Programs & Events

February 18, 2014 More than 3,000 lawyers and judges have registered for the free webinar sponsored by Clifford Law Offices, “The Ethics of Client Communications,” to be held Thursday afternoon at DePaul University College of Law. The program, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, is viewable on all mobile devices. Also, the program has been approved by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of Ohio, and many Ohio lawyers have registered for the two-hour…

The Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of Ohio has approved the two-hour webinar sponsored by Clifford Law Offices for two hours of ethics credit to licensed Ohio lawyers. The program, entitled “The Ethics of Client Communications,” is being offered next Thursday, Feb. 20, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. To register, go to www.CliffordLaw.com. Thus far, nearly 3,000 Illinois lawyers have registered for this program accredited in Illinois.

The 7th annual Continuing Legal Education Series sponsored by Clifford Law Offices will be held on February 20th, 2014. The Chicago law firm will be hosting a complimentary webinar on “The Ethics of Client Communications” that focuses on the best communication practices to benefit people in the legal world. The event will also focus on the challenges of ethical communications, such as limitations on what can be said online, how to ethically handle online reviews,…

On Jan. 29, 2014, the National Hellenic Museum held “The Trial of Orestes” with an all-star legal cast, including Robert Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices. He and his co-counsel, Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn LLP, successfully defended Orestes on the charge of matricide to a crowd of over a 1,000 spectators. A 16-member special jury panel ended the evening as a hung jury, with an 8-8 tie. Hon. Richard A. Posner acted…

January 30, 2014 Two “dream teams” of lawyers were pitted against one another last night (Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014) at the UIC Forum in The Trial of Orestes, a mock trial that tried the Greek mythological figure for matricide. Robert Clifford presenting his victorious argument for Orestes’ acquittal in front of three federal judges; (from left to right) Judge Kocoras, Presiding Judge Posner, and Judge Bauer are in the background. Robert A. Clifford, senior partner…

January 27, 2014 ROBERT A. CLIFFORD AND CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES TO BE PRESENTING SPONSOR OF 58TH ANNUAL FELLOWS AWARD RECEPTION AND BANQUET   Illinois State Co-Chair of The Fellows of The American Bar Foundation sponsors Chicago-based ABF’s main event at ABA Midyear Meeting on Feb. 8 CHICAGO, January 27, 2014 –Prominent Chicago litigator and national bar leader, Robert A. Clifford and Clifford Law Offices will be the Presenting Sponsor of The Fellows of the American…

In the past week, Chicago’s two major daily newspapers, the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times, have reported on the upcoming mock trial of Orestes sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum. Robert Clifford is one of the attorneys for the defense in this unique, provocative and popular event based on Greek mythology. Last year Clifford teamed up with Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn to defend Socrates and this year the “dream team” will defend…

In conjunction with the Hellenic Museum of Chicago, Bob Clifford participated in the retrying of the ancient case of Socrates. The event so popular that it demanded a venue change to a larger forum. The team of lawyers from the last trial was so well received that they have been invited back almost in their entirety for the second trial. Bringing light, not only to history and law, but also to deeper philosophical tenets that…

January 17, 2014 The charge: matricide. That will be the focus of another ancient Greek mock trial as the “dream team” of lawyers takes on “The Trial of Orestes.” Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, with Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn will serve as counsel for the defense, defending the son of Agamemnon. Counsel for the prosecution is Patrick J. Fitzgerald of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Patrick M….