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Understanding your rights under Illinois state law is critical if you or a loved one is the victim of medical malpractice. Legally, medical malpractice is defined as the failure of a medical professional to adhere to commonly accepted standards of care, resulting in either death or significant injury. Doctors, as well as nurses, hospitals, technicians, pathologists, and other healthcare providers, can all be held accountable for action or inaction that results in injury to a person….

Clifford Law Offices’ counsel in the litigation involving the tragic crash of a UPS cargo jet that killed 15 people and injured dozens more said that the announced retirement Tuesday, January 27, 2026, of the entire fleet of the faulty jet that crashed is yet another example or “graveyard engineering,” or “the sad truth that corporations refuse to improve faulty engineering until there is a loss of life,” as Bradley M. Cosgrove, Partner, Clifford Law…

Internationally recognized aviation attorneys from Clifford Law Offices of Chicago, along with local Louisville attorney Sam Aguiar, filed a loss of consortium claim today, Friday, January 23, 2026, on behalf of the 15th individual to die as a result of the UPS cargo jet crash that occurred two months ago in Louisville, Kentucky. After battling extreme burns and other catastrophic injuries for more than seven weeks following the crash, Alain Rodriguez Colina, who was working…

Five Clifford Law Offices partners have been named to the “Top 100: 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers® list,” recognizing their talent in the profession and reputation among peers. Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, along with Bradley M. Cosgrove, Kevin P. Durkin, Keith A. Hebeisen, and Shannon M. McNulty, partners at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, have all been recognized by Super Lawyers for over a decade, a testament to their…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, has once again been ranked as the #1 lawyer in the state of Illinois by Super Lawyers® “Top 10: 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers List.” Among his numerous awards and accolades, Super Lawyers has recognized Mr. Clifford for 21 consecutive years, including being named the number-one lawyer in Illinois for more years than any other attorney, a distinction he has earned 13 times. His reputation…

Shannon M. McNulty and Susan A. Capra, partners at Clifford Law Offices, have once again been ranked among the top 50 women lawyers in the state of Illinois by Super Lawyers® “2026 Illinois Top 50 Women List.” For more than twenty years, Shannon McNulty has represented individuals and families in high-stakes litigation involving concealment, conspiracy, complex contracts, employment disputes, sexual harassment, environmental harms, and antitrust matters. Her prior experience with the Chicago Police Department, including…

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…