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Initial details released Thursday, November 20, 2025, by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicate that the crash of a UPS cargo jet on November 4 was preventable, according to Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, who has represented families in every commercial airline crash in America in the last 45 years. He has been retained by people who were injured or lost loved ones in the UPS…

In an exclusive interview with Newsweek, Clifford Law Offices partners Robert A. Clifford and Tracy A. Brammeier, who are among the attorneys representing the families of victims in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 in Ethiopia, shared their perspective on the unprecedented legal battle over Boeing’s accountability. Tracy Brammeier, partner at Clifford Law Offices and Court-Appointed Liaison Counsel in the ongoing litigation, told Newsweek, “Everything about the case is really unprecedented… this is…

Clifford Law Offices has been retained by a Louisville family who lost a loved one in the tragic crash of a UPS cargo jet on November 4 in Louisville, Kentucky, when its left engine detached from the aircraft, crashing to the ground shortly after takeoff. The internationally acclaimed plaintiffs’ firm has been contacted by several others who lost loved ones in the tragedy when the engine full of jet fuel struck the ground and exploded…

Clifford Law Offices is ranked in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®, recognized nationally in four practice areas and regionally in 10 practice areas. These listings demonstrate the firm’s extensive experience in handling complex and high-profile matters. The firm received the following rankings in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms: National Tier 1 Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs Railroad Law Transportation Law National Tier 3 Commercial Litigation Regional Tier 1:…

Lawyers in the Boeing ET302 crash case met on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, in Federal District Court in Chicago at a two-hour-long hearing that finalized various motions in preparation for the first trial moving forward on Monday, November 3, in the tragedy that killed 157 people in 2019. Two of five designated cases are set for trial this Monday, November 3,  in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet in Ethiopia. U.S. District…

Four Clifford Law Offices’ partners received a 2025 Law Bulletin Media Jury Verdict Reporter Award on October 29, 2025, for the Highest Reported Illinois Verdict or Settlement for a Birth Injury Case. Keith A. Hebeisen, Bradley M. Cosgrove, Sarah F. King, and Charles R. Haskins were awarded this honor, with hundreds of attorneys and judges in attendance, recognizing their verdict in the case of Gerald Sallis, Jr. The month-long trial resulted in a record $101 million verdict for the infant…

In the spring of 2025, Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices and an established Chicago medical malpractice attorney, led a two-week medical malpractice trial while eight months pregnant. The case involved the failure to diagnose a stroke in a single mother, resulting in permanent disabilities that forever altered the woman’s life and that of her children. Through preparation, resilience, and determined advocacy, King secured a $6.84 million verdict for her client, a result…

Clifford Law Offices will present its 19th annual free Continuing Legal Education webinar on Thursday, February 19, 2026. The two-hour webcast on the ethics of the use of artificial intelligence will begin at 2:30 pm CST and is free and open to the public. The program, “From the War-Room to the Bench: Navigating AI in the New Legal Frontier,” will address how the rapid adoption of AI is reshaping the practice of law, which presents…

New Book by Former Federal Prosecutor Pulls Back the Curtain on America’s Criminal Justice System as Battle on Crime Heats Up in the US As America wrestles with rising urban crime and contentious government crackdowns, former federal prosecutor Matthew D. Moyer’s book titled American Justice: From the Frontlines of the War on Crime delivers an unfiltered look at how criminal justice really works in America—from street-side chaos to courtroom combat. American Justice offers readers a…