Programs & Events

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be moderating a panel of judges offering a courtroom perspective on various issues in an all-afternoon program Nov. 20. Clifford will be moderating a program, “Tales from the Bench: Judges Reflect on Attorney Behavior,” with the Hon. Elizabeth Budzinski, Hon. Thomas More Donnelly and Hon. James Varga, all of the Law Division on the panel. More than two dozen judges, including the Hon….

Clifford Law Offices will be one of the sponsors for the Illinois Bar Foundation’s 19th Annual Gala on Friday, October 27th, 2017. Bob Clifford is one of the Honorary Gala Co-Chairs. The event will honor U.S. Senator for Illinois, Dick Durbin, who will be receiving the 2017 Distinguished Award for Excellence. To learn more about the event, click here.

Bob Clifford will be a discussion leader at the 8th Annual Symposium with the Judges event. He will lead a discussion titled, “Tales from the Bench,” where judges reflect on attorney behavior. The symposium will be held on Monday, November 20, 2017, from 1p.m. – 6p.m. at The Westin River North Hotel in Chicago. For more information, please click here.

Bob Clifford is one of several attorneys representing the mock plaintiff in a program presented at Attorneys Information Exchange Group’s (AIEG) 2017 Trucking Seminar. AIEG says in the event, attendees “Learn from some of the best trucking lawyers in the country. The programs are brimming with information that you can use in your trucking cases as AIEG continues its culture of sharing. Take advantage of the opportunity to network with other trucking lawyers.” The seminar…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, is a sponsor of the Chicago Chiefs Softball Association, a non-profit girls travel softball group that promotes teaching young student-athletes responsibility, accountability, hard work and perseverance. Sponsors, like Brad, allow the organization to buy uniforms, equipment, pay for indoor facility practice fees as well as college exposure tournament fees. The teams play across the Midwest and sponsors’ names appear on banners that are displayed during play. If…

Clifford Law Offices is one of the sponsors for the Illinois Bar Foundation’s 19th Annual Gala, which will honor U.S. Senator for Illinois, Dick Durbin. The gala will be held on Friday, October 20th, 2017, at the Four Seasons in Chicago (120 E. Delaware Place). The VIP Reception will begin at 6:00 p.m. Robert A. Clifford is one of the Honorary Gala Co-Chairs. The black tie event will feature dinner, dancing, remarks by Senator Durbin,…

  Clifford Law Offices’ 10th continuing legal education program, “Social Media Ethics Outside and in the Courtroom,” was held February 16th, 2017. More than 3,000 Illinois lawyers attended the free two-hour webinar held at DePaul University. Robert Clifford (standing) served as moderator for the program that offered two hours of professional responsibility credit. Panelists included the (center) Hon. Lynn M. Egan of the Cook County Circuit Court; (right) Mark C. Palmer, Professionalism Counsel of the…

Clifford Law Offices is honored to have again participated in the annual Chicago Bar Foundation Investing in Justice Campaign. This year’s (11th Annual) Campaign set new records while raising awareness and much-needed funding for pro bono and legal aid services in the Chicago area. Clifford Law Offices was one of 153 law firms, corporate legal departments and other law-related organizations that participated this year. Altogether, nearly 5,100 individual attorneys and legal professionals contributed more than…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to participate in the American Bar Association’s ABA SECTION OF LITIGATION ROADSHOW 2.0 on PRECISION ADVOCACY: Reinventing Motion Practice To Win. A number of prominent lawyers and judges will be discussing how the 2015 Federal Rules Amendments promote efficiency in motion practice. The Chicago program will be held 1:30-4 p.m. on June 21st at the ABA, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago….