Speaking Engagements

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, will team up again with Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn to participate in The Trial of Socrates, held on May 22, 2023, and sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum (NHM). Ten years ago, Clifford and Webb defended Socrates on charges of corrupting young people with his ideas and disrespecting the Greek gods. In the real trial in 399 B.C., Socrates was put to…

On March 7, 2023, John V. Kalantzis, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, delivered a presentation about Greece to children at Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth. Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization, partnered with the Chicago Bar Foundation and the Chicago Bar Association, that works with lawyer volunteers to provide educational opportunities, mentorship, and literacy tutoring to children in the Chicago area. John’s presentation took students on a virtual tour of Greece, introducing them to…

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…