Clifford Law Offices has earned a place on Expertise.com’s 2019 list: Best Car Accident Lawyers serving Chicago. Expertise chose our Chicago car accident lawyers based on 25 variables across the following criteria: Reputation, Credibility, Experience, Availability, and Professionalism. They evaluated over 700 car accident lawyers serving Chicago and analyzed the results to provide a hand-picked list of 22 of the best car accident lawyers in the city.
Commercial truck drivers play a crucial role in the American economy, transporting countless goods across state lines every day of the year. It is estimated that there are currently 1.7 million long-haul truck drivers in the U.S. However, long hours, boredom, and isolating circumstances are daily realities for truck drivers and make them highly susceptible to the dangers of substance abuse and addiction. American Addiction Centers has found that due to factors like stress, fatigue,…
Car accidents are traumatic events that physically and emotionally exhaust victims, and most of us involved in a crash would like to resolve the situation quickly. For simple fender-benders, that may be possible. However, in the event of bigger accidents that involve injuries, damage to property, and significant mental stress, it is often in your best interest to file a claim for compensation. When that happens, the process of reaching a settlement after an accident…
Family members who lost loved ones in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max8 jet in Ethiopia attended a hearing on December 11, 2019 on Capitol Hill where Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) head Stephen Dickson testified. “The courage of these families is unsurpassed,” said aviation attorney Bob Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices who was appointed Lead Counsel in the litigation regarding the crash in Ethiopia. “In an effort to make the…
Clifford Law Offices is offering a free two-hour webcast program at 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2020. This program is available via web and in-person at DePaul Conference Center in Chicago. Live seating has been filled, but webcast registration is still available. Already more than 1,000 individuals have registered for “Ethics 2020 – The Future is Now” program that has been approved for two hours of professional responsibility credit. This webcast will examine issues…
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin wrote an article titled, “Clifford Provides Pro Bono Work to Keep Homeless Shelter Open” in it’s December 2019 issue. This article highlighted the pro bono work that Clifford Law Offices provided for Hope Covenant Church. “A team of lawyers at Clifford Law Offices worked over the last month to help keep an Orland Park church shelter open and operational… The church partners with BEDS Plus, an organization that operates overnight…
Bob Clifford wrote an article titled, “Let’s Buckle Up – Time to require seat belts in every school bus” in Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s December 2019 issue. Every year, some 480,000 school buses transport more than 25 million children to and from school, according to the American School Bus Council. Only eight states –Arkansas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and Texas – have laws requiring seat belts on school buses. From 2007 to…
About a dozen family members who lost loved ones in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max8 jet in Ethiopia are expected to attend a hearing Wednesday (Dec. 11, 2019) on Capitol Hill when Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) head Stephen Dickson is expected to testify. The House Infrastructure and Transportation Committee has called the hearing at 10 a.m. to hear for the first time from the newly-appointed head of the agency that decides when the…
Richard Burke, partner at Clifford Law Offices is one of the faculty for the 9th Annual Circuit Court Boot Camp: The Nuts and Bolts on December 6th, 2019. This is the 9th year that Pincus Professional Education has put on the The Circuit Court Boot Camp. This program delves into general litigation skills and strategies as well as providing an inside look at, and advice about, litigating in Illinois Circuit Court. The event in Chicago…