Speaking Engagements

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to be part of the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Aviation Conference in Washington, D.C. Oct. 24. Clifford is part of a panel addressing the issue of “Is Self-Certification Adequate Pre-Flight?” Last month Clifford was named Lead Counsel in the crash in Ethiopia of a Boeing 737 Max8 jet, a plane whose certification has come under…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law conference on “Contemporary Issues in Complex Litigation.” Clifford will speak on a panel Thursday (Oct. 17, 2019) morning entitled “The Evolving Role of Trials in Multijurisdiction Litigation.” Among the other panelists are the Hon. Gene E.K. Pratter of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The conference focuses on critical legal,…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak Oct. 18 at the 12th Annual McGill Conference on International Aviation Liability, Insurance and Finance. Recently appointed Lead Counsel of the consolidated litigation in federal district court in Chicago involving the Boeing 737 Max8 crash in Ethiopia that killed all 157 aboard, Clifford will lead a panel on “Update on Productions Liability Cases and a Case Study on Major…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Update and Review Seminar Oct. 11. His topic is “Overcoming Governmental Immunities.” The annual half-day program will be held at the JW Marriott, 151 W. Adams, Chicago. It offers 4.5 hours of CLE credit. Other speakers include the Hon. Elizabeth M. Budzinski of the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division who will be offering “Judicial Observations” on various…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke Thursday (June 6, 2019) to a packed room on aviation litigation at the Chicago Bar Association’s Eight O’Clock Call. Moderated by the Hon. E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., Presiding Judge of the First Municipal District of the Circuit Court of Cook County, the early morning program at the CBA headquarters offered continuing legal education credit. Clifford stated he currently represents a number of families…

Aviation litigation expert, Robert A. Clifford, will be a speaker at The Chicago Bar Association’s Eight O’ Clock Call webcast series. He will be speaking about airline litigation. The event will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2019, from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. at The Chicago Bar Association (321 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago IL 60604). Entrance for members of The Chicago Bar Association will be free; nonmembers pay $25. 0.75 IL MCLE credit will…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Kevin P. Durkin, partner at the firm, spoke at the Air Law Conference sponsored by Strathmore University School of Law in Nairobi, Kenya. Clifford and Durkin spoke Friday, May 31, on various aspects of aviation litigation at the two-day conference. Clifford moderated a panel on “Strategies for Negotiating Settlements in Aviation Liability Claims.” He and Durkin also were keynote speakers on two panels:…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking on aviation litigation at the Chicago Bar Association’s Eight O’Clock Call at the CBA. The event is June 6th at 8 a.m. and will be at 321 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago. Moderated by the Hon. E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., Presiding Judge of the First Municipal District of the Circuit Court of Cook County, the program offers .75 hours of continuing legal…

Sarah King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, moderated and spoke on Friday, May 10th, 2019, at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Trial & Practice Tips Seminar. King, who also serves as Vice Chair of the ITLA Women’s Caucus that is planning this event, spoke on Pre-Trial Motions. Hon. Lorna E. Propes of the Law Division of the Cook County Circuit Court also spoke.