Speaking Engagements

Clifford Law Offices Communications Partner and adjunct professor at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Pamela Menaker, will be a guest speaker at DePaul University’s Pre-Law Club 2nd annual reception. Lawyers, judges, others professionals in the legal field, as well as all graduate students interested in a career in the legal field are encouraged to attend. The reception will be held on Thursday, April 6th at 6:30 p.m. at DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus in the…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited to speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Ethics and Professionalism Seminar on Friday, May 5th. Hebeisen will speak at the morning-long program on “Civility Amongst Lawyers.” The annual seminar will be held at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort, 3500 Midwest Road, Oak Brook. The program offers four hours of professional responsibility or general continuing legal education credits. For more information, contact…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be addressing the Illinois Trial Lawyer Association (ITLA) at its annual Damages Seminar Friday, March 31st at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort. Cosgrove, who has obtained a number of record verdicts in various jurisdictions, will be talking about “Pre-Existing Conditions” during the half-day program that has been approved for four hours of continuing legal education credit. To register or for more information, call ITLA at 800-252-8501…

Shannon M. McNulty, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking on “Class Actions” at the annual Complex Litigation and Civil Liability for Non-Traditional Torts Seminar in Chicago sponsored by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). McNulty, who currently is handling a number of class action cases for the firm including the Pella windows, Volkswagen and talc powder class action litigation, will be speaking on Friday, February 10th, at the Westin River North, 320 N….

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, recently spoke at Northwestern University Law School on social media and its effect on complex litigation. Pictured: Clifford Law Offices Managing Partner Henry Simmons on left, Bob Clifford right. He was among a number of esteemed panelists who spoke about the need to be careful in speaking to the press about a pending trial. Clifford said he embraces the notion when judges frequently warn…

Robert A. Clifford has been invited to speak at a two-day seminar in New Orleans on “Litigating Automobile Class Actions.” For the second consecutive year, Clifford will be participating in the Law Seminars International program on “Interacting with the Government: Managing Relationships with Investigatory and Regulatory Agencies.” He will offer the plaintiff’s perspective as one of the class action attorneys representing thousands of Volkswagen owners who were part of the diesel engine scandal that recently…

Robert A. Clifford spoke on torts at Northwestern University Law School’s first year class of Professor Ellen Mulaney. In addition to some educational war stories in his 40 years of practice, Clifford told the class that “it will be up to young lawyers to help society answer questions about cybersecurity — from mass torts to driverless cars — in the future.”

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Update and Review Seminar Oct. 22 at the Westin River North, 320 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Cosgrove recently received a $5 million verdict and a $20 million settlement in trucking accident cases. The ITLA seminar offers 4.25 hours of continuing legal education credit and runs from 8:45 a.m.-1:40 p.m. Register online at www.iltla.com. For further information, contact ITLA…

In photo from left to right: Gina Lencioni, Amy Campanelli, Cook County Public Defender, and Sarah F. King, attorney at Clifford Law Offices. Women Everywhere hosted its 17th annual Educational Projects Day Thursday (April 28th, 2016) where more than 100 female Chicago Public School students took guided tours of the various divisions of the Circuit Court of Cook County and the Northern District of Illinois while engaging in educational presentations with attorneys, judges and court staff….