Sarah F. King

Sarah F. King has been selected to serve as Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s (ITLA) Secretary in 2021-2022.   King has been involved with the organization for many years. She is a co-founder of the Women’s Caucus and currently serves as Parliamentarian for 2020-2021. Attorneys Tracy A. Brammeier, Bradley M. Cosgrove, Kevin P. Durkin, Charles Haskins and Craig J. Squillace have been elected as members of the Board of Managers. Keith A. Hebeisen currently serves as…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will become the 2021-22 Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) Financial Secretary June 1 for a one-year term. The new officers will be officially installed at a virtual event June 17. King, who has been active with the WBAI for years, also serves on the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors and has been very active with Women Everywhere, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating opportunities…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) annual Trial and Practice Tips Webinar. The program will be held 10 a.m.-noon May 4 and May 6.  Registration for each session is separate. Continuing legal education credit is offered. A number of attorneys will be presenting various topics pertinent to trial practice and includes Jayne Reardon, Executive Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism,…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, who handles complex medical malpractice cases, co-moderated a program titled Motion Practice in Cook County Circuit Court’s Law Division for the Chicago Bar Association. She shared highlights from the Zoom presentation in her article, “Tips to Succeed at Motion Practice in the Law Division.” The article addresses the question, “what is expected from practitioners appearing in the Division, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic?” King outlined tips from…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will speak at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Annual Ethics Seminar April 15. Her topic during the two-hour presentation is “Discovery Sanctions.” The Ethics Webinar will be held over two mornings, 10 a.m. to noon, April 13 and 15, featuring a number of speakers including the Hon. John Ehrlich of the Cook County Circuit Court Motion Section who will offer a judicial perspective and Melissa Smart,…

CHICAGO, IL (January 2021) – Seventeen attorneys from Clifford Law Offices have been selected to the 2021 Super Lawyers List. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and…

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin recognizes up and coming Illinois lawyers in its annual “40 Under 40 – Illinois Attorneys to Watch” publication. Attorneys who are considered rising stars in their field are nominated by peers who are not affiliated with the nominee’s law firm. The 40 Under 40 Committee at Law Bulletin Media reviews all the nominations and selects 40 of the most talented practicing attorneys in Illinois based on experience, skill and character….

The Spring Best Lawyers Business Edition honors and celebrates women lawyers who excel in their practice areas by highlighting their opinions and achievements within their specialty areas. An article by Sarah King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was featured in their Business Spring 2020 Edition. In her article, she addresses how women, in particular, are at high risk of being victims of medical malpractice and device-related negligence. She sheds light on fixable issues and biases…

Sarah King, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the upcoming American Association for Justice (AAJ) Winter Convention. Sarah will be discussing the topic of, “Opening Statements and Demonstratives in Birth Injury Cases”, focusing on the Gerald Sallis case, during the Birth Trauma Litigation Group Meeting on Sunday, February 9, 2020. The AAJ Winter Convention will take place February 8-11 at: Hilton New Orleans Riverside Center 2 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70130…