Attorney Articles

Robert A. Clifford authored an op ed that appeared in Chicago Tribune on Sept. 12, 2018 that discussed the upcoming election of the retention of judges and the rating of them. Clifford questioned the reasons for a lobbyist group to send out a survey to judges currently sitting on the bench when the election is non-partisan and should focus on their work on the bench. A letter sent to all judges mentioned that a media…

“Drones are here to stay,” Robert A. Clifford says in his July Chicago Lawyer column. In examining the law on drones, Clifford looks at what the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Congress have been doing to try to control hazardous incidents involving these popular devices. To learn more, read his column here.

Robert A. Clifford co-authored a chapter on aviation for the Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, 4th Edition. Columbus Bar Lawyer Quarterly wrote a review mentioning the aviation chapter Clifford co-authored. “The Aviation chapter will introduce litigators to the complexities of aviation laws and regulations, assure attorneys that they can admit they are unable to give crash survivors and/or family members adequate counsel, and explain the investigative process of the NTSB and the litigation processes…

Clifford Law Offices has long been a supporter of patients’ rights and is continually dedicated to teaching the importance of knowing one’s rights. A study was just released by Sorry Works!, a not-for-profit organization based in Edwardsville, Illinois called Don’t Gag Me… A Special Report on Confidentiality Clauses in Med-Mal Settlements that addresses what is going on with confidentiality clauses in settlements, or “gag orders” as many people refer to them. In particular, researchers there interviewed…

Bob Clifford wrote a piece for Chicago Lawyer on the Illinois Appellate Court recognizing a tort called complicated grief. Clifford explains the court’s distinctions in allowing certain plaintiffs to allege this new cause of action in the state. To read the article, click here.

The Law of “Dibs” By Robert A. Clifford Reprint from the American Bar Association Litigation Journal, Fall 2015 You’re patiently waiting in your car for someone to pull out of a parking spot only to have someone come out of nowhere and zip into it without any acknowledgment that you had dibs on it. George Costanza on Seinfeld would have none of that when he stood for weeks in an empty parking spot because the…

Sarah F. King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, authored an article on “When Jurors Ask Questions” for the American Bar Association (ABA) Litigation Journal. The article, which appeared in the Spring 2015 issue that is disseminated to some 65,000 lawyers across the country, discussed the issue of Illinois now joining the ranks of nearly 40 other states that permit the use of written juror questions directed to witnesses. King explains her own experience at trial…

Chicago personal injury attorney, Robert A. Clifford provided specific advice on preparing for a video deposition in his Chicago Lawyer article called, “Skill at Taking Depositions Brings Victories in the Courtroom.” His advice from that article was shared in a recent American Bar Association (ABA) piece titled “Video Depositions: Essentials, Resources.” In the piece Clifford is quoted as cautioning that “long pauses or frequent ‘OK’s. can become aggravating in a recording.” The ABA goes on…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices, wrote an article for the American Bar Association Litigation News for which she serves as a Contributing Editor. The article that was published Feb. 11, 2015, dealt with the issue of professional liability insurance coverage involving a False Claims Act case. In a complex case to come out of Pennsylvania, the court discusses the issues of professional liability insurance coverage that was precluded even when the…