Programs & Events

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to mentor a student affiliated with the Diversity Scholarship Foundation (DSF), a not-for profit organization established by a small group of judges and lawyers committed to the ideal that diverse law school student bodies are a means of ensuring further diversification in the legal community. Menaker, who has been assigned a student from Kent Law School, has been with Clifford Law Offices for…

Clifford Law Offices sponsored the 14th annual Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program titled, “Legal Ethics and Professionalism of Your Favorite TV Shows, Yada, Yada” on Thursday, February 18, 2021 from 2:30-4:30p.m. CST. The virtual CLE program was approved for two (2.0) hours of professional responsibility credit by the Illinois Commission on Professionalism. For two hours, a highly qualified panel examined the ethics and professionalism of lawyers as portrayed on various television shows over the years. Some…

James C. Pullos, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at noon at the Lunch and Learn Program Wednesday (Feb. 17, 2021) on virtual depositions sponsored by the Northwest Suburban Bar Association (NWSBA). Pullos, who has taken dozens of depositions via Zoom over the last year since the pandemic halted in-person proceedings, will be offering his experiences and pointers in taking virtual depositions. Pullos also served for 14 years as a Cook County Assistant…

Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring Misericordia’s 25th Annual Benefit, which will be held Friday, February 26, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. The event will have celebrity drop-ins, raffles, entertainment, a silent auction, and more. Kathy and Kevin Connor, longtime friends of Misericordia, will be honored as the 2021 Heart of Gold recipients. Misericordia is celebrating its 100th-year dedicated to helping children and adults with disabilities achieve their maximum potential and independence. To learn more about Misericordia and its…

On February 16, 2021, Zachary D. Clopton, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Professor, will be named the Inaugural Robert A. Clifford Scholar-in-Residence at DePaul University College of Law virtual event. Clopton’s presentation – “Multi-District Litigation (MDL) as Category”—will take place from 12-1p.m. CT on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The event will feature an introduction by Robert A. Clifford, commentary from Stanford Law Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom and reflections from Judge Robert M. Dow, Jr. of the…

Register today for the Clifford Law Offices 14th annual CLE program titled, “Legal Ethics and Professionalism of Your Favorite TV Shows, Yada, Yada.” on Thursday, February 18, 2021 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. CST. This virtual program is approved for two (2.0) hours of professional responsibility credit by the Illinois Commission on Professionalism. Please note: CLE credit is only available for the live viewing, previously recorded webcasts are not approved for CLE. Registration for the online event…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law offices and holistic wellness coach in Chicago, is leading a webcast for the Chicago Bar Association titled, “Your Practical Action Plan for Wellness in 2021.” The virtual event will be held on January 27th, 2021, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Erin will provide advice for developing a doable action plan for wellness in 2021. To learn more about the event and to register, click here.

Attorneys Sarah F. King and Charles R. Haskins of Clifford Law Offices co-moderated the Chicago Bar Association Annual Motion Practice Seminar that featured five judges from the Cook County Law Division. Kicking off the two hours was the Division’s Chief Judge James P. Flannery, Jr., who spoke about how the pandemic has affected jury trials and practicing in Cook County. Also speaking were Hon. John H. Ehrlich, who presented on remote case management, Hon. Christopher…

Sarah F. King and Charles R. Haskins, attorneys at Clifford Law Offices, co-moderated a two-hour program on “Motion Practice in Cook County Circuit Court’s Law Division” sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association on Jan. 14. Five judges of the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division, including its Presiding Judge James P. Flannery, Jr., spoke on the state of the law division and motion practice during COVID. Other judges from the Law Division participating in various…