Speaking Engagements

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Charles R. Haskins, associate at the firm, will be speaking at the Chicago Bar Association Friday, Jan. 11, on “10 Things You Need to Know Before Picking a Jury.” Cosgrove and Haskins together tried seven cases last year, the latest resulting in a $21.5 million verdict in the death of a small boy who drowned in a suburban pool. The jury deliberated 90 minutes following a…

Sarah F. King and Charles R. Haskins, associates at Clifford Law Offices, are co-moderating a Chicago Bar Association program on “Motion Practice in Cook County Circuit Court.” The program, to be held Thursday, Jan. 17, from 2-5 p.m. will include Chief Judge James Flannery as well as Judges Melissa Durkin, Patricia O’Brien Sheahan, Lorna Propes and James Snyder. Topics to be covered include voluntary dismissal, discovery issues, directed verdict motions, post-trial motions, motions for summary…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Medical Malpractice Seminar on “Demonstrative Exhibits.” Cosgrove has obtained numerous medical malpractice verdicts and settlements, some of them records in the state, the latest being a $21.5 million record verdict on behalf of a family who lost their son in a drowning incident. Other topics discussed at the half-day seminar included jury selection, birth injuries and “Perspective from the…

Sarah F. King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Young Lawyers’ Section (YLS) Tuesday (Nov. 6, 2018) on the “Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Trial.” King, a highly experienced trial attorney particularly in the area of plaintiffs’ medical malpractice, spoke on “Taking Depositions of Treating Physicians.” The other speakers included the Hon. Clare McWilliams and Hon. Marguerite Quinn, Cook County Circuit Court Judges of the Law Division. To learn…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking tomorrow at an all-day seminar in Chicago entitled Health Care Outlook. Hebeisen, who has obtained numerous record medical malpractice verdicts and settlements and is an Editor in Chief of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook, will be discussing “Professional Malpractice and Negligence” tomorrow at the Ivy Room, 10 E. Ohio St, Chicago. Moderating the panel are Bob Neiman and Ned Milenkovich…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Medical Malpractice Seminar on “Demonstrative Exhibits.” Cosgrove has obtained numerous med mal verdicts and settlements, some of them record amount in the state. Other topics to be discussed at the half-day seminar include jury selection, birth injuries and “Perspective from the Bench” with the Hon. Kay M. Hanlon of the Cook County Circuit Court Law…

  Robert P. Walsh, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke on “Liens” at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Update and Review Seminar in Chicago Oct. 12. Walsh, who has handled thousand of vehicular accident cases in his legal career spanning 40 years, spoke at the half-day seminar held at the Westin Chicago River North, 320 N. Dearborn. Other topics include “Using Technology in the Courtroom,” “Sex Abuse/Churches and Schools” and “Working with Experts in Brain…

Sarah F. King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at an all-star line up of lawyers and judges at the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Young Lawyers’ Section (YLS) Nov. 6 on the “Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Trial.” King, a highly experienced trial attorney particularly in the area of plaintiffs’ medical malpractice, will be speaking on “Taking Depositions of Treating Physicians.” Among the other speakers from 3-5 p.m. include the Hon….

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the 11th Annual McGill University Conference on International Aviation Law: Liability, Insurance & Finance in Dublin, Ireland. The international conference also is sponsored by the Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL) based in Birmingham, England. It will be held Oct. 19-20 at the National Gallery of Ireland in Merrion Square. Clifford, an internationally-recognized plaintiffs’ aviation attorney, along…