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The Chicago CTA announced that the Yellow Line is opening Friday, January 5, 2024, for service following the November 16 crash of a speeding train into equipment on the track. Clifford Law Offices has filed lawsuits against the CTA on behalf of six of the dozens injured. “Clifford Law Offices is conducting its own investigation to figure out exactly what happened regarding the Yellow Line crash in November. The NTSB concluded that the conductor was…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, authored an article for Chicago Lawyer Magazine, titled, “Regulating AI for the Law,” which discusses the implications of using artificial intelligence within various legal scenarios including brief writing, jury selection, and law school application materials. “AI apparently is revolutionizing the legal profession by providing tools that assist lawyers in research, drafting, and decision-making. The sophisticated data mining already is used by consultants in the…

Robert A. Clifford and Clifford Law Offices were proud sponsors of Marist High School’s inaugural celebration A Night of Honor, Glory & Fame: 60th Anniversary Celebration. The event, which took place on December 2, 2023, celebrated a milestone in Catholic education in Chicago. The program honored the recipients of two awards presented to integral members of the Marist community and featured a silent auction to benefit students of the school. Hundreds of members of the…

Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit on December 13, 2023, on behalf of the family of a 14-year-old boy who was killed on July 17, 2023, when an employee of a Hinsdale car wash rapidly accelerated while exiting the car wash, hitting the boy on a sidewalk and crashing into a sandwich shop across the street. Bradley M. Cosgrove and Charles R. Haskins, partners at Clifford Law Offices, filed the lawsuit on behalf of Brian…

Clifford Law Offices was recognized by TopVerdict.com on two lists for their $5,200,000 medical malpractice verdict in 2022. TopVerdict.com recognizes “U.S. law firms and attorneys who have obtained one of the highest jury verdicts, settlements, or bench awards in the nation or an individual state, in a particular area of law.” The case was recognized in the following TopVerdict.com lists: Top 20 Verdicts in Illinois in 2022,#15 top verdict Top 100 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar on December 1st, 2023. Ms. King, who has obtained numerous record medical malpractice settlements and verdicts for plaintiffs, spoke on “Pulmonary Embolism Cases.” The program offered 4.25 hours of continuing legal education credit. Many other speakers presented throughout the morning on topics ranging from “Winning the Battle of the Experts” to “Jury De-Selection.”  

Tracy A. Brammeier, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a record settlement in Illinois of $4.3 million for injuries to a 61-year-old woman who was mauled by a pit bull mix. The previous record for such a case in the state was $1.3 million, according to the Jury Verdict Reporter. The female plaintiff reached out earlier this year to a Chicago area animal shelter to foster any type of breed and was given what was…

Clifford Law Offices has sponsored free continuing legal education (CLE) programs on a variety of professional responsibility and ethics subjects from client communication and trial work to preparing witnesses and social media since 2008. The firm’s founder and senior partner, Robert A. Clifford, is dedicated to enhancing the legal profession through accessible legal education and open conversation on difficult yet relevant topics. He is proud of the firm’s global reputation of commitment to its clients…

Each Christmas season, Clifford Law Offices participates in the Chicago Bar Association’s (CBA) Letters to Santa Program, which serves the city’s underprivileged children and families. Current data from the U.S. Census reports that just over 17% of all Chicago citizens under the age of 18 are living under the poverty line. As the holidays approach, these children anticipate gifts that might be difficult for them to receive. That’s where Clifford Law Offices and other Chicago…