Courtney A. Berlin, associate at Clifford Law Offices, to speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) webinar on Practice Tips for Young Lawyers on Friday, April 26, 2024, at 9:00 AM. Sponsored by the ITLA Young Lawyers Committee, Berlin will address “Trial Preparation & Strategies for Success with Motions in Limine.” Berlin has served as a third chair on a trial team at the firm for a medical malpractice case that resulted in an $11…
Erin Clifford, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Ethics and Professionalism webinar on April 16, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Erin will speak on self-care strategies for busy lawyers, offering a half-hour credit for mental health/substance abuse. Other topics covered during the three-hour program include ethical considerations behind attorney advertising and dealing with co-counsel. A partner at the firm, Erin…
National Hellenic Museum’s The Trial of Pericles Wednesday, April 17 7 p.m. at the Harris Theater Nationally renowned attorneys to argue ancient Greek case regarding voting rights, including Katerina Alexopoulos (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), Patrick M. Collins (King & Spalding), Tinos Diamantatos (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius), Sarah F. King (Clifford Law Offices), James C. Pullos (Clifford Law Offices) and Patrick A. Salvi II (Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard) Judges include Ret. Circuit Court Judge Anna…
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…
Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, traveled to Mexico with the Chicago Bar Association and CBA President Ray J. Koenig III for the association’s 2024 CLE Abroad in Mexico. The educational trip included continuing legal education programming on comparative law topics and various tours and cultural experiences. Mr. Durkin, an established personal injury and aviation attorney with extensive experience in international litigation, was the moderator for the program’s session titled Comparing the U.S….
The topic of the 2024 Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy is “The Legacy of Industrywide Deadly Conduct.” The free two-day program will be offered as a webinar and a live event at DePaul University College of Law June 6-7. Academics from around the country will gather to discuss the impact of entire American industries that have united in a coordinated and sustained effort to advance their financial interests by knowingly promoting…
Clifford Law Offices is a Gold Sponsor of Southern Methodist University’s 58th Annual Air Law Symposium. The in-person event will be held at the Omni Las Colinas in Irving, Texas, March 20-22, 2024. As a global leader in aviation law, Clifford Law Offices believes participating in an educational and collaborative forum to understand the challenges and developments within air law is a benefit for lawyers everywhere. The SMU Air Law Symposium is the world’s oldest…
Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke on “Closing Argument” at the annual Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Damages Seminar on February 16, 2024. The morning-long seminar offered 4.25 hours of continuing legal education credit on various topics including the “Lost Chance Doctrine,” “Addressing Bias During Voir Dire and Trial,” and “Obtaining Punitive Damages.” The in-person program was held at the Westin Chicago River North hotel, 320 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. Hebeisen, who…
Clifford Law Offices has sponsored free continuing legal education (CLE) programs on a variety of professional responsibility and ethics subjects from client communication and trial work to preparing witnesses and social media since 2008. The firm’s founder and senior partner, Robert A. Clifford, is dedicated to enhancing the legal profession through accessible legal education and open conversation on difficult yet relevant topics. He is proud of the firm’s global reputation of commitment to its clients…