Speaking Engagements

Shannon M. McNulty, partner at Clifford Law Offices and head of the class action practice at the firm, spoke on the panel, “Facing the Ransonware Menace: Cyber Blackmail Conference.” The conference was held at McDermott Will & Emery in Chicago and included David A. Glockner, Director of the Chicago Regional Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Eric Shiffman, the Supervisory Special Agent of the Cyber Division of the FBI in Chicago; Christopher Veatch,…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, is among 20 lawyers speaking at the Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG) seminar on complex trucking accident trials. “Trucking: Taking it to Trial: Preparing, Presenting and Winning Your Case” will be held Nov. 9-10 at the Chicago Intercontinental Hotel, 505 N. Michigan Av. Clifford will be speaking on Opening Statements. The event is open to plaintiff attorneys only. To find more information…

Charles R. Haskins, associate at Clifford Law Offices and Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Tort Litigation Committee, will be moderating a program on Trial Preparation and Presentation at the CBA. The program will be presented 3-6 p.m. Wed., Nov. 1, and will cover 12 topics on various issues from pre-trial and client preparation to appellate issues. It offers 2.75 hours of Illinois continuing legal education credit. Haskins was on the trial team…

  Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, is speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) annual Update & Review Seminar Oct. 20. The seminar has been approved for 4.5 hours of CLE credit. His topic is “Dealing with Defense Experts.” It is part of a morning seminar at the Westin Chicago River North hotel, 320 N. Dearborn, Chicago. The Hon. Kathy M. Flanagan also will be offering a judicial perspective on issues….

On November 1st, Keith A. Hebeisen will be discussing opening statements at the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) seminar titled, “Legal Education Anatomy of a Medical Negligence Trial.” He will be discussing opening statements from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. alongside Timothy G. Nickels from Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP. “Opening statements are one of the most important aspects of a trial because it sets the tone for what’s to come and gives the jurors…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, participated in the American Bar Association’s ABA SECTION OF LITIGATION ROADSHOW 2.0 on PRECISION ADVOCACY: Reinventing Motion Practice To Win. A number of prominent lawyers and judges discussed how the 2015 Federal Rules Amendments promote efficiency in motion practice. The Chicago program was held June 22nd at the ABA, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago. These thought leaders analyzed various problems with the current practice…

Susan A. Capra, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke to the American College of Nurse Midwives in Chicago at its annual conference on Monday, May 22, 2017. Capra, a lawyer as well as a registered nurse, spoke on a panel on the “Anatomy of a Lawsuit” to hundreds of nurse midwives. Capra, who concentrates her legal practice in the area of medical malpractice, is a frequent speaker to medical and legal groups on various issues…

Clifford Law Offices Communications Partner and adjunct professor at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Pamela Menaker, will be a guest speaker at DePaul University’s Pre-Law Club 2nd annual reception. Lawyers, judges, others professionals in the legal field, as well as all graduate students interested in a career in the legal field are encouraged to attend. The reception will be held on Thursday, April 6th at 6:30 p.m. at DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus in the…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Ethics and Professionalism Seminar on Friday, May 5th. Hebeisen will speak at the morning-long program on “Civility Amongst Lawyers.” The annual seminar will be held at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort, 3500 Midwest Road, Oak Brook. The program offers four hours of professional responsibility or general continuing legal education credits. For more information, contact…