Programs & Events

Legal experts, scholars, and students gathered to explore the topic of “The Supreme Court, Business and Civil Justice” at the 21st Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy. The free event was held at DePaul University College of Law in April 2015. The Symposium discussed the United States Supreme Court’s rulings on corporate interests and business entities, the subsequent influence on matters of corporate law, regulation, and a broad range of civil justice…

This past Saturday, April 25th, Pamela Sakowicz Menaker was the attorney representative for the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) during their 34th Annual “Ask-a-Lawyer” Day. Menaker is the Communications Partner for Clifford Law Offices. She handled calls through Skype from consumers across the state of Illinois from 9 am to 2 pm. In addition to the Skype platform there were two toll free hotlines and an email address that ISBA volunteers managed during the day…

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Clifford Law Offices Communications Partner, Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, will be participating in the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) 34th Annual “Ask-a-Lawyer Day” event this Saturday, April 25th, 2014. The event is available at no cost to anyone with a question about a legal matter. It runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attorneys will be accessible via phone call, email, and Skype. Menaker will be the attorney representative who will handle the Skype calls out of the Chicago Illinois…

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Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices, Robert A. Clifford is presenting a demonstration of an opening argument today, Wednesday, April 15, at the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation Annual Meeting. Clifford’s demonstration will consist of an opening argument in a “re-trial” of the high-profile case of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Sacco and Vanzetti were two Italian immigrants who were convicted of killing a guard and another man at a shoe factory in Massachusetts in…

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February 17, 2015 Read about Clifford Law Offices 8th Annual Continuing Legal Education Webinar 2015 “Ethics of Conflicts of Interest” here.