Speaking Engagements

Craig J. Squillace, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the annual Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Ethics & Professionalism Seminar on “Ethical Considerations with Social Media.” Squillace, who has been at the firm for more than 20 years, has worked on numerous cases, particularly involving vehicular crashes, an area that can lead to clients utilizing social media. The half-day conference, which also touched on subjects including “Ethics in the Zoom Era” and “Ethical Considerations…

Keith A. Hebeisen and Robert P. Walsh, partners at Clifford Law Offices, joined the American Association for Justice’s Student Trial Advocacy Competition as judges in their Regional Tournaments. Nearly 650 law students in 160 teams across 10 regions competed in a mock trial tournament where their trial advocacy skills were tested and assessed by practicing attorneys. Two winning teams from each region were invited to compete in the National Finals with winners of the competition…

Clifford Law Offices presented its 16th annual Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program titled, “Refresher on Ethics in Trial Work in a Courtroom” on Thursday, February 16, 2023, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. CST. The virtual CLE program was approved for two (2.0) hours of professional responsibility credit in Illinois by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, moderated the program with three expert panelists….

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking on March 1, 2023, at the monthly First Municipal Advisory Committee meeting hosted by the Hon. E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., Presiding Judge of the First Municipal District at the Daley Center. Clifford will speak about his involvement as the Lead Counsel in the consolidated cases in federal district court in Chicago involving the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the annual Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Damages Seminar on Feb. 17, 2023, on “Using Jury Instructions to Maximize Your Award.” Hebeisen, who has achieved many record-setting medical malpractice verdicts and settlements across the state, also serves as Co-Editor of the ITLA Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook with Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices. The book is the go-to reference guide for plaintiffs’ lawyers that…

“Refresher on Ethics of Trial Work in a Courtroom” is the title of the 16th annual continuing legal education program sponsored by Clifford Law Offices, an accredited CLE provider. The webinar, which has been approved for two hours of ethics credit in Illinois, will be held Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 2:30-4:30 p.m. The program also has been approved for 2.4 hours of ethics credit in Missouri, two hours of ethics credit in Indiana and…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices,  spoke at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar on December 9, 2022, at the Westin Chicago River North in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Cosgrove’s topic addressed “Aggressive Cross Examination of the Less Than Truthful Witness.” In his 16-year legal career, he has taken hundreds of depositions and has obtained numerous record verdicts and settlements in the area of medical malpractice. The seminar, which was…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will moderate a panel discussion at Law Bulletin Media’s 13th Annual Symposium with the Judges on November 30, 2022, from 1:15-2:00 pm at The Westin Chicago River North Hotel. The 2022 symposium will provide sitting judges from Cook County a forum to share their experiences and advice with lawyers in the region. Within panels, the judges will field questions, offer candid comments, provide valuable…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will sit on an expert panel at the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, on November 30, 2022, from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm. The free continuing legal education event, entitled Making Your Appellate Court Record, is hosted by the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) and will cover a variety of issues that arise during trial. Sarah will be joined by attorneys John Duffy and Gretchen Harris…