Speaking Engagements

April 23, 2013 The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation hits town Wednesday (April 24, 2013) for a three-day conference and among the highlights of the programming is an all-day Anatomy of a Trial. Top trial lawyers from around the country will dissect the elements of a trial using the famous Sacco and Vanzetti trial as a backdrop for discussion. The case involved two Italian immigrants who held anarchist views in the 1920s and…

March 26, 2013 Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the American Bar Association Section of Litigation Annual Conference to be held in Chicago April 24-26. Durkin will speak on a panel with Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn on Improper Conduct and Statements in Opening and Closing Arguments. Experienced panelists will discuss what to do when opposing counsel makes inflammatory or improper statements at trial. The program…

March 15, 2013 Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak April 24 at the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation’s “Anatomy of a Trial” during the Section’s Annual Conference in Chicago. Clifford will be joining lawyers from across the country to speak on a number of topics during the day-long program based on the Sacco & Vanzetti trial including case analysis, theory of the case, direct examination,…

March 13, 2013 Shannon McNulty, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to participate in the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Professionalism Seminar offering four hours of professional responsibility credit. McNulty will join a number of attorneys who will be speaking during the morning-long program May 3 at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort, 3500 Midwest Rd., Oak Brook. McNulty’s topic is “Ethics of Witness Preparation.” To register, call ITLA at 800-252-8501 or email…