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Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Update & Review two-day seminar. Cosgrove spoke on Governmental Immunities on October 13 during the two-hour morning webinar. Other speakers that morning included the Hon. James P. Flannery, Jr., Chief Judge of the Law Division in Cook County Circuit Court. A second morning of speakers on various topics were offered October 15 for a total of four hours of…

Chicago plaintiff’s law firms, Clifford Law Offices, Cooney & Conway, and Romanucci & Blandin are teaming up to show their support of breast cancer patients and their families during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “Advocating for awareness is one of the most important things we can do as attorneys and fellow members of our community. This collaboration serves to advance women’s healthcare, which is something I strongly believe in. Breast Cancer Awareness month is essential…

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign dedicated to increasing awareness of the disease. Raising our collective awareness about breast cancer is especially important in 2020, which has been a year full of both health and economic uncertainties. This year more than ever, all Americans must help one another in raising awareness about the disease, whom it affects, and how it can be treated. While our firm’s commitment to breast cancer awareness…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke on “The Implications for Civil Juries” at a webinar program sponsored by Berkeley Law School and the RAND Institute for Civil Justice, a think tank based in California formed 40 years ago. The webinar took place Thursday, Oct. 1, on a Zoom conference starting at 11:15 a.m. CST. The purpose of the program is to encourage a dialog among lawyers, scholars, and judges…

Family members of those who died aboard the second crash of a Boeing 737 MAX issued the following comments on the test flight being conducted today by FAA Administrator Steve Dickson: Michael Stumo, father of Samya Rose Stumo who was among the 157 people killed in the second crash of a Boeing aircraft last year: “A better approach to safety is for the FAA and Boeing to provide the technical descriptions and test data that…

Charles Haskins, a medical-malpractice and personal injury lawyer with Clifford Law Offices, has already developed a reputation as one of the most talented young trial attorneys in the city. Even before hitting his 30th birthday, Haskins has delivered an impressive number of successful verdicts and settlements for his clients. He was selected as a 2020 40 under Forty honoree by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. Michael Bonamarte with Levin & Perconti said that Haskins’ legal…

Clifford Law Offices is proud to sponsor the debut episode of WTTW’s new original series, Chicago Stories. WTTW’s Chicago Stories is a new documentary project dedicated to Chicago’s rich history and the specific people and events that shaped the city. The series begins with a one-hour special about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 told through the different perspectives of the citizens of different backgrounds who lived through it. The debut episode of Chicago Stories:…

The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) issued a statement on September 21, 2021, in response to Boeing’s decision to eliminate customer Flight Training Airplane pilots and sending those jobs to overseas contract house. Its statement read: “On Friday September 18, The Boeing Company delivered layoff notices to its remaining seven Flight Training Airplane (FTA) pilots and will instead send the critical work of providing on-site training to airline customers to an overseas…

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 was 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 began trial work, having second chaired many complex medical malpractice cases…