Programs & Events

In the past week, Chicago’s two major daily newspapers, the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times, have reported on the upcoming mock trial of Orestes sponsored by the National Hellenic Museum. Robert Clifford is one of the attorneys for the defense in this unique, provocative and popular event based on Greek mythology. Last year Clifford teamed up with Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn to defend Socrates and this year the “dream team” will defend…

In conjunction with the Hellenic Museum of Chicago, Bob Clifford participated in the retrying of the ancient case of Socrates. The event so popular that it demanded a venue change to a larger forum. The team of lawyers from the last trial was so well received that they have been invited back almost in their entirety for the second trial. Bringing light, not only to history and law, but also to deeper philosophical tenets that…

January 17, 2014 The charge: matricide. That will be the focus of another ancient Greek mock trial as the “dream team” of lawyers takes on “The Trial of Orestes.” Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, with Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn will serve as counsel for the defense, defending the son of Agamemnon. Counsel for the prosecution is Patrick J. Fitzgerald of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Patrick M….

January 13, 2014 The Seventh Annual Clifford Law Offices continuing legal education (CLE) program will be held Feb. 20. Bob Clifford will moderate the two-hour program entitled “The Ethics of Client Communication” that offers attorneys across the state free professional responsibility CLE credit. He will be joined on the panel by Illinois Appellate Court Justice Maureen Connors, James J. Grogan, Deputy Administrator and Chief Counsel of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) and…

January 3, 2014 Bradley Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has organized a three-hour seminar on Dispositive Motions set for Thursday January 9, 2014 which features three active judges from the Law Division of the Cook County Circuit Court. The Hon. Moira Johnson will speak regarding 735 ILCS 2-615 Motions to Dismiss, Hon. William Gomolinski will discuss 735 ILCS 2-619 Motions to Dismiss, and Hon. James O’Hara will address Motions for Summary Judgment. Sponsored by…

The Seventh Annual Clifford Law Offices continuing legal education (CLE) program will be held Feb. 20. Bob Clifford will moderate the two-hour program entitled, “The Ethics of Client Communication” that offers attorneys across the state free professional responsibility CLE credit. He will be joined on the panel by Illinois Appellate Court Justice Maureen Connors, James J. Grogan, Deputy Administrator and Chief Counsel of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), and Sara Parikh, Ph.D.,…

The 20th Annual Clifford Symposium will feature a special address by Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the Supreme Court of the United States at DePaul University College of Law. The two-day program, April 24-25, is entitled “Judge Jack Weinstein’s Impact on Civil Justice in America.” Judge Weinstein is a federal judge in the Eastern District of New York. He was appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967 and has authored numerous significant opinions on…

August 1, 2013 Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, is serving as Co-Chair of the Illinois Bar Foundation (IFB) 2013 Gala to be held Oct. 18 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago. At the awards dinner, Manuel Sanchez of Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman LLP will receive the Distinguished Award for Excellence. The IBF is the charitable arm of the Illinois State Bar Association. The reception starts at 6:30 p.m. and will…

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