Is this any way to rate a judge?
A judicial evaluation form recently was sent to all judges who are up for retention in the Nov. 6 election. It’s not from a bar association or a concerned citizens...
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Who bankrolls the Illinois Supreme Court?
I and several other lawyers across Illinois contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the organization Campaign for 2016 to educate the public about why Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd...
Detainees’ attorneys should be applauded
"Attorneys for the damned," as the Tribune describes those who volunteer their time to secure the rights of inmates held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are to be lauded, as the...
Avoidable negligence
The deaths of up to 20,000 patients a year from "germy hands" certainly is a disturbing statistic, and the Tribune is to be commended for exposing this avoidable travesty (Editorial,...
The complex case of the 10th casino license
Disappointment and frustration are two words that best describe my reaction to the Tribune's editorial position on Emerald Casino ("Protecting the people of Illinois," Dec. 22). But my disappointment and...
County fire tragedy could have been avoided
With all due respect to John Stroger, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners ("Editorial about fire unfair to Cook County," Voice of the people, Oct. 18), I must...
Jury duty
Oprah Winfrey's serving on a jury is about one of the best shots in the arm for the justice system in Chicago and around the country. Aside from the obvious...
Malpractice facts
I am the principal partner at Clifford Law Offices, a law firm that concentrates in personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Fair-minded people should be angry to read the exaggerations...
Don’t hurt the injured by capping damage awards
Dozens of families traveled to Washington in mid-February to tell legislators how negligent doctors or hospitals ruined their lives. There were dozens of stories, each a tragedy of how a...
Lawyers who took on Big Tobacco deserve fees
The picture the Tribune paints of the lawyers who defeated Big Tobacco on behalf of the State of Illinois is remarkably different from the reality that existed at the time...