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    Craig Squillace Joins Karen Conti on WGN 720

    Craig Squillace Joins Karen Conti on WGN 720 to Discuss Driverless Car Liability

    On Sunday, July 20, Craig J. Squillace, partner at Clifford Law Offices, joined Karen Conti on WGN 720 to discuss liability in driverless car accidents. With the rise of autonomous vehicle technology and a high-profile lawsuit against Tesla currently unfolding in Florida, Craig shared his legal perspective on where the responsibility lies when driving technology fails and what that means for Illinois legislation. With over 20 years of experience representing victims of complex car, truck,…

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    Bradley M. Cosgrove Spoke at 77th Annual Melvin M. Belli Society Seminar

    Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the 77th Annual Melvin M. Belli Society Seminar in San Francisco on July 18, 2025. His session was titled “The Dirty World of Plastic Surgery Malpractice.” Bradley Cosgrove is a seasoned trial lawyer with an extensive background handling medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death cases. Throughout his career, he has secured numerous record-setting verdicts and settlements, earning national recognition for his exceptional trial skills…

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    Robert Clifford Joins Jon Hansen on WGN Radio
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    Bob Clifford Joins Jon Hansen on WGN-AM Radio’s “All Things Legal”

    Robert Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, joined WGN 720 AM host Jon Hansen on Saturday, June 21, 2025, to discuss recent aviation crashes and near misses in the United States and throughout the world. Hanson, host of “All Things Legal” (About — Jon Hansen) on WGN 720 AM, spoke to Clifford, who is Lead Counsel in the pending litigation in federal district court in Chicago regarding the crash of a Boeing…

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    Charles Haskins spoke at ITLA Ethics Seminar

    Chuck Haskins Spoke at ITLA Ethics Seminar

    Charles R. Haskins, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Ethics and Professionalism Seminar on March 28. Haskins spoke on “Social Media” during the morning-long conference, which featured several speakers, including Melissa Smart, Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Director of Education, who spoke on “ARDC’s Strategic Plan for 2025 and New Trends and Relevant Cases for Trial Lawyers.” The program offered 4.75 hours of professional responsibility continuing legal…

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    Kevin Durkin to Speak at International Aviation Conference

    Kevin Durkin to Speak at International Aviation Conference

    Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injuries Lawyers and McGill University Institute of Air and Space Law in Madrid, Spain. The Conference on International Aviation: Liability, Insurance & Finance will be held June 5-6 at Madrid’s Comillas University. Durkin, who has handled numerous aviation crash cases in his 45 years of practice, will be speaking on a panel entitled “Recent Developments in Liability of…

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    Shannon McNulty to Spoke at 2025 ISBA Allerton Conference on AI

    Shannon M. McNulty, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) conference on artificial intelligence in Champaign, Illinois. “Generative Artificial Intelligence—Fact or Fiction: Transforming the Legal Practice” was held April 2-4, 2025, at the I Hotel and Conference Center. It explored hot topics impacting civil practice and procedure and the issues AI is creating for lawyers and judges. Shannon McNulty spoke on a panel entitled “Artificial Intelligence Evidence in Litigation…

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    at the Municipal District Advisory Committee Monthly Meeting

    Sarah F. King Spoke on Trial Trends: Clips & Questionnaires at Municipal District Advisory Committee Monthly Meeting

    Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke on Trial Trends: Clips & Questionnaires at the Municipal District Advisory Committee Monthly Meeting on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Room 1307 of the Daley Center. King is President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI). She is also very active in several women-related legal and community activities, including Women Everywhere: Partners in Service Project, which is a collaborative effort coordinating volunteer activities to help…

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    Bob Clifford and Erwin Chemerinsky Spoke at Joint Symposium

    Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, and Irwin Chemerinsky, Professor of Berkeley School of Law, spoke on March 7 in a program entitled “Plaintiff-Side Litigation: Scholars and Practitioners in Dialogue.” The day-long symposium was co-sponsored by the American Bar Foundation, UC Berkeley School of Law Civil Justice Research Initiative, with additional support from the American Association for Justice. The program brought together scholars’ and practitioners’ perspectives on the plaintiff-side practice…

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    Erin Clifford to Speak at ABA Seminar on Mental Health and Well-Being in the Legal Profession

    Erin Clifford to Speak at ABA Seminar

    Erin Clifford, Managing Director at Clifford Law Offices and Corporate Wellness Consultant at Erin Clifford Wellness, will be speaking at an American Bar Association webinar entitled “Practical Tips for Improving Mental Health and Well-Being in the Practice of Law.” An advocate for improving wellness in the legal profession, Erin Clifford is part of a roundtable discussion that will explore practical strategies to enhance mental health, build resilience, and improve well-being in one’s professional practice. Joining…

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