Personal Injury

A stop sign was added at the beginning of May to a Chicago intersection on the city’s Northwest Side where a 22-year-old bicyclist was killed in a hit and run. Neighbors had been requesting action from the city to slow traffic and prevent accidents. As reported in a May 2022 article in The Chicago Tribune, the young bicyclist was killed after being struck by a...

Expertise.com has named Clifford Law Offices on the “Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Chicago” list for 2022. Expertise.com scored 2,001 personal injury lawyers in Chicago, IL, and selected the top 40 based on 25 variables across the following five criteria: Reputation, Credibility, Experience, Availability, and Professionalism. Clifford Law Offices also made the following Expertise.com lists: 2022 Best Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Chicago 2022 Best Car...

Even with the help of rideshares and public transportation, drunk driving is still a significant issue in Illinois and the rest of the country. If you or a loved one has ever been in a collision with a drunk driver or lost a loved one from a crash, you are well aware of the life-altering physical and emotional injuries, as well as financial set back...

Aviation accident law covers both major air carriers (commercial airlines) and general aviation accidents. General aviation includes charter flights, small planes, pleasure crafts, large business jets, helicopters, and hang gliders. It is a combination of personal injury and wrongful death litigation that involves complex aviation laws, regulations, and international treaties. It is so intricate that only a select group of lawyers practice aviation law.  In...

As cities adopt fleets of publicly shared e-scooters and bikes to increase transportation accessibility, concerns over riders’ and pedestrians’ safety also continue to rise.  According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), emergency room visits due to e-scooter, e-bikes, hoverboards and other micro-mobility products have increased 70% since 2018, with more than one third of those visits due to head injuries. Municipalities nationwide have struggled...