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    Posted on March 21, 2025 To

    Top Aviation Attorney Shares Legal Insights into Rights Following an Aviation Accident

    In the aftermath of a devastating aviation accident, the families and loved ones of victims are often left desperately searching for answers and justice. The complexities of aviation law are numerous, and legal processes can vary significantly based on factors such as the parties involved, investigation procedures, and federal timelines. Leading aviation attorney Robert A. Clifford, the founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, shared his unique perspective and insights on aviation accident rights,…

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    Kevin Durkin to Speak at International Aviation Conference

    Kevin Durkin to Speak at International Aviation Conference

    Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injuries Lawyers and McGill University Institute of Air and Space Law in Madrid, Spain. The Conference on International Aviation: Liability, Insurance & Finance will be held June 5-6 at Madrid’s Comillas University. Durkin, who has handled numerous aviation crash cases in his 45 years of practice, will be speaking on a panel entitled “Recent Developments in Liability of…

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    Posted on March 20, 2025 To

    Aviation Crashes in January 2025

    On January 29, 2025, 67 people were killed when a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional flight over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.  This tragic incident was the worst U.S. air disaster since 2001 and the first fatal U.S. commercial passenger crash in nearly 16 years.  Clifford Law Offices immediately began it’s own independent investigation into the incident, and attorney Robert Clifford leads the national conversation around the incident….

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    Shannon McNulty to Spoke at 2025 ISBA Allerton Conference on AI

    Shannon M. McNulty, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) conference on artificial intelligence in Champaign, Illinois. “Generative Artificial Intelligence—Fact or Fiction: Transforming the Legal Practice” was held April 2-4, 2025, at the I Hotel and Conference Center. It explored hot topics impacting civil practice and procedure and the issues AI is creating for lawyers and judges. Shannon McNulty spoke on a panel entitled “Artificial Intelligence Evidence in Litigation…

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    2025 Clifford Scholar in Residence at DePaul University Announced

    2025 Clifford Scholar-in-Residence at DePaul University College of Law Announced

    DePaul University College of Law has announced that Andrew Hammond, an associate professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, has been named the 2025 Clifford Scholar-in-Residence. A committee of leading civil justice faculty examined the work of professors nationwide who have contributed to the field of tort law and chose Hammond as the national “rising star” in civil justice and this year’s Scholar. Professor Hammond writes and teaches in the areas of administrative law,…

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    Clifford Law Offices Reacts to NTSB Preliminary Report on Crash Over the Potomac Killing 67 People in January
    Posted on March 11, 2025 To

    Clifford Law Offices Reacts to NTSB Preliminary Report on Crash Over the Potomac Killing 67 People in January

    Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, who represents several victims of the January 29 crash of an Army helicopter and American Airlines regional jet near Reagan National Airport (DCA), echoed National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy’s sentiments and said, “It should not take a tragedy that led to the loss of 67 lives to correct the safety issues that had been going on for years around Reagan National…

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    Young Lawyers Division Hosts Speed Networking Event with Leaders

    ISBA Young Lawyers Division Hosts Speed Networking Event with Leaders

    Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD) members Courtney Berlin, associate at Clifford Law Offices; Olivia Basu, Senior Associate at Hammer Serna & Quinn LLC;  and Priya Thennarasu, Associate at Much Shelist, spearheaded a “speed networking” and wine tasting event to be held March 21. The event is designed to provide young lawyers with the opportunity to connect with experienced mentors from various fields of law. Some ISBA mentors at the event include…

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    Posted on March 6, 2025 To

    Sixteen Clifford Law Offices Lawyers Named to Lawdragon’s Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers List

    Sixteen Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been named to the “2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” list, exhibiting excellence in the legal profession. Robert A. Clifford Tracy A. Brammeier Richard F. Burke, Jr. Susan A. Capra Erin Clifford Bradley M. Cosgrove Kevin P. Durkin Charles R. Haskins Keith A. Hebeisen Sarah F. King Shannon M. McNulty Joseph T. Murphy James C. Pullos Kristofer S. Riddle Hon. Henry R. Simmons (Ret.) Craig J. Squillace Over…

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    Posted on March 5, 2025 To

    Delta Air Lines Jet Crash at Toronto Pearson Airport

    On Monday, February 17, Delta Flight 4819 crashed at Toronto Pearson Airport shortly after landing on the runway. The plane, a CRJ900 aircraft, was arriving from Minneapolis when upon landing, skidded along the runway, turning on its side and then flipping upside down before coming to a halt. Videos of the crash show flames and black billowing smoke coming from the plane. All 80 people – 76 passengers and four crew members – aboard the…

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