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…
Clifford Law Offices was a Bar Sponsor of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois’ (WBAI) 25th Annual Judicial Reception. The event took place Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at The Chicago Cultural Center in Chicago, IL. Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, currently serves as the WBAI’s First Vice President. She is involved in numerous bar association activities and will be sworn in as the association’s President in June 2024. The WBAI was established…
Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, joined women lawyers in the Illinois capital on March 5, 2024, for the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Women’s Caucus Lobbying Day. The attorneys met with Speaker Welch, Leader Hoffman, and Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, among other elected officials. Co-founded by King in 2018, the primary goal of the ITLA caucus is to ensure women have greater representation in the organization generally as well as in leadership positions,…
Four Clifford Law Offices attorneys joined the American Association for Justice’s (AAJ) Student Trial Advocacy Competition as judges in the 2024 Regional Tournament. One hundred sixty teams from law schools nationwide competed for the Student Trial Advocacy national title in a mock trial tournament that tests their trial advocacy skills. The competition began with Regional Tournaments taking place virtually March 7-10. Teams selected for The National Finals will compete in person April 4-7 in Chicago….
The National Hellenic Museum’s popular Trial series returns with The Trial of Pericles Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 7 p.m. at the Harris Theater Nationally renowned attorneys take on an ancient Greek case regarding Pericles, the great hero of Athenian democracy The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) presents the next installation of its popular Trial series—which demonstrates the enduring relevance of ancient disputes and supports the mission of the museum—with The Trial of Pericles on Wednesday,…
Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness. The Committee, created by the Court in 1971 under Rule 708, reviews applications of those seeking Illinois law licenses to determine whether each person “demonstrates whether each applicant presently possesses good moral character and general fitness for admission to the practice of law.” King, who will be sworn in as…
Robert A. Clifford and Clifford Law Offices were proud sponsors of Marist High School’s inaugural celebration A Night of Honor, Glory & Fame: 60th Anniversary Celebration. The event, which took place on December 2, 2023, celebrated a milestone in Catholic education in Chicago. The program honored the recipients of two awards presented to integral members of the Marist community and featured a silent auction to benefit students of the school. Hundreds of members of the…
Each Christmas season, Clifford Law Offices participates in the Chicago Bar Association’s (CBA) Letters to Santa Program, which serves the city’s underprivileged children and families. Current data from the U.S. Census reports that just over 17% of all Chicago citizens under the age of 18 are living under the poverty line. As the holidays approach, these children anticipate gifts that might be difficult for them to receive. That’s where Clifford Law Offices and other Chicago…
Clifford Law Offices and Kevin P. Durkin were proud to support the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation’s Annual Valor Awards Dinner as Gold and Silver-level Sponsors. The event took place on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Theater of the Lake. The annual awards dinner honored Chicago police officers who have demonstrated exceptional courage in the line of duty. This year, the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation was proud to posthumously honor Officers Preston and Vásquez Lasso with…