The 32nd annual Clifford Tort Symposium, “Civil Justice and the Challenge of Climate Change,” will be held as a hybrid program at DePaul University College of Law on May 28-29, 2026.
With more than 25 scholars in attendance, this two-day program will examine a variety of ways to use the legal system as a part of the process of responding to climate dangers. Topics such as “Liability for Failure to Forecast,” “Rethinking the Federal Role in Disaster Relief,” and “Environmental Trauma and the Law of Collective Injury” will be discussed.
Among the faculty members are David Dana, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law; Max Helveston, DePaul University College of Law; and Douglas Kysar, Yale Law School.
Stephan Landsman, Director of the Robert A. Clifford Professor of Tort Law and Social Policy, is Professor Emeritus at DePaul University College of Law and will be conducting the program.
The 2026 hybrid program will be offered in person at 1 E. Jackson Blvd., 8th Floor, Chicago. In-person room capacity is limited. Online attendance is also provided, but registration is required.
The program offers up to 9.75 hours of general CLE credit. Click here to register by May 27th.
About the Clifford Tort Symposium:
In 1994, Robert A. Clifford, JD ’76, and founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, endowed the Clifford Chair in Tort Law and Social Policy at DePaul University College of Law, reflecting his longstanding belief that the civil justice system safeguards individual rights and advances the public good. Through this endowment, the annual Clifford Symposium convenes leading scholars, judges, and practitioners to address pressing issues in tort law and civil justice, fostering rigorous scholarship and practical dialogue. The Symposium has emerged as a national platform that shapes the development of tort law in both theory and practice, positioning DePaul Law at the forefront of efforts to advance a more equitable and responsive civil justice system.