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Lawyers from Clifford Law Offices have been named to Leading Lawyer’s “Leading Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Lawyers” list. These lawyers have been recommended by their peers to be among the top lawyers in Illinois: Richard F. Burke, Jr. Robert A. Clifford Kevin P. Durkin Susan A. Capra Keith A. Hebeisen Shannon M. McNulty Seven attorneys from Clifford Law Offices have been named 2017 Emerging Lawyers by the Leading Lawyers organization. They’ve been identified by their peers…

Charles R. Haskins, associate at Clifford Law Offices and Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Tort Litigation Committee, will be moderating a program on Trial Preparation and Presentation at the CBA. The program will be presented 3-6 p.m. Wed., Nov. 1, and will cover 12 topics on various issues from pre-trial and client preparation to appellate issues. It offers 2.75 hours of Illinois continuing legal education credit. Haskins was on the trial team…

Robert Clifford and Kevin Durkin have been named to the 2017 list of Irish Legal 100, a group of “the most distinguished legal professionals in the United States who share one common bond: pride in their Irish roots,” according to the organization. It was founded in 2008 by the Irish Voice newspaper in New York. The list includes attorneys, legal schools and members of the judiciary who have distinguished themselves in their profession and include…

As the nation continues to mourn with those who were killed and the injured following the senseless shooting in Las Vegas at a country music concert, we here at Clifford Law Offices are working to try to find you answers. Questions have been raised about hotel security on the strip at Las Vegas. How could a man go for days without having his room be checked on? How was he able to get such a…

Clifford Law Offices, a nationally recognized personal injury and wrongful death law firm based in Chicago, wants to help find answers for the victims of the nation’s most deadly shooting in recent history. The attorneys at Clifford Law Offices have a wealth of experience representing victims of violence, having represented a number of people who were injured or killed in the tragic E2 nightclub stampede that occurred on Chicago’s South Side in 2003. There, a…

For weeks we have seen news accounts of the devastation in Puerto Rico following deadly Hurricane Maria as well as the horrific earthquake suffered in Mexico that left hundreds dead. We as lawyers must come together to try to do something. If we can’t make it down to those areas to help them, we can help with our financial support so that the basic needs of these people can be met. Please do all that…

Clifford Law Offices will be one of the sponsors for the Illinois Bar Foundation’s 19th Annual Gala on Friday, October 27th, 2017. Bob Clifford is one of the Honorary Gala Co-Chairs. The event will honor U.S. Senator for Illinois, Dick Durbin, who will be receiving the 2017 Distinguished Award for Excellence. To learn more about the event, click here.

Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit against Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Chicago Cubs on behalf of John “Jay” Loos who permanently lost the sight in his left eye when a foul ball came screaming off the bat of a hitter at the August 29th Pittsburgh Pirates game at Wrigley Field. Click here to learn more about the lawsuit. At the press conference (click to view) on Monday, October 9th, Jay made the following…

Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit against Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Chicago Cubs on behalf of a Schaumburg man who permanently lost the sight in his left eye when a foul ball came screaming off the bat of a hitter at the August 29th Pittsburgh Pirates game at Wrigley Field. John “Jay” Loos, 60, was injured as he sat in a seat close to the field. The complaint was filed in Cook County…