Speaking Engagements

Sarah F. King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the annual Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Damages seminar on Friday, Feb. 16. King will be addressing “Proof of Traumatic Brain Injury with Direct and Cross Examination of Neuropsychological Testimony.” King, who concentrates her practice on medical malpractice cases, is a member of the ITLA Board of Managers and serves as Co-Chair of the recently formed ITLA Women’s Caucus. The ITLA seminar will…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Blockbuster18 seminar in Denver. Blockbuster features two days of “nationally recognized experts” sharing new ideas, tactics and techniques to win cases. Cosgrove, who has achieved many record verdicts and settlements, will be speaking Friday morning, Jan. 19, on “Dealing with Defense Experts” at the Double Tree by Hilton. To register for the program online or to…

Shannon M. McNulty, partner at Clifford Law Offices and head of the class action practice at the firm, spoke on the panel, “Facing the Ransonware Menace: Cyber Blackmail Conference.” The conference was held at McDermott Will & Emery in Chicago and included David A. Glockner, Director of the Chicago Regional Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Eric Shiffman, the Supervisory Special Agent of the Cyber Division of the FBI in Chicago; Christopher Veatch,…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, is among 20 lawyers speaking at the Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG) seminar on complex trucking accident trials. “Trucking: Taking it to Trial: Preparing, Presenting and Winning Your Case” will be held Nov. 9-10 at the Chicago Intercontinental Hotel, 505 N. Michigan Av. Clifford will be speaking on Opening Statements. The event is open to plaintiff attorneys only. To find more information…

Charles R. Haskins, associate at Clifford Law Offices and Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Tort Litigation Committee, will be moderating a program on Trial Preparation and Presentation at the CBA. The program will be presented 3-6 p.m. Wed., Nov. 1, and will cover 12 topics on various issues from pre-trial and client preparation to appellate issues. It offers 2.75 hours of Illinois continuing legal education credit. Haskins was on the trial team…

  Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, is speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) annual Update & Review Seminar Oct. 20. The seminar has been approved for 4.5 hours of CLE credit. His topic is “Dealing with Defense Experts.” It is part of a morning seminar at the Westin Chicago River North hotel, 320 N. Dearborn, Chicago. The Hon. Kathy M. Flanagan also will be offering a judicial perspective on issues….

On November 1st, Keith A. Hebeisen will be discussing opening statements at the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) seminar titled, “Legal Education Anatomy of a Medical Negligence Trial.” He will be discussing opening statements from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. alongside Timothy G. Nickels from Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP. “Opening statements are one of the most important aspects of a trial because it sets the tone for what’s to come and gives the jurors…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, participated in the American Bar Association’s ABA SECTION OF LITIGATION ROADSHOW 2.0 on PRECISION ADVOCACY: Reinventing Motion Practice To Win. A number of prominent lawyers and judges discussed how the 2015 Federal Rules Amendments promote efficiency in motion practice. The Chicago program was held June 22nd at the ABA, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago. These thought leaders analyzed various problems with the current practice…

Susan A. Capra, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke to the American College of Nurse Midwives in Chicago at its annual conference on Monday, May 22, 2017. Capra, a lawyer as well as a registered nurse, spoke on a panel on the “Anatomy of a Lawsuit” to hundreds of nurse midwives. Capra, who concentrates her legal practice in the area of medical malpractice, is a frequent speaker to medical and legal groups on various issues…