Community Involvement

The 2026 annual Robert A. Clifford Scholar-in-Residence program will feature Professor Richard Loren Jolly of Southwestern Law School, who will discuss “The Democratic Virtues of the Civil Jury” on April 16, 2026. Jolly will present his ongoing project examining the jury as a site of democratic participation at a time when other institutions are faltering. His talk will consider what it would mean to take the civil jury seriously as a democratic institution, and what…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the 2026 American Association for Justice Winter Convention in San Diego, California, on February 22, 2026. A nationally recognized medical malpractice trial attorney, Sarah presented on “Cross Examination of a Medical Expert” as part of the Advocacy Track: Cross Examination College – Important Tips and Demonstrations CLE Program sponsored by Advocate Capital, Inc. Her session took place from 11:05 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. in Southpointe…

Erin Clifford, Partner and Managing Director of Clifford Law Offices, spoke to a packed room of law students and lawyers as part of the inaugural First Generation Mentorship Kickoff Reception sponsored by the Diversity Scholarship Foundation on November 6. “Top 10 Strategies for the Legal Profession to Reimagine Wellness” was the title of her talk held at Hinshaw & Culbertson, which provided practical strategies to support mental health, balance, and resilience while shaping a healthier…

Clifford Law Offices partner Sarah F. King will serve as a featured faculty member at the 2025 Trial School Symposium, an intensive three-day training program designed for plaintiff’s attorneys on November 7-9, at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Trial School is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing free, high-level advocacy training to plaintiff trial lawyers. The 2025 program offers a full day of hands-on instruction focused exclusively on developing and sharpening delivery, cross-examination, final…

Each year, the Chicago Police Department Memorial Foundation honors the lives of Chicago police officers who have demonstrated exceptional courage in the line of duty. Clifford Law Offices has sponsored the awards ceremony for several years as part of its ongoing commitment to giving back to the Chicago community and supporting families who have experienced the loss of a loved one. The 2025 Chicago Police Memorial Foundation (CPMF) Valor Awards ceremony took place on October…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices and one of the nation’s top aviation and catastrophic injury lawyers, joined the Karen Conti Show on WGN Radio on September 1, 2025, to discuss airline safety, preventable crashes, and his decades of experience representing victims’ families after tragic incidents in Chicago, across the U.S., and around the world. From the Washington, D.C. crash involving an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices and alumnus of DePaul University and DePaul University College of Law, hosted a reception for the law school’s new dean, Geoffrey Rapp. In attendance were many alumni of the law school as well as the president of the university, Robert Manuel. Mr. Clifford addressed attendees, welcoming Dean Rapp to the university and extending his congratulations and best wishes for a successful academic year. Dean…

Clifford Law Offices is honored to serve as the Premier Sustaining Partner Sponsor of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) for the 2024-2025 bar year, supporting an organization whose mission to protect and advance women in law closely aligns with our values as a firm. Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices and outgoing WBAI President, led an impactful year of leadership that we are proud to celebrate. As we reflect on the…

WTTW broadcasted the compelling documentary “EASTLAND: Chicago’s Deadliest Day” on July 24, 26, and 28, 2025. The documentary, which was initially released in 2019, tells the harrowing story of the Eastland Disaster of July 24, 1915, when a passenger steamer capsized while docked on the Chicago River, killing 844 people, many of whom were workers and families from Western Electric. It remains one of the deadliest tragedies in the city’s history and ranks as one…