Clifford Law Offices of Chicago represents many victims of auto, bus and truck accidents -- including crashes similar to the recent tragedy on I-70 near Springfield, Ohio. Robert Clifford, one of our expert truck accident attorneys, was awarded a record $24.1 million verdict for an 8-year-old Chicago boy for injuries he suffered when a Chicago Transit Authority bus struck him in a school crosswalk. Robert Walsh, a truck accident attorney at the firm, recently was awarded a record $1.8 million verdict for a Chicago-area man who was severely injured when a United Parcel truck rear-ended his car. If you need a truck accident attorney, our law firm deserves your consideration.

Clifford Law Offices has been representing victims of numerous transportation accidents including serious truck accidents and CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) accidents for years. The attorneys’ experience at the firm combined adds up to hundreds of years of personal injury and wrongful death work. A Clifford Law Offices’ truck accident attorney examines the cause of the crash. It can be an issue of truck maintenance, driver fatigue, driver negligence, speed, alcohol use, failure to inspect, improper loading, tire blowouts, sudden braking, brake failure, unsafe safety systems or warning devices, failure to yield the right of way, tailgating, extensive work shifts, jackknifing or unsafe road conditions. The law firm also will examine truck accident victims’ losses that include medical expenses, lost wages, future earnings, future medical care, pain and suffering, grief, sorrow and mental suffering, loss of quality of life and other possible damage claims. In 2005, the National Law Journal recognized the firm's verdict of $38.3 million as the largest transportation verdict in the country. It involved a tragic truck crash on an Illinois highway.

Clifford Law Offices is a Chicago law firm that regularly handles complex damage cases, including claims for wrongful death and personal injury arising out of aviation, transportation, medical negligence and product liability claims.

We look forward to putting our experience to work for you. To get started, just use the form on your right to email us with some details on your case and a convenient time for us to call. You can also call us toll free at 1-800-899-0410 or (312) 899-9090 if you are in the Chicago , Illinois area. Click here to learn more about our firm, and click here to review recent judgments and settlements by our Chicago accident attorneys.

About Clifford Law Offices, a Top Chicago Law Firm

Every member of our Chicago law 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. Find more about why Clifford Law Offices is considered one of the best law firms in Chicago , Illinois dealing with complex cases such as aviation litigation, product liability, and medical and hospital negligence. It is important to note that as a result of our litigation in areas ranging from medical malpractice to personal injury and wrongful death, many defective products and dangerous practices have been changed or abandoned altogether.

Recent Successes by Clifford's Experienced Illinois Truck Accident Attorneys

Robert P. Walsh - $1,500,000: 43-year-old man suffers back, elbow and hip injuries when hit head-on in motor vehicle accident on the Elgin/O'Hare Expressway by a truck that swerved after being cut off by another driver

Robert P. Walsh - $450,000: 52-year-old truck driver rear-ended by another tractor-trailer resulting in subsequent neck pain and numbness leading to cervical fusion surgery

Robert A. Clifford- $600,000 settlement: 34-year-old man fractures leg, requiring a rod, following accident with a truck

Robert A. Clifford- $14 million (verdict): Elgin woman seriously injured when a Commonwealth Edison truck rear-ends another vehicle forcing that car into the path of the woman's car

Kevin P. Durkin - $2.75 million: 52-year-old woman suffers back injuries requiring fusion after truck driver rear ends her vehicle that is sitting on the shoulder of the road

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.