Programs & Events

The founding Partner of Clifford Law Offices, Robert A. Clifford, will participate in a mock trial where he will represent the Greek philosopher, Socrates, on charges of corrupting the youth and disrespecting the Greek gods. Clifford will be representing Socrates with Dan Webb. The mock trial titled, “The Trial of Socrates Redux: BYO Hemlock”, will be hosted by American College of Trial Lawyers in La Quinta, California on March 8, 2014. Robert Clifford was in…

On Thursday, February 20, 2014 Clifford Law Offices sponsored a free two-hour continuing legal education program on the ethics of client communications. The webinar was part of the seventh annual Clifford Law Offices Continuing Legal Education Series (CLE) and focused on the dos and don’ts of client communications by providing hypothetical and real world examples. This was an educational experience for lawyers who were interested in expanding their knowledge on ethical communication with their clients…

February 27, 2014 Nearly 3,000 lawyers and judges attended the webinar sponsored by Clifford Law Offices, “The Ethics of Client Communications,” Thursday at DePaul University College of Law. The free program was approved for two hours of professional responsibility credit in Illinois. Also, the program was approved by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of Ohio, and some Ohio lawyers attended for the two-hour program as well and will receive two…

February 18, 2014 More than 3,000 lawyers and judges have registered for the free webinar sponsored by Clifford Law Offices, “The Ethics of Client Communications,” to be held Thursday afternoon at DePaul University College of Law. The program, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, is viewable on all mobile devices. Also, the program has been approved by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of Ohio, and many Ohio lawyers have registered for the two-hour…

The Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of Ohio has approved the two-hour webinar sponsored by Clifford Law Offices for two hours of ethics credit to licensed Ohio lawyers. The program, entitled “The Ethics of Client Communications,” is being offered next Thursday, Feb. 20, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. To register, go to www.CliffordLaw.com. Thus far, nearly 3,000 Illinois lawyers have registered for this program accredited in Illinois.

The 7th annual Continuing Legal Education Series sponsored by Clifford Law Offices will be held on February 20th, 2014. The Chicago law firm will be hosting a complimentary webinar on “The Ethics of Client Communications” that focuses on the best communication practices to benefit people in the legal world. The event will also focus on the challenges of ethical communications, such as limitations on what can be said online, how to ethically handle online reviews,…

On Jan. 29, 2014, the National Hellenic Museum held “The Trial of Orestes” with an all-star legal cast, including Robert Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices. He and his co-counsel, Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn LLP, successfully defended Orestes on the charge of matricide to a crowd of over a 1,000 spectators. A 16-member special jury panel ended the evening as a hung jury, with an 8-8 tie. Hon. Richard A. Posner acted…

January 30, 2014 Two “dream teams” of lawyers were pitted against one another last night (Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014) at the UIC Forum in The Trial of Orestes, a mock trial that tried the Greek mythological figure for matricide. Robert Clifford presenting his victorious argument for Orestes’ acquittal in front of three federal judges; (from left to right) Judge Kocoras, Presiding Judge Posner, and Judge Bauer are in the background. Robert A. Clifford, senior partner…

January 27, 2014 ROBERT A. CLIFFORD AND CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES TO BE PRESENTING SPONSOR OF 58TH ANNUAL FELLOWS AWARD RECEPTION AND BANQUET   Illinois State Co-Chair of The Fellows of The American Bar Foundation sponsors Chicago-based ABF’s main event at ABA Midyear Meeting on Feb. 8 CHICAGO, January 27, 2014 –Prominent Chicago litigator and national bar leader, Robert A. Clifford and Clifford Law Offices will be the Presenting Sponsor of The Fellows of the American…