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Clifford Law’s Communications Partner Profiled in Medill Magazine

Posted on January 20, 2015 To

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices, was profiled for her nearly quarter-of-a-century career at a nationally recognized personal injury and wrongful death law firm in Chicago. Written by freelance writer and editor, K. Aleisha Fetters, the full-page profile appeared in the Winter 2015 issue of the magazine that is distributed quarterly to Medill alumni. To read the article titled “Journalist. Attorney. She’s Both.” in it’s entirety, click here.

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