Awards & Recognitions

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices and Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) member of the Board of Governors, was elected by the Board to the Standing Committee on Scope and Correlation. The Board of Governors elected seven of its members to sit on this Standing Committee for the upcoming year. The Committee’s mission is to study the structure, function and work of all of the various standing and special committees of the…

Three lawyers at Clifford Law Offices have been named the Most Influential Women Lawyers in Chicago by Crain’s Custom Media. Susan Capra and Shannon McNulty, partners, as well as Sarah F. King, associate, all have been named this honor and will appear in an August issue of Crain’s Chicago Business. Capra, also a registered nurse, has been recognized throughout the Chicago area for her expertise in the medical malpractice field. McNulty concentrates her practice in…

Five more attorneys at Clifford Law Offices have been named 2017 Emerging Lawyers by the Leading Lawyers organization. The five associates were recognized in the following fields: *Tracy A. Brammeier – Aviation Law *Marta Kowalczyk Davidson – Personal Injury Law, Professional Malpractice *Sarah F. King – Personal Injury Law, Professional Malpractice *Kristofer S. Riddle – Personal Injury Law, Personal Injury in Transportation including FELA and Maritime Law Emerging Lawyers have been identified by their peers…

Bradley Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was bestowed the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) President’s Award by outgoing President Christopher Hurley. It is based on his service to the organization and his outstanding leadership over the past year. Also honored was Sarah King, associate, as 2017 Volunteers of the Year Awards for her contributions to ITLA amicus briefs on cases of significance before the appellate courts on issues that impact consumers. Clifford Law Offices…

Tracy Brammeier, associate at Clifford Law Offices, has been named an Emerging Lawyer by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company for 2017. The honor goes to the top two percent of lawyers who are age 40 or younger or who have been admitted to the practice of law for 10 or fewer years and have proven themselves professional, ethical and experienced at an early point in their legal career. Brammeier was recommended in the categories of…

Tracy Brammeier, associate at Clifford Law Offices, has been appointed to the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Judicial Evaluation Committee (JEC). Brammeier will be preparing investigative reports on lawyers and judges running for election or retention in order for the JEC to help the public determine if these candidates are recommended or qualified for the positions they seek in the Cook County Circuit Court. These results are then published for voters to take to the polls….

Chicago (January 11, 2017) — Ten Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been selected by the Illinois legal community in 2017 as Leading Lawyers or Emerging Lawyers. Eight Clifford attorneys are designated 2017 Leading Lawyers, an honor that includes fewer than 5 percent of registered Illinois lawyers as named by their peers in statewide surveys. Six Clifford attorneys have been Leading Lawyers continuously since the program began in 2003-2004. Also, three other Clifford lawyers are Emerging…

Robert A. Clifford has been appointed to serve as Chair of the American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education that supports more than 200 public service and educational programs throughout the world. Clifford also was appointed as a Board Member to the Advocacy Institute, a national group that gives law students the opportunity to develop and practice their advocacy skills through the guidance of distinguished members of the local bar and bench. Clifford once…

Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, IL has been ranked in the 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in one practice area and regionally in five practice areas. Clifford Law Offices received the following rankings in the 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”: NATIONAL TIER 2 Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs METROPOLITAN TIER 1 Chicago Commercial Litigation Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs…