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CHICAGO, IL (January 2021) – Robert A Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, again has been named to the “Top 10: 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers” list by Super Lawyers®. He was listed as the #3 lawyer in the state of Illinois. Mr. Clifford has been named in the Top 10 Super Lawyers list every year since its inception in 2005. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice…

Register today for the Clifford Law Offices 14th annual CLE program titled, “Legal Ethics and Professionalism of Your Favorite TV Shows, Yada, Yada.” on Thursday, February 18, 2021 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. CST. This virtual program is approved for two (2.0) hours of professional responsibility credit by the Illinois Commission on Professionalism. Please note: CLE credit is only available for the live viewing, previously recorded webcasts are not approved for CLE. Registration for the online event…

A hearing is scheduled tomorrow (Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 at 9:30 am CET) by the Transport Committee of the European Parliament who has summoned the Executive Director of its civil aviation agency EASA to answer questions regarding the anticipated ungrounding of the dangerous Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after having been grounded nearly two years following two crashes that killed 346 people. Victims families of the crash of the Boeing aircraft in Ethiopia on March 10,…

Clifford Law Offices was named to the list of Top 10 Medical Malpractice Settlements in the US in 2019 by Top Verdict, for the Estate of Lara v. County of Cook case – an $8.5 million settlement. The settlement was on behalf of a mother who died after childbirth at Stroger Hospital following the medical team’s failure to recognize and treat signs and symptoms of ongoing bleeding from a placental abruption. Keith A. Hebeisen and…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices and holistic wellness coach in Chicago, was interviewed by The Chicago Bar Foundation’s Executive Director, Bob Glaves, giving advice on how to start the new year off right with A Wellness Action Plan to (Re)Start 2021. “The pandemic allowed our profession [as lawyers] to take a pause, and in doing so, individuals have been evaluating what is important to them in their personal and professional lives…individuals recognized that…

There are many ways a commercial truck accident differs from crashes that only involve two passenger vehicles. The size of commercial trucks, the amount of damage they can cause, and the way a personal injury claim gets handled all differ vastly from car accidents, which is why truck accident litigation is a field unto itself. If you are considering filing a personal injury claim after an accident with a commercial truck, one of the most…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law offices and holistic wellness coach in Chicago, is leading a webcast for the Chicago Bar Association titled, “Your Practical Action Plan for Wellness in 2021.” The virtual event will be held on January 27th, 2021, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Erin will provide advice for developing a doable action plan for wellness in 2021. To learn more about the event and to register, click here.

Attorneys Sarah F. King and Charles R. Haskins of Clifford Law Offices co-moderated the Chicago Bar Association Annual Motion Practice Seminar that featured five judges from the Cook County Law Division. Kicking off the two hours was the Division’s Chief Judge James P. Flannery, Jr., who spoke about how the pandemic has affected jury trials and practicing in Cook County. Also speaking were Hon. John H. Ehrlich, who presented on remote case management, Hon. Christopher…

Clifford Law Offices is having its 14th annual CLE program titled, “Legal Ethics and Professionalism of Your Favorite TV Shows, Yada, Yada,” on February 18th, 2021, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For two hours, a highly qualified panel will examine the ethics and professionalism of lawyers as portrayed on various television shows over the years. Some of your favorite lawyers on tv have been involved in issues that raise ethical and professionalism concerns for themselves,…