Programs & Events

Clifford Law Offices is a Philanthropic Patron of the annual spring Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth dinner. The organization, which channels the legal community’s resources to promote best practices mentoring and tutoring disadvantaged youth in Chicago’s communities through annual grants and the recruitment of volunteers, was created in 1995. It has awarded more than $1.6 million in grants and has affected the lives of tens of thousands of needy youth. Robert Clifford’s daughter, Erin Clifford who…

Bob Clifford participated in the American Bar Association (ABA) mock trial The Trial of Al Capone for Murder at the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre on April 13th, 2016 at the Goodman Theatre. Bob played the role of Al Capone. In the mock trial, Capone stood trial for the 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre that allegedly included gang members of the rival North Side. The jury verdict and audience vote was not guilty. The event included…

The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF) awarded $11.9 million in grants to more than 30 organizations dedicated to helping needy children in southwest Florida. “The money the Foundation raised will make a difference in the lives of so many children,” said Robert A. Clifford, President of the Foundation and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices. “It’s investing in the future of this area and of our country through its children.” A grants committee of…

Clifford Law Offices was a Diamond Sponsor of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) at its 2016 Judicial Reception Wednesday night at the Chicago Cultural Center. Several judges were honored with the Mary Heftel Hooten award including the Hon. Chief Judge Ruben Castillo, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of the firm, presented the award to Judge Castillo. The award is named for Hooten,…

Robert Clifford will participate in the American Bar Association (ABA) mock trial The Trial of Al Capone for Murder at the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Robert (Bob) Clifford will play the role of Al Capone. In the mock trial, Capone will stand trial for the 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre that allegedly included gang members of the rival North Side. The event will include respected judges and lawyers as well as live testimony from popular…

  The Trial of Antigone: Heroine Or Enemy of The State? Leading U.S. legal scholars take on the case of Antigone v. Creon An all-star team of litigators including Robert Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, is preparing to take on one of the great legal cases in literary history sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum. The Trial of Antigone follows the extraordinary success of the Trial of Socrates and…

On February 18th, 2016 Clifford Law Offices sponsored a free 2-hour continuing legal education (CLE) program on “The Ethics of Pre-Trial and Trial Work” in the ninth annual Clifford Law Offices Continuing Legal Education Series. The CLE program had an all-time high of more than 3,900 registrants. Photo above- left to right: Robert A. Clifford, moderator, standing Judge John C. Griffin, Supervising Judge, Cook County Circuit Court Mary Robinson, Mary Robinson Law Professor Robert Burns,…

Moderator: Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner, Clifford Law Offices Panelists: Robert Burns Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law Hon. John C. Griffin Supervising Judge of the Commercial Section of the Law Division, Cook County Circuit Court and member of the Illinois Supreme Court’s Judicial Conference Committee on Education Mary Robinson Principal in the Robinson Law Group, LLC and Shakman Compliance Administrator for Cook County, Illinois Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring…

Sarah F. King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, is Co-Chair of the Planning Committee for Women Everywhere: Partners in Service, Inc.’s annual holiday fundraiser. The event is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, at Hub 51 on West Hubbard Street in Chicago. Single tickets are $100 and sponsorships are available. To purchase tickets or for information, call King at 312-977-2882 or email her at SFK@Cliffordlaw.com Funds raised help to fund scholarships to four public…