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2019 marks Clifford Law Offices’ 35th anniversary in business, serving the needs of clients in Chicago and throughout the nation since 1984. For the last three and a half decades, Clifford Law Offices lawyers have been nationally recognized for their excellence and success in complicated legal matters and complex cases. Today, Clifford Law Offices is one of the premier law firms in Chicagoland, being the...

The National Law Journal has recognized Robert A. Clifford as a 2019 National Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazer list in its third annual survey. Bob’s work has been exemplary over the years and the National Law Journal particularly recognized him for his recent $250 million RICO settlement against State Farm Insurance Company. “We are proud to spotlight a handful of individuals from each practice area that are...

The parents of Samya Rose Stumo presented testimony last week that became a part of the official record in a hearing that included Federal Aviation Administration Acting Administrator Daniel K. Elwell and National Transportation Safety Board Chair Hon. Robert L. Sumwalt. (A copy of their testimony appears below.) The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Aviation Subcommittee questioned these governmental executives Wed., May 15,...

Sarah F. King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, will be installed as a Director of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) at its Annual Installation Dinner May 30. King, serving her second term as Director, will be sworn in along with all of the other 2019-2020 officers at the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Av. King, who also is active in the Illinois Trial...

A study by the Leapfrog Group – a nonprofit watchdog organization that assesses patient safety at acute care hospitals throughout the US – released their biannual report for Spring 2019. Illinois dropped to No. 14, one spot below last year’s report. Of the 42 Illinois hospitals assessed for patient safety, a few of them dropped to a B, thus pulling the ranking of the state...