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Nineteen Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been selected to the 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers® List. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The following Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been selected to the 2026 List (*denotes Rising Star distinction): Robert A. Clifford – Years of selection: Super Lawyers: 2005 – 2026…

A school bus in Will County was struck head-on by a vehicle the morning of January 15, 2026, resulting in 10 students and the bus driver reportedly being hospitalized. At approximately 8:25 a.m., the Manhattan Fire Protection District responded to a traffic crash involving a school bus transporting Manhattan School District 114 students and a passenger sedan vehicle near the intersection of Manhattan-Monee Road and Kankakee Street. One person in the passenger vehicle is confirmed…

Cases on behalf of a Canadian man who lost his parents and sister killed in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet settled late Tuesday, January 13, 2026, after a jury was selected and opening statements were set to begin Wednesday morning. The amounts were confidential. Robert Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and lead counsel for the plaintiffs, was set to give his opening statement this morning before…

Seven partners from Clifford Law Offices have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list, a national honor recognizing the top attorneys in the United States for their outstanding achievements, leadership, and impact on the legal profession. This year’s list includes Bradley M. Cosgrove, Tracy A. Brammeier, Susan A. Capra, Kevin P. Durkin, Keith A. Hebeisen, Shannon M. McNulty, and Sarah F. King, each distinguished for their commitment to justice and…

The trial on behalf of a Canadian man who lost his parents and sister killed in the crash of a Boeing 737 jet began Monday, January 12, 2026, in federal district court in Chicago, with Robert Clifford leading the plaintiff’s trial team. U.S. District Court Judge Jorge Alonso will be presiding over the trial to determine damages. It is expected to last one week. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago,…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices and past President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI), will be moderating a panel of judges, Tuesday, January 13, at the Daley Center on “Navigating the Law Division: Trial Essentials From the Bench CLE.” Hon. Thomas V. Lyons II, Presiding Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division, will be addressing what to expect from the trial setting call and the pre-trial call. Hon….

The trial on behalf of a Canadian man who lost his parents and sister killed in the crash of a Boeing 737 jet begins Monday (Jan. 12, 2026) in federal district court in Chicago, with Robert Clifford leading the plaintiff’s trial team. U.S. District Court Judge Jorge Alonso will be presiding over the trial to determine damages. It is expected to last one week. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Courtney A. Berlin, associate, have been recognized by TopVerdict.com for obtaining one of the Top 100 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in the United States in 2024 on behalf of their client in Lopez, et al. v. Yoon, et al. Attorneys: Keith A. Hebeisen, Partner; Courtney A. Berlin, Associate Case: Lopez, et al. v. Yoon, et al. Type: Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice,…

Following a $289 million verdict for a groundskeeper who developed cancer after long-term exposure to a cancer-causing pesticide, Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices and a columnist for the Chicago Lawyer, authored a piece titled “Hiding Behind Their Sheilds” in the December-January issue, writing that corporate immunity is an argument corporations use to try to avoid responsibility for those injured by exposure to the dangerous chemical. Farmers often suffer the…