Awards & Recognitions

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices, was profiled as the Advocate of the Month in April by the Advocates Society, the Association of Polish-American Attorneys, in Chicago. She has been a member of the Advocates Society for more than a decade and is currently on the Board of Directors as well as the PR/Newsletter Committee. “The purpose of the Society is to promote the welfare of its members; establish and maintain proper…

Clifford Law Offices has earned a place on Expertise’s 2021 list of the “Best Personal Injury Attorneys in Chicago.” Expertise scored 1,994 personal injury law firms in Chicago and picked the top 33. In addition, Clifford Law Offices made the following Expertise.com lists for 2021: 2021 Best Medical Lawyers in Chicago 2021 Best Truck Accident Lawyers in Chicago 2021 Best Motorcycle accident Lawyers in Chicago 2021 Best Car Accident Lawyers in Chicago 2021 Best Litigation…

CHICAGO, IL (January 2021) – Seventeen attorneys from Clifford Law Offices have been selected to the 2021 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 annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and…

CHICAGO, IL (January 2021) – Robert A Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, again has been named to the “Top 10: 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers” list by Super Lawyers®. He was listed as the #3 lawyer in the state of Illinois. Mr. Clifford has been named in the Top 10 Super Lawyers list every year since its inception in 2005. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice…

Bradley Cosgrove, Kevin Durkin, and Keith Hebeisen, partners at Clifford Law Offices, have been named to the Top 100: 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list by Super Lawyers®. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, 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 annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent…

Clifford Law Offices was named to the list of Top 10 Medical Malpractice Settlements in the US in 2019 by Top Verdict, for the Estate of Lara v. County of Cook case – an $8.5 million settlement. The settlement was on behalf of a mother who died after childbirth at Stroger Hospital following the medical team’s failure to recognize and treat signs and symptoms of ongoing bleeding from a placental abruption. Keith A. Hebeisen and…

Clifford Law Offices was recognized by TopVerdict.com for obtaining the #1 jury verdict in the state of Illinois for 2019. Our Chicago personal injury law firm obtained a record $101 million verdict on behalf of a baby who sustained brain damage at birth at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois. The verdict was obtained by founder and senior partner, Robert A. Clifford, along with firm attorneys Bradley M. Cosgrove, Keith A. Hebeisen, Charles…

On December 8th, 2020, Clifford Law Offices Communications Partner, Pamela Sakowicz Menaker received 2020 Advocate for Diversity Award. The Advocate for Diversity Award celebrates those individuals who have actively advocated and promoted diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. In her acceptance speech, she acknowledged Bob Clifford, whose unwavering support of her efforts in supporting diversity in the profession is unsurpassed. “I am humbled by this award, but it also gives me great pride to…

Clifford Law Offices, a nationally-recognized personal injury law firm, was named to the list of Top 50 Verdicts in the United States in 2019 by Top Verdict, for the case G.S. v. Walker, et al. that was centered around a delayed childbirth resulting in a birth injury. A $101 million verdict was obtained that was led by founder and senior partner, Robert A. Clifford, along with firm attorneys Bradley M. Cosgrove, Keith A. Hebeisen, Charles…