Awards & Recognitions

Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices has been selected to receive the 2017 Justice John Paul Stevens Award. According to the Chicago Bar Foundation, “The Stevens Award is The Association’s highest and most prestigious award and is presented annually to lawyers and judges whose career best exemplifies the distinguished career of Justice John Paul Stevens.” This award will be presented on Tuesday, October 10th, 2017, at the Standard Club in…

Five personal injury attorneys at Clifford Law Offices have been recognized in the 2018 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America© list. According to Best Lawyers®, “[the organization] is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession.” Click here to read the press release. Founder and Senior Partner Robert A. Clifford has been recognized by Best Lawyers® since 1993 and was selected by his peers in the following fields: Commercial Litigation…

Kristofer S. Riddle, associate at Clifford Law Offices, was selected as one of the top Forty Under 40 Attorneys in 2017 by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. Riddle, a graduate of DePaul University College of Law, has worked at the firm since clerking there years ago. Previously, he worked in the Masters of Public Policy program at Duke University’s Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy in Durham, North Carolina. His work at Duke University actually began…

Clifford Law Offices was listed five times in TopVerdict.com’s 2016 Top Verdicts lists. 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 100 Verdicts in the United States in 2016 #89 Kevin P. Durkin $22.7 million…

On September 13th, 2017, the North Suburban Bar Association (NSBA) will present Robert Clifford with the L. Sanford Blustin Award. The award is given to an individual who has made a significant impact to the legal community. Bob Clifford (left) congratulated by Rick Pullano  The event will be held September 13th, 2017, at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview, IL. Cocktails at 6 pm, followed by dinner at 7 pm The event will cost…

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…