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Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring The Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers 13th annual casino night fundraiser titled, “Gatsby’s Speakeasy.” The event will be held on February 20, 2020, at 6 p.m. at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Proceeds will support the Chicago Bar Association. For more information about the event, click here. Tracy Brammeier, Associate at Clifford Law Offices, is Second Vice Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section.

Helping others has always been a priority to Chicago attorney Tracy Brammeier, even as a small child. Growing up, Tracy’s parents instilled in her the importance of community involvement and helping those who are underserved. She knew she wanted to be a lawyer in her youth. “I just wanted to help people get answers for what happened,” she said of her interest in the law. “Some people need the financial support, but almost all of…

Clifford Law Offices Associates, Kristofer S. Riddle and Charles R. Haskins, will be moderators at the Chicago Bar Association continuing legal education seminar: Motion Practice in Cook County Circuit Court’s Law Division, on January 16, 2020.  The Chicago Bar Association is one of the oldest and most active metropolitan bar associations in the United States, founded in 1874. One of their objectives is to establish and maintain the honor and dignity of the profession of…

Some family members and the lead counsel of the Boeing crash in Ethiopia react to the latest shocking news of 100 internal memos regarding the building of the MAX8 that has been accused of being rushed into production and then later resulted in two crashes within five months killing 346 innocent people. The plane remains grounded worldwide as Congress conducts an investigation into the FAA certification process of the jet. That investigation revealed 100 internal…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the annual Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Damages seminar on February 21, 2020. Cosgrove, who has obtained several record verdicts and settlements in Illinois, will be addressing “Economic Damages/Present Cash Value” in a half-day seminar at the JW Marriott, 151 W. Adams, Chicago. The program has been approved for continuing legal education credit. To register, go to www.iltla.com or call 1-800-252-8501.

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking on “Sane Lawyering: Building Hardiness in the Provision of Legal Services” at a lunchtime program Thursday, January 16, 2020. The program, sponsored by the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago, will be held at Clifford Law Offices, 120 N. LaSalle St., 31st Floor, Chicago. Clifford will offer wellness tips on how to help one’s self and colleagues thrive personally and professionally amid levels of anxiety, stress,…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices, is among the co-chairs of “A Night with Oscar” Viewing Party to benefit the Center on Halsted, the largest LGBTQ community center in the Midwest. Clifford along with Franco La Marca, Vice President and Financial Advisor at Bernstein Private Wealth Management are among the co-chairs on Academy Awards night, Feb. 9, at Park West, 322 Armitage Ave., Chicago. Tickets are on sale now for the event that includes…

A grain bin worker in Kankakee County died yesterday (Jan. 8, 2019) after he fell into a grain bin holding 10,000 bushels of corn. Another man jumped in to try to save him and teams of rescuers were able to save the second man. The incident mirrors what occurred in Carroll County, Illinois, 10 years ago when a young man fell into a grain bin and two others jumped in to save him. In that…

Families Who Lost Loved Ones in Boeing ET302 Crash React to Latest Boeing Crash; Canadian Families Meet with Canada’s Director General of Transportation Agency Families react to the crash of a Boeing 737 in Iran reportedly killing all 176 on board. Robert A. Clifford, lead counsel in the March 10 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in Ethiopia, relays the sentiments to this latest crash of many family members who lost loved ones 10…