Awards & Recognitions

CHICAGO, IL (May 2021) – Four lawyers from Clifford Law Offices have been included as Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs Bar by The National Law Journal. This is the first year that The National Law Journal is giving special recognition to this “select group of young lawyers under age 40 who are up-and-comers in the plaintiffs bar.” The Clifford lawyers recognized are: Sarah F. King (Partner) Tracy A. Brammeier (Associate) Charles R. Haskins (Associate) Marta…

Sarah F. King has been selected to serve as Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s (ITLA) Secretary in 2021-2022.   King has been involved with the organization for many years. She is a co-founder of the Women’s Caucus and currently serves as Parliamentarian for 2020-2021. Attorneys Tracy A. Brammeier, Bradley M. Cosgrove, Kevin P. Durkin, Charles Haskins and Craig J. Squillace have been elected as members of the Board of Managers. Keith A. Hebeisen currently serves as…

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…

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…

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…

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…