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CHICAGO, IL (August 2019) – Clifford Law Offices attorneys Keith A. Hebeisen and Kevin P. Durkin were recently recognized by Best Lawyers as a 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Chicago area. Keith A. Hebeisen was recognized for his personal injury litigation work and Kevin P. Durkin was awarded for his work product liability litigation. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant….

CHICAGO, IL (August 2019) – Ten Clifford Law Offices lawyers have been included in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise. Several of the recognized attorneys at Clifford Law Offices have been listed in Best Lawyers…

Sarah F. King, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, has been elected 2019-2020 President of Women Everywhere. She has served on its Board for the last several years, having been Vice President last year. Women Everywhere (“WE”) is a not-for-profit organization comprised of attorneys and judges dedicated to creating opportunities for women through education and community service. Every year WE hosts its’ annual Education Day, inviting 200-300 public high school girls to tour state and federal…

In the wake of the second Boeing 737 Max8 crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people from 35 countries, family and friends of 52 of the victims sent a letter Tuesday (Aug. 6, 2019) to the heads of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the US Department of Transportation asking for a full regulatory review of the aircraft before it is ungrounded. The families were joined by 109 relatives and friends of another 30 victims…

The mother and brother of Ethiopian Air crash victim Samya Stumo were at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Headquarters in Washington DC on August 1st, 2019, in protest of comments made yesterday at a US Senate hearing by Ali Bahrami, the FAA’s associate administrator for aviation safety. They are scheduled to meet with Bahrami at 3 pm August 1st, 2019, at his FAA office. Nadia Milleron and Tor Stumo stood with signs in front of the…

In response to Federal Aviation Administration officials’ statements before Congress yesterday, Nadia Milleron, the mother of Samya Stumo, one of the Boeing 737 Max victims, is protesting in front of the FAA offices at 800 Independence Av. SW, Washington, D.C. at noon on August 1st, 2019. Associate Administrator of Aviation Safety, Ali Bahrami, testified yesterday that following the airplane’s 2018 crash in the Java Sea, the FAA’s analysis of Boeing’s 737 MAX’s MCAS software revealed…

Clifford Law Offices, along with their co-counsel, received the 2019 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from Public Justice on Monday, July 29 at Public Justice’s Annual Gala and Awards Dinner in San Diego. Lieff Cabraser partner Robert J. Nelson accepts the 2019 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from Public Justice on behalf of the State Farm team with Erin Clifford, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Clifford Law Offices. The team was recognized…

No matter the scale of the damages, car accidents bring significant emotional and physical stress to the victim. And in some cases, that damage extends beyond the individual to financial losses, such as a totaled car or unmanageably high medical bills. When that happens, filing a lawsuit is one of your options. Before you decide to pursue this route, however, it’s important to be aware of the entire timeframe of events that happens in car…

Bob Clifford had the honor of meeting Justice John Paul Stevens in 2017 when he was awarded the Chicago Bar Association’s Award in Stevens’ name. In 2018, Kevin Durkin received this prestigious award. Clifford Law Offices sends its deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of Justice Stevens. He truly was one of the great legal minds of the century.