Awards & Recognitions

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner of Clifford Law Offices, will be receiving the Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award at the 49th Annual Convention of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). A select ITLA committee selects a lawyer each year who has demonstrated “a substantial part of their life and their practice to ITLA, someone who has done more than is called for” in the name...

Clifford Law Offices has been named a 2022 Elite Trial Lawyers Finalist by The National Law Journal in the category of Catastrophic Injury. The Elite Trial Lawyers awards recognize the exceptional work of law firms in a high-stakes bench or jury trial, or in a major settlement, and who perform advanced work on behalf of plaintiffs. Hundreds of entries from plaintiffs’ law firms across the...

Clifford Law Offices partner Joseph T. Murphy has been selected as a recipient of the Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs Bar award, part of The National Law Journal's 2022 Elite Trial Lawyers annual awards. This recognition goes to a “select group of young lawyers under age 40 who are up-and-comers in the plaintiffs bar.” Lawyers are nominated by peer review and recipients are recognized based...

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was elected Second Vice President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) Thursday. She will ascend to President of the statewide organization for the 2024-25 term. All the officers will be sworn in at the 108th Installation Dinner 5-8 p.m. on June 16th at the Chicago Hilton Hotel, 720 S. Michigan Ave. King has been active...

Philanthropy is a large component of law culture and at Clifford Law Offices many of our attorneys are involved as volunteers with organizations as a way of contributing their personal and professional skills to the greater-Chicago community. April 17-23 is considered National Volunteer Appreciation Week and we would like to take this opportunity to commend our attorneys who continue to commit their time, expertise, and...