Robert Clifford to Receive the 2014 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Seventh Circuit
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 01, 2014 -- Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will receive the 2014 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Seventh Circuit.
Clifford, who was President of the Chicago Inn of Court from 1994-95, will be presented with the award at the Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference in Chicago on May 12. He was selected from a national panel of members of the American Inns of Court Awards Committee that included Justices from the Supreme Courts of Delaware and Tennessee as well as from various U.S. Courts of Appeal.
The award is given to a lawyer whose life and practice has demonstrated “sterling character and unquestioned integrity, couple with ongoing dedication to the highest standards of the legal profession and the rule of law.”
Clifford will be recognized at the American Inns of Court annual Celebration of Excellence at the Supreme court of the United States Oct. 25 with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg serving as host of the black tie event.
“I am deeply humbled by this most prestigious award,” Clifford said upon learning of his selection. “I try to live my professional life every day as a commitment to my love of the law and in mentoring those around me.”
For the past seven years, Clifford Law Offices, a continuing legal education provider in Illinois, has presented an annual two-hour free program for all lawyers in Illinois, which also has been approved for credit in various other states. More than 2,600 lawyers and judges attended the program this past February in what is believe to be one of the largest single CLE programs during the year.
About Robert A. Clifford
Robert A. Clifford was named by Chicago Magazine as one of the top 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans in 2013 and 2014. Crain’s Chicago Business named Clifford as one of the “most influential people in Chicago" in 2013. Clifford remains committed to raising the quality of the practice of law in the state of Illinois and promoting civility. He was named the 2012 Chicago Lawyer Person of the Year. Based upon his trial accomplishments, and his contributions to the legal community and the Chicago area, his colleagues nominated him for the prestigious honor given to one person each year. He is the founder of Clifford Law Offices, a nationally recognized personal injury law firm in Chicago concentrating in aviation, transportation, personal injury, medical negligence, and product liability law. To learn more about Robert Clifford visit http://cliffordlaw.com/attorneys/robert-a-clifford/
About Clifford Law Offices
Clifford Law Offices is ranked one of the top law firms in Illinois as well as in the country in the area of complex personal injury and wrongful death cases such as medical malpractice, aviation litigation, products liability, premises liability and transportation litigation. It also has developed a reputation in qui tam litigation or whistleblower cases and handles class action matters as well as commercial litigation cases. To learn more about Clifford Law Offices, visit http://www.CliffordLaw.com
Darla Bea Smith, Clifford Law Offices, http://cliffordlaw.com/, +1 (805) 895-3400, [email protected]
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