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Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was installed as a director on the board of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) at its 106th Annual Reception on September 10, 2020. King will be serving her third term as Director. The WBAI is one of the oldest and largest bar associations in the State of Illinois, and it is the only bar association...

Susan A. Capra and Shannon M. McNulty, partners at Clifford Law Offices, have been named Notable Women in Law in 2020 by Crain’s Chicago Business. The honor is given to women who have been practicing law at least 10 years and have made a mark on the law in the Chicago community. Capra, who also is a registered nurse, is highly respected throughout the city...

On September 3rd, 2020, an Illinois appellate court unanimously affirmed a $21.5 million Cook County Circuit Court verdict involving the drowning death of a child at a summer camp swimming pool. Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner, Charles R. Haskins and Tracy A. Brammeier, associates, obtained the verdict on behalf of the family of six-year-old Michal Duda who drowned while unsupervised at a south suburban summer camp...

A federal judge in Kansas City ruled that policyholders whose businesses have been interrupted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic may proceed with their cause of action against their insurers. Many business owners have contacted Clifford Law Offices to pursue insurance loss claims as a result of them being forced to shut down or significantly scale back when the coronavirus struck the United States....

Charles R. Haskins, associate at Clifford Law Offices, was selected as a 2020 40 under Forty honoree by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. A virtual celebration to honor all honorees will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 4 p.m. Haskins joined the firm as a clerk during his years at law school and then became an associate in 2016 upon graduation.  He quickly...