Programs & Events

Clifford Law Offices is offering a free two-hour webcast program at 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2020. This program is available via web and in-person at DePaul Conference Center in Chicago. Live seating has been filled, but webcast registration is still available. Already more than 1,000 individuals have registered for “Ethics 2020 – The Future is Now” program that has been approved for two hours of professional responsibility credit. This webcast will examine issues…

Richard Burke, partner at Clifford Law Offices is one of the faculty for the 9th Annual Circuit Court Boot Camp: The Nuts and Bolts on December 6th, 2019. This is the 9th year that Pincus Professional Education has put on the The Circuit Court Boot Camp. This program delves into general litigation skills and strategies as well as providing an inside look at, and advice about, litigating in Illinois Circuit Court. The event in Chicago…

Sarah F. King, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, is part of an all-star panel to speak at the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s Women in Law conference Dec. 5. The keynote speaker at the event is Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. King is among a panel of “Women ‘Trialblazers’” who will address litigating major cases. She was among the trial team that recently obtained a record $101 million verdict for a baby who was brain damaged at…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar on Dec. 6 in Chicago. Hebeisen will be speaking on, “Causation in Birth Injury Cases.” Hebeisen was the lead lawyer on the Clifford Law Offices trial team who recently obtained a record $101 million verdict in Cook County on behalf of a baby who sustained severe brain injuries at birth. Hebeisen…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to be part of the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Aviation Conference in Washington, D.C. Oct. 24. Clifford is part of a panel addressing the issue of “Is Self-Certification Adequate Pre-Flight?” Last month Clifford was named Lead Counsel in the crash in Ethiopia of a Boeing 737 Max8 jet, a plane whose certification has come under…

Tracy A. Brammeier, associate at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Update and Review Seminar Friday on “Overcoming Governmental Immunities.” The annual half-day program was held at the JW Marriott, 151 W. Adams, Chicago, and offered CLE credit for the half-day program.  

On Saturday, September 28, 2019, James C. Pullos, partner at Clifford Law Offices, attended Christ the King School’s 26th Annual fundraising Gala sponsored by the school’s foundation. Pullos, who is a member of the foundation’s Board of Directors, worked with his wife, Maria, on “Building a Legacy,” the theme of the 2019 event to raise money for the Catholic elementary school on South Hoyne in Chicago. Jim Pullos also is the immediate past president of…

Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring Misericordia’s 39th Annual Family Festival, which will be held on Sunday, September 8th, 2019, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Family Festival has food, live entertainment, children’s games, raffles, and more. It is a great family event. Misericordia is an organization that helps children and adults with disabilities achieve their maximum potential and independence. For more info, click here.

Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring ITLA’s Women’s Caucus Summer Social. The social will be held on August 29, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Raised Rooftop Bar, located in the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel. Appetizers and drinks will be served. Advanced tickets cost $35 and tickets at the door will be $45. To register, click here.