Programs & Events

Clifford Law Offices was a proud sponsor of the Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth Spring Awards Dinner. The event honored some of Chicago’s most respected lawyers and celebrated the positive impact that the local legal community has had on at-risk youth. Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth “channels the legal community’s resources to promote mentoring and tutoring programs in disadvantaged Chicago communities.” Erin Clifford, daughter of Robert A. Clifford, also serves on the Board of Directors. To learn…

Robert A. Clifford and the entire mock trial team trying the Ancient Greek case of Megacles can be seen on Lakeshore Public Media (WYIN) tomorrow, Friday, May 25th, at 6:30 p.m. (CST). The exciting trial that was sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum took place at the Rubloff Auditorium of the Art Institute of Chicago in front of a packed audience on March 1. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, and Tinos…

Sarah King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, led a group of female high school students Thursday (April 26, 2018) as part of the Annual Women Everywhere Education Day. The students, from Simeon High School in Chicago, met various judges and lawyers in Cook County Circuit Court courtrooms who spoke of careers in the law. King was on the planning committee for the event and serves on the board for the organization. In addition to leading…

Clifford Law Offices is a sponsor of American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation Annual Conference. The 2018 Section of Litigation Annual Conference is May 1-4, 2018 in San Diego, CA. Robert A. Clifford is a Former Chair of the ABA Section of Litigation. For more information and to register, click here.

The Marist High School Law Association is inviting alumni in the legal profession to a networking social. The networking event is hosted by Robert Clifford and Clifford Law Offices. The event will be held on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at Chicago Cut Steakhouse (300 N. LaSalle Street) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Register by clicking here.

The 24th Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy was held at DePaul University April 19-20 on “Patient Safety: How Might the Law Help?” For two days, two dozen academics, lawyers and medical professionals from around the country discussed the medical crisis in this country and alternate legal strategies that might encourage greater safety. DePaul University College of Law Dean Jennifer Rosato Perea addressed the group. Among the faculty members are medical professionals…

The 24th Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy will be held at DePaul University April 19-20 on “Patient Safety: How Might the Law Help?” For two days, two dozen academics, lawyers and medical professionals from around the country will discuss the medical crisis in this country and alternate legal strategies that might encourage greater safety. Among the faculty members are medical professionals including David Studdert, joint professor of Medicine and Law of…

Robert A. Clifford and Clifford Law Offices are hosting DePaul University President Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban at a reception in his honor on March 28, 2018, from 6-8 p.m. at the Chicago Bar Association. A. Gabriel Esteban, PhD, is the 12th president of DePaul University, the nation’s largest Catholic university. He assumed the presidency on July 1, 2017, as the first lay leader in DePaul’s history. He most recently served as President of Seton Hall…

On Feb. 27th, 27 women, including Clifford Law Offices Associate Sarah King, traveled to the Illinois State Capitol for the first-ever Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Women’s Caucus Lobbying Day. When Sarah F. King and several other female members of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association started discussing forming a women’s caucus for the organization last summer, they inquired about how many women attorneys actually belonged to ITLA. As per the article in the Chicago Law…