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Robert A. Clifford and Clifford Law Offices are longtime supporters of the Camillus House, a nonprofit organization providing housing assistance, treatment assistance, and other specialized services and resources to underprivileged and homeless individuals and families in South Florida. As Founding Trustee sponsors, Bob and his wife, Joan, are proud supporters of the mission of the Camillus House and have contributed to the organization’s fundraising efforts over the years. Their support continues in 2024 with their…

Clifford Law Offices was proud to sponsor Kerfuffle!, the annual benefit event supporting the Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts). The fundraising event took place on May 2, 2024, at Morgan Manufacturing. Kerfuffle! featured performances by the next generation of writers, dancers, musicians, actors, and artists, showcasing the talents of hundreds of scholar-artists from across Chicago. All proceeds from the event directly support ChiArts’ dance, creative writing, music, theater, and visual arts conservatories. As…

Erin Clifford, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Ethics and Professionalism webinar on April 16, 2024. Erin’s presentation topic was self-care strategies for busy lawyers and offered a half-hour credit for mental health/substance abuse. Other topics covered during the three-hour program included ethical considerations behind attorney advertising and dealing with co-counsel. A partner at the firm, Erin is also a Corporate Wellness Consultant…

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people are injured or killed in the United States as a result of preventable medical errors.  While not every bad outcome is due to malpractice, many of these errors are and lead to medical malpractice claims and payments to the victims and their families. According to the National Practitioner Databank (NPDB), a web-based repository of reports on medical malpractice payments established by Congress in 1986, there were 4,027 medical…

Nationally renowned attorneys argued the ancient Greek case regarding voting rights, including Katerina Alexopoulos (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), Patrick M. Collins (King & Spalding), Tinos Diamantatos (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius), Sarah F. King (Clifford Law Offices), James C. Pullos (Clifford Law Offices) and Patrick A. Salvi II (Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard) Judges include Ret. Circuit Court Judge Anna H. Demacopoulos, Circuit Court Judge Anthony C. Kyriakopoulos, and U.S. District Court Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins…

On April 10, Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, joined the Rufus Williams Show on WVON (1690 AM) morning radio to speak about the upcoming mock Trial of Pericles, an event sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum. She was joined by Patrick Collins of King & Spaulding LLC whom she will be squaring off against in the mock trial on April 17 at the Harris Theater. King and James C. Pullos, partner at…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, was among the honorees Thursday, May 23, 2024, in New York when Forbes magazine presented its inaugural America’s Top 200 Lawyers. For the first time in its 107-year history, Forbes was honoring America’s top lawyers – those who have been involved in the most consequential recent cases, deals, and legal trends. “This exclusive event will include insights from celebrated attorneys involved in some of…

Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, traveled to Mexico with the Chicago Bar Association and CBA President Ray J. Koenig III for the association’s 2024 CLE Abroad in Mexico. The educational trip included continuing legal education programming on comparative law topics and various tours and cultural experiences. Mr. Durkin, an established personal injury and aviation attorney with extensive experience in international litigation, was the moderator for the program’s session titled Comparing the U.S….

Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit against NASCAR, various construction companies involved in the 2023 Chicago street races, as well as the Chicago Park District on behalf of an electrician who was killed during construction of the 2023 summer event. Kevin P. Durkin, partner at the firm, along with co-counsel Daniel L. Clayton of Nashville, Tennessee, filed the case in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago on behalf of the family of Duane Tabinski, 53,…