Attorney Articles

Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices and monthly columnist for the Chicago Lawyer magazine, wrote his November, 2013 column entitled “A Dose of Reality for Law Schools, Students.” In the article, Clifford speaks on the facts that have emerged that law school students upon admission are not being fully informed about the realities of the legal job market after graduation. While this problem has been detrimental on law school graduates, it also…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices, authored an article for the American Bar Association (ABA) Litigation Journal on “The Firm Brochure.” The article dealt with a step-by-step approach as to how a law firm should put together a brochure and how members of a firm, even a solo practitioner, can make solid decisions on how to approach what may appear to be a daunting task. The Headnotes piece appeared in the summer,…

Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices and monthly columnist for the Chicago Lawyer magazine, wrote his March, 2014 column entitled “Time for More Accountability in the Health Care Profession.” In the article, Clifford points to the paradox of a decreasing number of medical malpractice lawsuit filings at a time when inquiries regarding medical negligence are on the rise. Clifford contemplates a few reasons for this occurrence, including the astronomical costs of case…

Robert Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, P.C., wrote an article for the April, 2014 edition of the Chicago Lawyer on the hot topic of legal recourse for data breaches entitled, “Time to Take Data Breaches to Court”. In the article, Clifford questions why many large companies include in every sale a cost component that is allocated specifically for technical systems and security that companies claim is necessary to handle large amounts of data…

Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices and monthly columnist for the Chicago Lawyer magazine, wrote his May, 2014 column entitled, “Taxi Alternatives Need To Take Responsibility”. The article deals with the growing controversy of the so-called “ridesharing” services, most notably UberX. Clifford discusses the troubling reality that, as the law currently stands, ride-sharing providers such as UberX face a competitive advantage over regular taxi services in Chicago in that they are not…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices and Associate Editor at the American Bar Association (ABA) for Litigation News, authored an article that was published on the ABA’s website on a recent tort reform decision. The Florida Supreme Court recently ruled that caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional, joining a number of states including Illinois that similarly ruled. Menaker explained how the 5-2 court held that the legislature’s statutory…

Sarah King, of Clifford Law Offices, contributed to the Summer 2013 issue of the popular American Bar Association (ABA) Litigation Journal that is distributed to more than 60,000 lawyers across the country. An associate at the firm, Sarah wrote an article entitled “A Storyteller’s Apprentice” where she describes her preparing a case for trial under the mentoring of partner Keith Hebeisen at the firm. In it she explains the importance of telling the jury a…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices and Associate Editor of the American Bar Association (ABA) Litigation News, authored an article on the issue of attorney-client privilege in a business merger. “Attorney-Client Privilege Passes to Acquiring Company in Merger” appeared in the March issue of Litigation News that is disseminated to the 60,000+ members of the ABA Section of Litigation. The article surrounds the case of Great Hill Equity Partners IV v. SIG…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices, authored an article for the American Bar Association (ABA) Litigation Journal on marketing tips for attorneys. The article entitled, “Decent Exposure,” appeared in the Summer 2013 issue of the Journal that is disseminated to more than 65,000 members of the Section of Litigation of the ABA. “Instead of the shotgun approach, try to think of your marketing plan more like a rifle shot, targeting an audience…