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Senior Partner and monthly columnist for the Chicago Lawyer Magazine Robert A. Clifford of Clifford Law Offices wrote his February, 2012 column called, “Navigating the Waters of Mediation.” In this article, Clifford gives advice to his colleagues on how to properly approach mediation proceedings. Clifford advises lawyers to focus on a few main points, including the determination of the proper point in litigation to pursue mediation, allowing the client to be present for the mediation,…

Robert A. Clifford, Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices and monthly columnist for the Chicago Lawyer magazine, wrote his October, 2012 column entitled “Granite State, Granite Heart.” In the article, Clifford explains the dangers that come with a new medical malpractice law recently passed by the New Hampshire state legislature. In 2012, New Hampshire became the first state to approve what is known as an “early offer program” pertaining to medical malpractice litigation. Under this…

Senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, Robert A. Clifford, was quoted in Businessweek on July 31, 2014 in regards to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. In an article entitled, “Malaysian Air Geopolitic Victims on Hard Road to Recovery,” the author explained possible compensation and claims for those affected by the flight. Clifford, whose firm focuses on aviation law, was quoted saying pilots should have not flown over a combat zone. “You and I…

August 12, 2014 Chicago Lawyer, Clifford’s Note’s By Robert Clifford, A pilot program allowing cameras in Illinois’ 23 circuit courts on a limited and experimental basis in civil and criminal cases was announced in January. Illinois Chief Justice Thomas Kilbride has long been applauded for supporting transparency in the courtroom and educating the public. The announcement came on the heels of a pilot program allowing cameras in federal court for civil trials in 14 districts…

Robert A. Clifford, Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices and monthly columnist for the Chicago Lawyer magazine, wrote his August, 2014 column entitled “Early Steps, Vital Steps: Truck Accidents Require Quick Action to Preserve Evidence.” In the article, Clifford explains the importance of quick and meaningful action on the part of a plaintiff’s attorney in accidents involving large trucks. As Clifford explains, defense attorneys can have an advantage in these types of accidents because they…

As thousands of 1L’s begin their journey through law school, I pause to reflect on my own career over nearly four decades and the cases that have changed me.

August 1, 2014 A recent high-profile trucking accident involved actor and comedian Tracy Morgan. His limo bus carrying his entourage on the New Jersey Turnpike was struck and overturned in a chain-reaction crash apparently started by a Wal-Mart truck, leaving the 45-year-old actor in critical condition. One limo passenger was killed and two more were airlifted to the hospital. The truck driver from Georgia was charged with the death of Morgan’s friend, and surprisingly, Wal-Mart’s…

The front of the building of Clifford Law Offices at 120 N. LaSalle St. in Chicago has a beautiful mosaic that was handcrafted years ago. On Channel 11’s Chicago Tonight, in an Ask Geoffrey Baer segment on July 23, 2014, he gave the history of how it came to be on the front of the building. It’s a beautiful mosaic with a beautiful story based on a Greek myth. To hear how it came to…

Clifford Law Offices has partnered with Urban Alliance Chicago, a program that works with the Chicago Public School system to provide year-round employment to high school seniors. One hundred companies and firms across the city employ students with paid workplace opportunities. The program was launched last year by Amy Rule, wife of Mayor Rahm Emanuel who now serves as the organization’s founding advisory board chair.