Continuing Legal Education

The 32nd annual Clifford Tort Symposium, “Civil Justice and the Challenge of Climate Change,” will be held as a hybrid program at DePaul University College of Law on May 28-29, 2026. With more than 25 scholars in attendance, this two-day program will examine a variety of ways to use the legal system as a part of the process of responding to climate dangers. Topics such as “Liability for Failure to Forecast,” “Rethinking the Federal Role…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking on “Master Plaintiff and Defense Strategies in Modern Aviation Litigation” as part of a two-hour CLE webinar held noon-2:10 p.m. CDT on Friday, March 20, through myLawCLE. Presenting alongside Taylor Sandella of Kreindler & Kreindler of New York, he will offer practice-focused, strategic advice from intake to resolution on topics including targeted discovery and deposition strategies, maximizing recovery, and jurisdictional and…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, along with partners Kevin P. Durkin and John V. Kalantzis, will be speaking at the Chicago Bar Association’s continuing legal education (CLE) trip to Greece taking place April 27-May 3, 2026. Titled “A Comparison of Civil and Criminal Trials in the U.S. and Greece,” the program of Illinois and Greek lawyers spans two half-days and offers six hours of CLE credit. Speakers include Cook…

Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the 60th Annual Southern Methodist University Air Law Symposium on the “Update on the Boeing MAX Litigation.” Durkin traveled to dozens of countries over the past seven years, involving the litigation against Boeing in the crash of a 737 MAX8 jet in Ethiopia that killed all 157 on board. He will be speaking on March 31 at the two-day conference on this complex…

The 2026 annual Robert A. Clifford Scholar-in-Residence program will feature Professor Richard Lorren 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 annual Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Damages Seminar on February 27 at the Westin Chicago River North, 320 N. Dearborn, Chicago. King, a member of the ITLA Board of Managers, spoke on “Maximizing Damages Through Voir Dire.” Other speakers in the half-day program included The Hon. Scott D. McKenna, Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division, Trial Section, who spoke on “Perspective from…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the annual Medical Malpractice Seminar sponsored by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) on December 12, 2025. Cosgrove, who has obtained numerous record verdicts and settlements in the area of plaintiffs’ medical malpractice – his latest being a record $56 million verdict against a plastic surgeon – spoke on “Demonstrative Exhibits.” Other speakers at the half-day seminar included the Hon. Eileen M. O’Connor of the…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, served as discussion leader for a distinguished panel at the 16th Annual Symposium with the Judges. The event, hosted by Law Bulletin Media, took place on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, and brought together judges and legal professionals from across Cook County for an afternoon of meaningful discussion and professional development. The Symposium with the Judges has become a cornerstone event for the Chicago legal…

Clifford Law Offices will present its 19th annual free Continuing Legal Education webinar on Thursday, February 19, 2026. The two-hour webcast on the ethics of the use of artificial intelligence will begin at 2:30 pm CST and is free and open to the public. The program, “From the War-Room to the Bench: Navigating AI in the New Legal Frontier,” will address how the rapid adoption of AI is reshaping the practice of law, which presents…