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Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, was selected as a recipient of the National Law Journal’s 2024 Elite Trial Lawyers Lifetime Achievement Award. Clifford is among six nationwide award recipients, an honor reserved to recognize a career of outstanding achievement within the law profession. For over four decades, Mr. Clifford has built a reputation of honesty and integrity, fighting for the rights of those who need the most support and…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) told family members Friday, May 31, that it has not made a decision yet as to the direction it intends regarding the prosecution of Boeing for the deaths of 346 people in two crashes involving its aircraft some five years ago. During the meeting, family members expressed great concern over thinking the DOJ would negotiate a plea agreement that could limit future action to fines, restitution, and other court-ordered…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will again meet with victims’ families of the Boeing 737 MAX8 crashes on Friday, May 31, 2024, following the Department’s decision that Boeing violated the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) entered into three years ago with the airline manufacturer. The families will seek justice and accountability by asking the DOJ to move Boeing’s criminal prosecution forward in the normal pattern for criminal cases. Specifically, the families will ask for a…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, was honored by the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) at its 150th Anniversary Celebration with the CBA’s inaugural Champion of Justice Award. The award will be presented to future recipients as “The Robert A. Clifford Champion of Justice Award” to continually recognize his tremendous commitment to the association, the legal profession, dedication to clients, the will to fight for what is right, and earnest furtherance…

Courtney A. Berlin, associate at Clifford Law Offices, authored an article for the Illinois Trial Lawyer Association (ITLA) Trial Journal that appeared in the Summer 2024 issue. “The Death Star Deposition” is the title of the article that discusses the corporate representative deposition taken pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6). A deposition notice pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) is a powerful tool that requires a corporation to produce one or more witnesses to testify…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, concluded that Boeing breached an agreement that it had reached three years ago regarding the safety of its aircraft. This important step means that the pending criminal conspiracy charge filed against Boeing in federal district court in Texas will now move forward against the aircraft manufacturer that could lead to a criminal conviction against Boeing. The DOJ had entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker was sworn in on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, for her third three-year term as a Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago board member at its 2024 Annual Meeting. She was sworn in with 19 other lawyers and judges including Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court Mary Jane Theis. The election and swearing-in of officers and members of the Board of Governors of the Guild was followed by a reception at Jenner &…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices and corporate wellness consultant at Erin Clifford Wellness, was a featured panelist at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Litigation Section Roundtable webinar on May 21st, 2024. In the roundtable discussion, Tips for Taking a “Real” Vacation from Work this Summer, Erin discussed the mental health benefits of taking a true break from lawyering, and shared strategies to help busy attorneys unplug and recharge during the summer. In addition…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was honored by the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law at its annual spring mock trial competition open to all first-year law students. The Bradley Cosgrove 1L Mock Trial Competition, named in Cosgrove’s honor, was held on May 10th at the University’s law school, formerly the John Marshall Law School, Cosgrove’s alma mater. Cosgrove’s decade of experience at Clifford Law Offices holds many notable verdicts and…