Speaking Engagements

Robert A. Clifford has been invited to speak at a two-day seminar in New Orleans on “Litigating Automobile Class Actions.” For the second consecutive year, Clifford will be participating in the Law Seminars International program on “Interacting with the Government: Managing Relationships with Investigatory and Regulatory Agencies.” He will offer the plaintiff’s perspective as one of the class action attorneys representing thousands of Volkswagen owners who were part of the diesel engine scandal that recently…

Robert A. Clifford spoke on torts at Northwestern University Law School’s first year class of Professor Ellen Mulaney. In addition to some educational war stories in his 40 years of practice, Clifford told the class that “it will be up to young lawyers to help society answer questions about cybersecurity — from mass torts to driverless cars — in the future.”

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Update and Review Seminar Oct. 22 at the Westin River North, 320 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Cosgrove recently received a $5 million verdict and a $20 million settlement in trucking accident cases. The ITLA seminar offers 4.25 hours of continuing legal education credit and runs from 8:45 a.m.-1:40 p.m. Register online at www.iltla.com. For further information, contact ITLA…

In photo from left to right: Gina Lencioni, Amy Campanelli, Cook County Public Defender, and Sarah F. King, attorney at Clifford Law Offices. Women Everywhere hosted its 17th annual Educational Projects Day Thursday (April 28th, 2016) where more than 100 female Chicago Public School students took guided tours of the various divisions of the Circuit Court of Cook County and the Northern District of Illinois while engaging in educational presentations with attorneys, judges and court staff….

Craig J. Squillace, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) annual Ethics and Professionalism Seminar Friday, May 6. Squillace, who has handled hundreds of vehicular accident cases including a recent $4 million record in Will County last year in a trucking crash, will be speaking on “Social Media – Protecting Yourself and Your Client.” The half-day program will be held at the Hilton Oak Brook…

Robert P. Walsh, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking on “The Client Interview” at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Nuts and Bolts of a Case seminar April 2. Walsh, who has handled literally thousands of motor vehicle accident cases in his three decades of practice as an attorney, knows this process very well and will speak first in the half-day program that offers continuing legal education credit. The seminar will be held…

Bradley Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak on his recent $8.25 million verdict at a program entitled “Amazing Verdicts” at 8 a.m. Tuesday, February 23rd. Cosgrove, along with James B. Zouras who will speak about a $9 million verdict he received, will speak candidly about their results at La Quinta Inn & Suites, 1 S. Franklin St., Chicago. Sponsored by Levinson and Stefani, a Chicago law firm, the program’s goal…

On February 13th, Keith A. Hebeisen addressed the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) at its annual Damages Seminar. Hebeisen, a partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the half-day program that offers four hours of continuing legal education credit on “Maximizing Damages Outside of Cook County”. Hebeisen has had several large or record verdicts and settlements outside of Cook County. To read more about Keith Hebeisen, click here.

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be addressing the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) on “Maximizing Damages Outside of Cook County” at its annual Damages Seminar Feb. 13. Hebeisen, who has had several large or record verdicts and settlements outside of Cook County, will be addressing the group at the Westin River North, 320 N. Dearborn, Chicago. The half-day program offers four hours of continuing legal education credit. Most recently, Hebeisen, along…