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Sarah F. King and Joseph T. Murphy, partners at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a record $6.47 million verdict on Thursday, February 15, 2024, in a medical malpractice case in Chicago, according to the Jury Verdict Reporter. The 10-day trial in Cook County Circuit Court was obtained on behalf of a 58-year-old man who suffered debilitating injuries due to a malpositioned hip implant. The six-man, six-woman jury deliberated three hours before reaching its verdict before Judge…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has held his position at the top of Super Lawyers® lists since the publication’s inception in 2005. On the cover of the magazine’s inaugural publication, Bob was referred to as “Chicago’s Most Likeable Tough Guy,” and he has lived up to his reputation as the lawyer who will fight for his clients until the end. 2024 marks the 20th edition publication of the national rating…

“The crash of a helicopter that killed six people including a top Nigerian banker and his family along the California-Nevada border Saturday night immediately strikes one as a tragedy that may have been avoided given the known weather conditions at that time,” said leading aviation attorney Robert A. Clifford, Lead Counsel in the crash in Ethiopia of a Boeing 737 MAX8 that killed all 157 on board from 35 countries. Clifford, founder and senior partner…

“The Miracle on I-75,” that’s how nationally renowned aviation attorney Robert A. Clifford of Chicago describes the tragedy that occurred when a Bombardier Challenger crashed Friday, February 9, 2024, on Interstate 75 in Naples, Florida. Clifford, with ties to Naples as a homeowner and Board of Trustees member of the Naples Children & Education Foundation, has had previous experience with this type of aircraft. He represented NBC sports executive Dick Ebersol and his wife actress…

Robert A. Clifford, Leading Aviation Attorney who Has Handled Crash of Bombardier Challenger Aircraft, Available to Speak A Bombardier Challenger 604 jet crashed on I-75 about 3:15 p.m. EST on February 9, 2024, killing two people. The small executive jet reportedly had five people on board including two pilots when the plane crashed into a wall and involved at least one vehicle on the highway. Robert A. Clifford, a nationally recognized aviation attorney who sits…

Thomas “T.J.” Tomasik has joined Clifford Law Offices as a partner at the firm. An experienced trial lawyer, Tomasik has tried many complex medical malpractice cases to verdict as well as been involved in numerous mediations in his near decade as an attorney. “T.J. is a highly experienced, hard-working attorney who always puts his clients first,” said Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices. “We are fortunate to have T.J. working…

Clifford Law Offices has been awarded Lawyer International’s 2024 Legal 100 Law Firm of the Year in the practice area of Professional Malpractice within the United States. The annual awards provide the magazine’s global readership with a definitive guide to the firms and individuals who truly are the most able within all areas, across all geographical locations. Since 1984, Clifford Law Offices has handled extensive medical malpractice claims, recovering hundreds of millions of dollars on…

CHICAGO, IL (January 25, 2024) – Shannon M. McNulty, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has once again been ranked among the top 50 women lawyers in the state of Illinois by Super Lawyers® “2024 Illinois Top 50 Women List.” Ms. McNulty has been recognized by Super Lawyers for her excellence in law for the past nine years. For twenty years, Shannon has worked amongst Clifford Law Offices’ team of legal pioneers to litigate on behalf…

CHICAGO, IL (January 25, 2024) – Seventeen attorneys from Clifford Law Offices have been selected to the 2024 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 2024 List (*denotes Rising Star distinction): Robert A. Clifford – Years of…