In litigating these lawsuits, which often arise from product liability claims as well, the firm's Illinois medical malpractice attorneys develop the cases beyond the line of improper treatment, diagnosis and surgery and investigate if medical products and drugs were involved as well as the liability of any health maintenance organization. Two attorneys on staff are also registered nurses who bring an in-depth look in many areas of Illinois medical malpractice law. You can find more information on our experience in hospital malpractice litigation at our page on medical and hospital negligence. Moreover, it is important to note that as a result of our litigation in areas ranging from aviation liability to personal injury and wrongful death , defective products and dangerous practices have been changed or abandoned altogether.

We look forward to putting our experience to work for you. To get started, just use the form on your right to email Clifford Law Offices with some details on your case and a convenient time for us to call. You can also call Clifford Law Offices toll free at 1-800-899-0410 or (312) 899-9090 if you are in the Chicago, Illinois area.

About Medical Malpractice Law Firms and our Experienced Illinois Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Every member of our firm upholds the highest principle of the legal profession in placing the individual client first. The firm often is said to set the standard in professional excellence. Clifford Law Offices has handled medical malpractice claims involving every medical specialty. Despite this era of health care change and turmoil, Clifford Law Offices' commitment is unwavering in responding to consumer rights and awareness. Click here to review recent judgments and settlements by our medical malpractice attorneys.

Recent Medical Malpractice Attorney Settlements & Judgments by Clifford Law Offices

Robert A. Clifford & Keith A. Hebeisen - $6,000,000: 62-year-old man dies during second surgery to remove a four-inch refractor negligently left in his abdomen during a previous operation to remove tumors

Keith A. Hebeisen - 175,000: 71-year-old man dies as a result of doctors and nurses failing to prevent, diagnose and timely treat the blood clots in his lungs, which developed during a nine-hour cosmetic surgery procedure

Robert A. Clifford & Keith A. Hebeisen - $16,000,000: Newborn suffers brain damage when oxygen is cut off after doctors and hospital personnel fail to perform timely caesarean section

Accolades for Clifford Law Offices

Clifford Law Offices received national first-tier rankings in Plaintiffs' Product Liability Litigation in the 2010 U.S. News-Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" Guide. Thousands of clients and law firms were surveyed by U.S. News-Best Lawyers. This is the first time that a national ranking has been compiled and it was featured in the October print issue of U.S. News & World Report. Robert Clifford, senior and name partner at the firm, was named the 2009 Best Lawyers' Top Personal Injury Attorney in Chicago. The firm also received Metropolitan First-Tier rankings in Plaintiffs' Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiffs' Product Liability Litigation and Plaintiffs' Medical Malpractice Law in what some have called the most comprehensive view of the U.S. legal profession. Thousands of law firms and clients were surveyed. Robert Clifford has been named a Best Lawyer since the publication's inception in 1983. Kevin Durkin and Keith Hebeisen, partners at the firm, were named Best Lawyers in the 2011 edition. Robert A. Clifford was selected in 2004 as one of the "five most respected and feared plaintiffs' attorneys" in the country by Corporate Legal Times, calling him "the best of the bad." The National Law Journal named Mr. Clifford's firm on the "Plaintiffs' Hot List: 20 Go-To Teams" in 2004 and one of the top 25 firms in 2003. The publication also named Robert Clifford one of the Top Ten Litigators in Illinois as well as one of the nation's Top Ten Litigators. American Lawyer Media recognized Mr. Clifford as one of the Top Ten Most Influential Lawyers in Illinois in 2000. He has consistently been voted by his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in America , and he was named one of Chicago's "30 Toughest Lawyers" by Chicago Magazine in 2002. He was selected to be a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group of 100 trial lawyers from around the country.