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In lieu of its annual Women’s Caucus service project, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) is sponsoring a Virtual Food Drive to benefit the Chicago Great Food Depository and the Central Illinois Food Bank. Sarah F. King, Chair of the ITLA Women’s Caucus and Partner at Clifford Law Offices, initiated the thoughtful deed in this stressful time of coronavirus. Every donation to the virtual food drive provides nourishing food for those at risk of hunger. Thanks to the Food Depository’s buying power,…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking on “Real Solutions to Attorney Wellness: Stress in the Legal Profession.” She will offer real solutions on how to help attorneys thrive personally and professionally amid levels of stress, anxiety, fatigue, and burnout. Given the uncertain time that we find ourselves in, this is the perfect opportunity to embrace a healthier lifestyle. The one-hour webcast, sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association, will be offered Thursday,…

Erin Clifford, Partner at Clifford Law Offices, will provide a complimentary webinar on how to boost your wellness and manage stress during quarantine. The event, hosted by DePaul University College of Law, will be held on Monday, April 6, 2020 at noon – 1 p.m. (CT). Erin Clifford has a deep appreciation for health and wellness, and is an experienced wellness coach. She will cover how to create a daily schedule, how to exercise at…

Ten Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been named as Leading Lawyers by Law Bulletin Media, and an additional eight attorneys were named as Emerging Lawyers for 2020. “Less than 5% of all lawyers licensed in each state have received the distinction of Leading Lawyer,” states Leading Lawyers on their website. “Less than 2% of all lawyers licensed in each state have received the distinction of Emerging Lawyer.” The following ten Clifford Law Offices attorneys have…

Our approach to contact you may be different – due to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, but our focus to help clients in need remains the same. We have compiled some resources to help our clients during this time. You can view our COVID-19 Client Resources page by clicking here. Know If You Have A Case From Home The team at Clifford Law Offices wants to ensure our clients and prospective clients that we are…

We are thinking of our clients and their families – past and current – during this COVID-19 time. Taking care of ourselves during this time is vital and we encourage you to take care of you and your families as much as possible. Erin Clifford, Partner at Clifford Law Offices, has a passion for health and wellness, and is an experienced wellness coach. She shares some of her expert advice on how to stay healthy…

In these unprecedented times of crisis, Clifford Law Offices remains committed to putting its clients first. As government officials recommend social distancing, limitation of in-person meetings and travel, and practicing self-quarantine, we are adjusting how we go about the practice of law. Out of an abundance of caution to our employees and to the public, the leadership of the firm decided this past weekend it was best for now that all employees work from their…

Dear Boeing, My brother was Matt Vecere, and he died on your plane. I write to you on the one-year anniversary of his death, March 10, 2019. Our grandparents owned a restaurant at the New Jersey shore when we were young, and our parents worked long hours in the summer. We worked alongside them, handing out sugar packets to the senior citizens who were bused in, making toast, small jobs. In the middle of the…

In what some crash victims’ families are calling an insensitive move, Canada’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities is holding a Committee meeting Tuesday, March 10th in Ottawa on the certification of aircraft in that country following the crash of a Boeing jet in Ethiopia exactly a year ago. Hundreds of family members and friends who lost loved ones in the Boeing crash outside of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 10, 2019, have…