Programs & Events

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….

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, is participating in a competition featuring the best litigators in the country at the American Bar Association Section of Litigation Annual Conference in San Francisco from May 3-5. Four of the nation’s top trial lawyers, including Clifford and Daralyn Durie, founder of Durie Tangri, one of Silicon Valley’s go-to boutiques, whose clients include Google, Genentech and Twitter, will compete in “Shoot Out at the…

“The Impact of Dark Money and Judicial Elections and Judicial Behavior” is the topic to be discussed at the 23rd annual Clifford Symposium on Civil Justice. The free program has been approved for 8.5 hours of continuing legal education credit. The two-day symposium will be held April 20-21 at DePaul University, One E. Jackson Blvd., Room 8005, Chicago. Professor Emeritus and Director of the Symposium, Stephan Landsman, gathered two dozen leading academics in this field…

Keith Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, participated in a mock trial Friday at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. He presented closing arguments in a mock case involving a 51-year-old man whose alleged negligent medical care led to his death. Judge Lorna Propes, Cook County Circuit Court, presided over the all-day “trial.” Bradley Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Sarah King, associate at the firm, attended the program. (pictured below) The program was sponsored…

The 23rd Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy will discuss “The Impact of Dark Money on Judicial Elections and Judicial Behavior.” The free seminar will be held April 20-21st, 2017, at DePaul University, DePaul Center, Room 8005, One East Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL. The seminar is sponsored by DePaul University College of Law. For more information, please read the press release titled, “Clifford Tort Symposium on Dark Money and Judicial Elections”, by…

DePaul University’s Pre-Law Club (DUPLC) will be hosting their 2nd annual reception on Thursday, April 6th at DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus in the Cortelyou Commons Main Hall, located at 2324 N. Fremont St. Chicago, IL 60614. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the event will run from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. All undergraduate and graduate students interested in law school and a career in the legal field from all the neighboring universities are encouraged…

After having tried Socrates, Orestes and Antigone, the National Hellenic Museum (NHM) is thrilled to once again present the powerhouse team of former prosecutors Patrick Fitzgerald and Patrick Collins, with defense attorneys Robert Clifford and Dan Webb, as they take on another case with ancient roots and modern consequences: The Parthenon Marbles. Should they remain at the British Museum or return to their first home at the Parthenon? On March 16 at the Rubloff Auditorium…

Clifford Law Offices, a nationally renowned personal injury firm and accredited Illinois continuing legal education provider, is holding its 10th annual MCLE program, “Social Media Ethics Outside and in the Courtroom,” on Thursday, February 16th, 2017. More than 3,000 Illinois lawyers have signed up for the free two-hour webinar that will be held at DePaul University. Registration to attend the online program is required by signing up at the firm’s website, www.CliffordLaw.com. Robert A. Clifford,…