Speaking Engagements

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Annual Ethics Seminar April 15. Her topic during the two-hour presentation is “Discovery Sanctions.” The Ethics Webinar will be held over two mornings, 10 a.m. to noon, April 13 and 15, featuring a number of speakers including the Hon. John Ehrlich of the Cook County Circuit Court Motion Section who will offer a judicial perspective and Melissa Smart,…

James C. Pullos, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at noon at the Lunch and Learn Program Wednesday (Feb. 17, 2021) on virtual depositions sponsored by the Northwest Suburban Bar Association (NWSBA). Pullos, who has taken dozens of depositions via Zoom over the last year since the pandemic halted in-person proceedings, will be offering his experiences and pointers in taking virtual depositions. Pullos also served for 14 years as a Cook County Assistant…

Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the 55th Annual Southern Methodist University (SMU) Air Law Symposium on March 24-25. Durkin will be speaking on the consolidated litigation in federal district court in Chicago against Boeing involving the deaths of 157 people when a 737 MAX aircraft crashed in Ethiopia in March, 2019. Clifford Law Offices represents 72 families who lost loved ones in that crash. Durkin has been involved…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law offices and holistic wellness coach, will be on a wellness panel for the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation 2021 Winter Leadership Meeting, which will be held on January 13–15, 2021. Erin will be giving attendees lifestyle tips to optimize their nutrition for health and immunity. The panel, “Maintaining Optimal Health and Wellness Through This COVID Winter” will be on January 15th from 9am- 10am CST. All sessions and…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) annual Damages seminar to be held Feb. 16 and 18. Clifford will speak at this webinar on Feb. 16 on “What Will it Take for the Plaintiff’s Bar to Survive in 2021 and Beyond.” Other plaintiffs’ lawyers will speak during the two-hour morning program that offers continuing legal education credit. The second half of…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices and head of its medical malpractice group, spoke at the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association’s 56th Annual Institute Webinar spoke on the topic Medical Malpractice Trials in the COVID Era. The two-day CLE program entitled “Finding the Path Forward” was held virtually this year due to the pandemic. Hebeisen, a leading medical malpractice lawyer, is a past President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and is the Editor…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices and head of its medical malpractice group, will speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s annual Medical Malpractice seminar. Hebeisen, a past ITLA President and Editor of its Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook since 1992 used by lawyers across the state, will be speaking Dec. 1at the virtual seminar on “The Lost Chance Doctrine After Bailey v. Mercy Hospital.”

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices and head of its medical malpractice group, will be speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association annual Medical Malpractice seminar. Hebeisen, a past ITLA President and Editor of its Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook since 1992 used by lawyers across the state, will be speaking at the virtual seminar on “The Lost Chance Doctrine After Bailey v. Mercy Hospital.” Bailey (2020 IL App (1st) 182702) is a case…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Update & Review two-day seminar. Cosgrove spoke on Governmental Immunities on October 13 during the two-hour morning webinar. Other speakers that morning included the Hon. James P. Flannery, Jr., Chief Judge of the Law Division in Cook County Circuit Court. A second morning of speakers on various topics were offered October 15 for a total of four hours of…