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A medical helicopter crashed between a retirement center and a nursing home in Oklahoma City Friday morning, killing two people and critically injuring a third, according to media reports. The EagleMed helicopter, an AS 350, reportedly was leaving Baptist Hospital and was on its way to its home base in Watonga, Oklahoma, when it crashed about 5:45 a.m. Friday. Neighbors told the press they heard a loud explosion and immediately called 911. Smoke and flames…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) sent a go-to team to investigate the crash of a Beech Premier IA jet that occurred Wednesday (Feb. 20, 2013) night as the pilot reportedly was attempting to land. Five people reportedly died and two others were injured as the pilot attempted a go-around at the Thomson-McDuffie Regional Airport near Augusta, Georgia. Media sources reported that the pilot of the business jet was on approach to Runway 10 when…

February 22, 2013 Clifford Law Offices, a nationally renown personal injury and wrongful death law firm, sponsored its sixth annual webinar that provides professional responsibility credit. “Ethics of Witness Preparation for Deposition and Trial” held Thursday, Feb. 21, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at DePaul University College of Law, DePaul Center, 1 E. Jackson Blvd., Room 8005, Chicago. More than 2,500 people attended in person or on the web. Panelists were Cook County Circuit Court Judge Kathy…

February 20, 2013 The American Bar Association (ABA) has recognized Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, as one of its “Notable Members.” Those invited to join this campaign are noted for being “one of the nation’s most successful and preeminent attorneys.” As a member of the ABA for 36 years, Clifford was selected for his being a dedicated leader of the bar as well as his philanthropic work over the years. In…

February 20, 2013 Sarah F. King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, has been selected as the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) delegate to the Women Everywhere (WE) Planning Committee. Women Everywhere: Partners in Service Project is a collaborative effort of nine women’s bar groups that work together to plan and coordinate volunteer activities on behalf of high school girls as well as women and children in need. On April 26, WE’s Educational Day, nearly 200…

It has been four years since the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 on its way to Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 aboard and a person on the ground. The families have had to endure much pain and sorrow dealing with the tragedy and the process of getting answers. Of course, those events cannot be changed, but in an effort to do things more safely going forward, the families have been pushing for legislation…

February 12, 2013 Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, was named one of Chicago Magazine’s Top 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans in 2013. In the issue that just hit the newsstands, Clifford is listed among the household words in Chicago including Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, Chairman of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox Jerry Reinsdorf, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Governor Pat Quinn and…

Award Confirms Clifford Law Offices’ Position Among Top Chicago Law Firms The National Law Journal, recognizing it as one of the top Chicago law firms, named Clifford Law Offices one of the 10 Top Litigation Boutiques in the country in 2013. In granting the award to the top Chicago law firm, Editor Leigh Jones wrote, “They may be small, but they command attention.” Of the top litigation boutiques named, she went on to write that,…

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