Bob Clifford spoke to DePaul Law School students about what they can expect in their legal careers. He was joined by William Chamberlain, DePaul’s Assistant Dean and Director of Law Career Services. “I became a better lawyer when I recognized that what I’m doing is not about me – it’s about the people you represent who need you to make good judgments for them. They need you to be calm in the middle of the…
Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices and successful medical malpractice trial attorney, will be speaking at the Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar sponsored by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). The morning seminar on Saturday, Dec. 5, will deal with a number of topics that come up at trial. Cosgrove will speak on “Utilizing Demonstrative Exhibits to Prove the Case.” He recently received an $8.25 million verdict in Cook County in a medical malpractice…
Tracy A. Brammeier, associate at Clifford Law Offices, moderated a program sponsored by the Young Lawyers Section (YLS) of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) designed to provide a basic introduction to the Cook County Circuit Court’s practices and procedures. Brammeier, YLS Special Project Coordinator, put together an afternoon program that addressed the nuts and bolts of practice in the court that included Hon. James P. Flannery, Jr., Presiding Judge of the Law Division of the…
Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the Law Seminars International Conference on VW: Auto Defect Class Actions with Global Ramifications. The advanced all-day seminar will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New Orleans Dec. 2 and features top lawyers from around the country familiar with this subject. Clifford will be speaking on “Dealing with Parallel Government and Regulatory Investigations” and the special issues…
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Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, was invited to speak on “Closing Arguments” at the annual Damages Seminar sponsored by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at the firm, was the program planning co-chair of this half-day seminar held this morning, Feb. 16, 2015, Presidents’ Day and a court holiday. The program was approved for four hours of continuing legal education credit (CLE). The Hon. Elizabeth…
In 2014 Robert A. Clifford, Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke to the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation at a 3-day conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Clifford participated in a panel discussion during the all-day program titled “An Anatomy of a Trial.” Clifford disseminated the following legal advice to a packed room where many of the attendants were law school students: “Credibility is the most important thing you will ever have in a…
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