Programs & Events

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, and Dan Webb, Chairman and partner at Winston & Strawn, will take on their two legal “rivals,” Patrick Fitzgerald and Patrick Collins who will prosecute the case of Megacles, leader of Athens in National Hellenic Museum’s Mock Trial on March 1st, 2018. Fitzgerald, of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, served for 10 years as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. Collins, of…

Clifford Law Offices, an accredited continuing legal education provider, is presenting a free webinar, “The Changing Ethical Landscape of Litigation,” on Thursday, February 15th from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of the firm, will serve as moderator of the two-hour program that has been approved for two hours of professional responsibility credit by the MCLE Board. Joining him will be panelists Robert Burns, Professor of Ethics, Northwestern University School of Law;…

Sarah F. King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, will moderate a program at the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) entitled “Motion Practice in Cook County Circuit Court’s Law Division.” Mark G. Szaflarski of Mark Szaflarski, P.C., will co-moderate. Five judges from the Law Division will speak on topics including motions to dismiss, motions in limine and motions for summary judgment. These judges are the Hon. James P. Flannery, Jr., Presiding Judge of the Law Division; Hon….

Clifford Law Offices is a sponsor of the upcoming Women Everywhere Annual Holiday Fundraiser. The event will be held on Monday, December 18, 2017, from 5-7 p.m. at Hub 51 in Chicago, Illinois. Women Everywhere is a non-profit organization of attorneys and judges dedicated to creating opportunities for women through education and community service. Attorney Sarah F. King is a Planning Committee Delegate for the organization. Each ticket cost $50. To RSVP for the event,…

Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring Lawyers for Puerto Rico: A Bar Social. All proceeds will benefit the Hurricane Relief Fund of The Puerto Rican Agenda. It will be held on Tuesday, November 28th, 2017, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. CST at the Chicago Bar Association in Chicago. The social event is presented by CBA and PRBA, and will consist of live music, drinks, and appetizers, and will feature special guest Pedro Soler, Esq. Ticket…

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…