Clifford Law Offices partner Joseph T. Murphy has been selected as a recipient of the Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs Bar award, part of The National Law Journal's 2022 Elite Trial Lawyers annual awards. This recognition goes to a “select group of young lawyers under age 40 who are up-and-comers in the plaintiffs bar.” Lawyers are nominated by peer review and recipients are recognized based...
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“Litigating the Public Good: Punishing Serious Corporate Misconduct” is the topic of the 2022 28th Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy June 2-3, 2022. To register for one or both days of the hybrid program, click here. Academics from around the country will gather for this two-day program to discuss the need for private litigation to confront corporate harms that cost human...
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Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices and founder of Erin Clifford Wellness and Rockstar Doggy Momma, will wrap up the Illinois State Bar Association’s Wellness Series with a final presentation on Thursday, May 26. The program is part of a movement in the legal profession to acknowledge and remedy health and mental health concerns among lawyers and other law professionals stemming from stress, work...
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Tracy Brammeier, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at The Chicago Bar Association's Law Day Public Celebration at Daley Plaza, and awarded the Liberty Bell Award to a worthy recipient. The award is given each year during Law Week to a non-lawyer who has contributed to the administration of justice.
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Jerry Blackwell, lead counsel in the litigation against Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd murder case in Minnesota, spoke to a large group of the Chicago Inn of Court Monday, May 2, at Faegre Drinker in downtown Chicago. In a fireside chat led by Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, Blackwell spoke of his advocacy techniques in that...
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