Investing in Justice Campaign

Clifford Law Offices continues to be a strong supporter of the Chicago Bar Foundation’s (CBF) Investing in Justice campaign.Now in its third year, Robert A. Clifford is one of the founding and sustaining members committed to helping pro bono and legal aid organizations. The Investing in Justice campaign relies upon Chicago area lawyers, law firms and corporations to donate personally in an effort to expand the capacity of the area’s pro bono and legal aid organizations and to underwrite innovative projects that make the justice system more user-friend and accessible for those in need.

DePaul University College of Law Center for Public Interest Law

Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was named the first President of the DePaul University College of Law Center for Public Interest Advisory Board in 2008 when the Center formed an Advisory Board to accomplish its objectives. The Center for Public Interest has a long tradition at the school, working to serve the poor and underrepresented with a sense of commitment, encouraging and mentoring others to help the underprivileged in the community.

Law Enforcement Aviation Coalition (LEAC)

Bob Clifford was named to be on the Board of Directors of the Law Enforcement Aviation Coalition in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. LEAC is a non-for-profit charitable group comprised of cooperating fire/rescue and law enforcement agencies that provide no-cost, 24-hour helicopter support to law enforcement and fire/rescue agencies.

ABA Task Force on Terrorism and the Law

Just days after the September 11 tragedy, the then ABA President Robert Hirshon appointed Robert Clifford as Chair of the newly-formed Task Force on Terrorism and the Law.  From that moment forward, he was on the phone nearly every day and on an airplane nearly every week to discuss how to help the victims of this bloody disaster.  He has been advising members of Congress, the Department of Justice and the Executive Branch of the legal ramifications of the regulations that will impact thousands.  He has advocated for litigation restraint among his colleagues while a mourning country tries to sort through the legal morass.  He has talked to many families who lost loved ones and been a source of comfort, support and guidance at a time when they knew not where to turn.   He has done all of this on his own time, time taken away from his own successful law practice.

Illinois Victims’ Group

Mr. Clifford has made a real mark in the city and on the profession through his tireless efforts in organizations dedicated to helping those less fortunate.  In an effort to help empower those victimized by faulty products, negligent doctors and avoidable accidents, Mr. Clifford spearheaded the organization of a victims’ group in Illinois.  This group, now comprised of hundreds of people from across the state, is an organization based in Springfield dedicated to helping the injured fight anti-consumer legislation.  Many of them, some wheelchair-bound, have made the trek to the state's capital in a plea to legislators to vote against tort reform bills.  They, together with lawyers like Mr. Clifford, were at the forefront of getting the so-called "tort reform" legislation overturned in Illinois in December, 1997.

Illinois Victims’ Group

Mr. Clifford has made a real mark in the city and on the profession through his tireless efforts in organizations dedicated to helping those less fortunate.  In an effort to help empower those victimized by faulty products, negligent doctors and avoidable accidents, Mr. Clifford spearheaded the organization of a victims’ group in Illinois.  This group, now comprised of hundreds of people from across the state, is an organization based in Springfield dedicated to helping the injured fight anti-consumer legislation.  Many of them, some wheelchair-bound, have made the trek to the state's capital in a plea to legislators to vote against tort reform bills.  They, together with lawyers like Mr. Clifford, were at the forefront of getting the so-called "tort reform" legislation overturned in Illinois in December, 1997.

Letters to Santa Program

The staff at Clifford Law Offices have been adopting a classroom at Christmas for many years through the Letters to Santa Program.  They answer letters written by the boys and girls to Santa in hopes of making their holidays a bit brighter.  The gifts are delivered to the classroom before Christmas so the children can put them under their trees at home.