Speaking Engagements

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be the luncheon keynote speaker at the “Bet-the-Company” Mass Tort Litigation Conference in Chicago May 30. W. Mark Lanier, of The Lanier Law Firm in Houston, Texas, also is a featured keynote speaker. Sponsored by HarrisMartin, the all-day Multidistrict Litigation Conference will feature speakers on some very timely topics — “Facebook Breach – Is Anyone’s Data Safe?”, “Framing Jury Themes for Women’s Health…

Sarah F. King, associate at Clifford Law Offices and Vice Chair of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Women’s Caucus, has been invited to speak at its annual Trial Practice & Tips Seminar Friday, May 4. King, who was part of the planning committee for the event that is co-sponsored by the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, will be speaking on “Jury Selection.” King has tried many cases to verdict particularly in the area of medical…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been invited as a panelist to speak March 22 at an American Bar Association (ABA) webinar entitled “Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit: Real-World Perspectives in Medical Malpractice Litigation.” Hebeisen, who heads the medical malpractice team of lawyers at the firm, is the past Chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Medical Professional Liability. He also has served as the Editor of the Illinois Trial Lawyer…

James C. Pullos, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Ethics & Professionalism Seminar on “Managing Stress as an Attorney.” The Supreme Court of Illinois Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board (MCLE) recently changed the ethics rules to require for the reporting period ending June 30, 2019, every licensed attorney’s six hours of Professional Responsibility MCLE credit requirement must include at least one hour in the area of…

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…