Awards & Recognitions

Clifford Law Offices was recognized in five of the TopVerdict™ lists for 2018. According to TopVerdict.com, the organization “[recognizes] U.S. law firms and attorneys who have obtained one of the highest jury verdicts, court awards, or settlements, in the Nation or an individual State, in a particular area of law, and year.” Clifford Law Offices is listed in the following: Top 10 Premises Liability Verdicts in the United States in 2018 #10 Amount: $21,500,000.00 Attorneys:…

Clifford Law Offices was named Aviation Law Firm of the Year in 2020 by The National Law Journal. The award is part of the 2020 Elite Trial Lawyers annual recognition, following extensive research since 2015. The award comes on the heels of Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, being named Lead Counsel in the March 10 crash of a Boeing 737 Max8 airplane in Ethiopia. Clifford Law Offices represents dozens…

The National Trial Lawyers will be honoring Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, as the Class Action Trial Lawyer of the Year in Miami Beach, Florida, at its annual summit next week. The organization, consisting of trial lawyers from around the country, names top trial lawyers in various practice areas who achieved particular excellence during the year. Clifford was named the top spot in the area of class action work…

Clifford Law Offices has been ranked in the 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in one practice area and regionally in several practice areas. Clifford Law Offices received the following rankings in the 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”: National Tier 1 Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Plaintiffs Metropolitan Tier 1 Chicago Commercial Litigation Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs…

A packed room watched at the Palmer House in Chicago as Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, and his wife Joan accepted the Distinguished Service Award from the Lawyers for the Creative Arts (LCA). The couple received the Award for their involvement and philanthropic contributions to the arts in Chicago, particularly the Goodman Theatre where Joan served as President of the Board for three years, and for their sustained work…

ABC-TV in Chicago (WLS) features a weekly report on a Chicago area high school. This week’s selection was Marist High School on Chicago’s South Side in the Mt. Greenwood neighborhood, alma mater of Robert A. Clifford, founding and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices. Clifford, who graduated from the high school in 1969, is part of WLS’ Friday Flyover that features fun facts about the school that opened 55 years ago. In addition to Clifford,…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, and his wife Joan will be honored at a luncheon for their work in promoting the arts in Chicago. Lawyers for the Creative Arts (LCA) will be honoring the couple at a luncheon Nov. 1 at the Palmer House Hilton at its 2018 Benefit Luncheon recognizing their long history of board service volunteer work and philanthropy for the arts. Bob and Joan are tremendous…

Both Shannon McNulty and James Pullos have been appointed to Public Justice’s Class Action Preservation Project (CAPP) committee. According to the Public Justice website, “Our Class Action Preservation Project (CAPP) Committee is an exclusive, premier group of class action experts who share ideas, strategy and information about class litigation and efforts to preserve access to the courts. Class action lawsuits are a powerful legal device. Properly used, they are often the only way to achieve…

Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, is among the honorees to receive the Chicago Bar Association/Chicago Bar Foundation’s 19th Annual Justice John Paul Stevens Award. He, along with eight other legal luminaries, will be honored at the 2018 annual luncheon Sept. 27 at the Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago. Those who are selected by their peers are recognized for demonstrating extraordinary integrity and service to the community throughout their careers. Durkin,…