Programs & Events

Some two dozen judges and academics from around the country gathered in Chicago April 24-25 for the 20th Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy that was marked by a taped conversation with Associate Justice Stephen Breyer of the Supreme Court of the United States and Faculty Chair of the Symposium DePaul University College of Law Professor Stephan Landsman. The subject of the two-day program that offered 9.75 hours of continuing legal education…

Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) 33rd Annual Ask-a-Lawyer Day is Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 9 a.m. to noon. On this day, residents of Illinois with a question about a legal matter are invited to talk to a lawyer at no cost to them. According to Illinois Law Finder, lawyer volunteers will be standing by to provide general information about consumer problems, family law, estate planning, personal injury and other common legal matters. Callers will…

Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, presented an opening statement in defense of Wyatt Earp, lawmen of the Wild West, at an American Bar Association (ABA) all-day program entitled “An Anatomy of a Trial”. The packed room watched as Clifford, with Earp sitting next to him in costume, made his opening statement, said that Earp, as sheriff of Tombstone, along with his deputized brothers and Doc Holliday, acted in self defense at…

  CONSULT A LAWYER – AT NO COST –ON SATURDAY, APRIL 26, DURING ASK-A-LAWYER DAY   SPRINGFIELD, IL – Anyone in Illinois with a question about a legal matter can consult a lawyer – at no cost – during the 33nd Annual Ask-a-Lawyer Day, Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) in cooperation with bar associations in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will counties….

March 14, 2014 Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be demonstrating an opening statement in “The Trial of Wyatt Earp” at the American Bar Association’s Boot camp Trial Training for Young Lawyers in Scottsdale, Arizona, April 9. A number of top trial attorneys from around the country will gather to put on a day-long mock trial of Wyatt Earp with the Hon. Marvin J. Garbis of the U.S. District Court for…

On Wednesday, January 29, 2014, former prosecutors Patrick Fitzgerald and Patrick Collins with attorneys Dan Webb and Bob Clifford of Clifford Law Offices participated in a mock trial at the University of Illinois at the UIC Forum. The case was the Trial of Orestes, the Greek mythological figure for matricide. Robert A. Clifford and Dan Webb defended Orestes. According to the myth, the son of Agamemnon was charged with killing his mother and later admitting…

The founding Partner of Clifford Law Offices, Robert A. Clifford, will participate in a mock trial where he will represent the Greek philosopher, Socrates, on charges of corrupting the youth and disrespecting the Greek gods. Clifford will be representing Socrates with Dan Webb. The mock trial titled, “The Trial of Socrates Redux: BYO Hemlock”, will be hosted by American College of Trial Lawyers in La Quinta, California on March 8, 2014. Robert Clifford was in…

On Thursday, February 20, 2014 Clifford Law Offices sponsored a free two-hour continuing legal education program on the ethics of client communications. The webinar was part of the seventh annual Clifford Law Offices Continuing Legal Education Series (CLE) and focused on the dos and don’ts of client communications by providing hypothetical and real world examples. This was an educational experience for lawyers who were interested in expanding their knowledge on ethical communication with their clients…

February 27, 2014 Nearly 3,000 lawyers and judges attended the webinar sponsored by Clifford Law Offices, “The Ethics of Client Communications,” Thursday at DePaul University College of Law. The free program was approved for two hours of professional responsibility credit in Illinois. Also, the program was approved by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of Ohio, and some Ohio lawyers attended for the two-hour program as well and will receive two…