocent of violating the Hippocratic oath in administering medical treatment to the dying King of Thebes in the mock “Trial of Hippocrates” on February 20th, 2019. Some of Chicago’s powerhouse lawyers, including Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, and Dan Webb, co-executive chairman of Winston & Strawn, defended Hippocrates against the City of Thebes after treating the King…

Clifford Law Offices is offering a free two-hour webinar program on wellness and diversity/inclusion Thursday, Feb. 21st from 2:30-4:30 p.m. The Path to Lawyer Well Being & Conscious Inclusion Thursday, February 21, 2019 | 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. CST This two-hour program has been approved for two hours of professional responsibility credit: specifically, one hour of Mental Health/Substance Abuse and one hour of Diversity/Inclusion. Illinois Professional Responsibility CLE Requirements Illinois professional responsibility CLE requirements have changed….

Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans will be given the Steadfast Advocate Award at the Women Everywhere’s 20th Anniversary Celebration February 28th, 2019. Sarah F. King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, is Co-Chair of the celebration to be held 5-7 p.m. at Petterino’s, 150 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. Tickets are $100 each and sponsorships are available. To purchase tickets, click here. Women Everywhere is a non-profit organization made up of volunteer attorneys, judges,…

Sarah F. King, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, is Co-Chair for Women Everywhere’s 20th Anniversary Fundraiser. The event will be held 5-7 p.m., Feb. 28 at Petterino’s, 150 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. Tickets are $100 each and sponsorships are available. Women Everywhere is a non-profit organization made up of volunteer attorneys, judges, bar associations and others in the legal community dedicated to creating opportunities through education and community service for women and children in need….

In response to the new Illinois Supreme Court requirements regarding professional responsibility credits required starting this year on wellness and diversity/inclusion, Clifford Law Offices is offering a free two-hour webinar program that fulfills these requirements 2:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. Already more than 2,500 lawyers have registered for “The Path to Lawyer Well Being” and “Conscious Inclusion,” two one-hour programs that have been approved for professional responsibility credit in the two specific areas that lawyers…

The National Hellenic Museum is sponsoring “The Trial of Hippocrates” February 20th at the Harris Theater, once again featuring leading trial lawyers to examine historic cases from ancient Greece using modern-day trial techniques. Trying the case of the father of medicine include Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices; Dan Webb, Co-Executive Chairman and partner at Winston & Strawn; Patrick Fitzgerald, partner, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, and who served…

Clifford Law Offices sponsored the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) Annual Top Women Lawyers in Leadership Awards honoring women who have made major professional contributions through their service in a leadership role. Sarah F. King, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, organized and co-chaired the event which was held at the Hotel Allegro. Sarah is currently a Director of the WBAI.