Programs & Events

Socrates was found not guilty in a mock trial conducted Monday, May 22, 2023, with Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, Sarah F. King, partner at the firm, and Dan Webb, Co-Executive Chairman of Winston & Strawn, defending him before hundreds of jurors. In a three-hour event sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum, Socrates was “re-tried” on charges of breaking Athenian laws 2,500 years ago when he was found guilty…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, will once again team up with Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn to re-try the case of Socrates, sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum. Clifford and Webb defended Socrates 10 years ago on charges of corrupting young people with his ideas and disrespecting the Greek gods. In the real trial in 399 B.C., Socrates was put to death by hemlock. In the mock trial…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be honored by the Kane County Bar Association for forty years of outstanding service to the legal community. Each year at its Annual Dinner, the Kane County Bar Association, the oldest association in the state, celebrates members who have reached significant milestones in their careers. The 2023 semi-formal event, “A Starry Night,” will be held on June 1 at Eagle Brook Country Club in Geneva, Illinois….

Respiratory Health Association is pleased to announce that Clifford Law Offices will be a diamond sponsor of the 27th annual CowaLUNGa™ Charity Bike Tour. During the three-day bike event taking place July 29-31, employees from Clifford Law Offices will be seen riding as part of Team CLO Troopers. “We are proud to partner with Clifford Law in our efforts to promote lung health and clean air for all,” said Joel Africk, President and CEO of…

Bob Clifford and Dan Webb to Participate May 22 in Mock Re-Trial of Socrates Portrayed by Actor John Kapelos Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, will once again team up with Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn to re-try the case of Socrates, sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum. This is Bob’s 8th year participating in the museum’s event. Clifford and Webb defended Socrates 10 years ago on charges of…

Joseph T. Murphy, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was elected to the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Assembly in a contested race in Cook County. Murphy was among 30 candidates running for 17 positions on the governing body of the statewide organization. John T. Kalantzis, also an attorney at Clifford Law Offices, already holds a seat on the 203-member Assembly as well as is a member of the Torts Law Committee. Murphy will be sworn…

  Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the 13th Annual McGill University/PEOPIL Conference on “International Aviation: Liability, Insurance & Finance” in Paris, France. Clifford, who serves as Lead Counsel in the pending litigation in federal district court in Chicago regarding the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in Ethiopia, spoke in late April at the two-day conference before leading judges, lawyers, and experts in the aviation field….

The topic of the 2023 Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy is “New Torts.” The two-day program will be held as a webinar and live at DePaul University College of Law June 8-9, 2023. Academics from around the country will gather for the two-day program to discuss a mix of innovative and traditional topics, focusing on individual harms, public nuisance, health care and medicine, the impact of technological innovation, and matters intimately…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke on WLS AM 890 radio at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 4, 2023, on her participation in The Trial of Socrates, a mock re-trial of the Greek philosopher that is sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum (NHM) and held on May 22. Ten years ago, Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, and Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn defended Socrates on charges…