Clifford Law Offices

Charles R. Haskins, associate at Clifford Law Offices, was selected as a 2020 40 under Forty honoree by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. A virtual celebration to honor all honorees was held on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 4 p.m. Haskins joined the firm as a clerk during his years at law school and then became an associate in 2016 upon graduation.  He quickly began trial work, having second chaired many complex medical malpractice cases…

Clifford Law Offices has served clients in the Chicago area, throughout the nation, and around the world since 1984. Our elite team of attorneys has helped thousands of victims of personal injury, medical malpractice, mass torts, consumer and health care fraud, product liability, and aviation and transportation disasters. We handle complex damage cases and routinely obtain multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, bringing justice to those who have been wronged. The founder of Clifford Law Offices,…

Jury selection is one of the most important parts of the trial process. In an article for Best Lawyers, Robert A. Clifford and Bradley M. Cosgrove, partners at Clifford Law Offices, discuss the importance of jury research in high profile cases. Jury selection is an important process that can be a major factor in deciding the outcome of any case. Many lawyers consider experience to be the most important asset when it comes to jury…

Susan A. Capra and Shannon M. McNulty, partners at Clifford Law Offices, have been named Notable Women in Law in 2020 by Crain’s Chicago Business. The honor is given to women who have been practicing law at least 10 years and have made a mark on the law in the Chicago community. Capra, who also is a registered nurse, is highly respected throughout the city for her experience and hard work, particularly in the area…

There are thousands of prescription medications available on the market today along with countless health supplements sold over the counter. The sheer amount of options consumers have in 2020 when it comes to treating their medical conditions means that unfortunately, mistakes are sometimes made in the prescribing and managing of these medications. Prescription drug errors vary in type and severity, but many times they are the result of negligence on the part of a medical…

CHICAGO, IL (August 2020) –  Clifford Law Offices partner Kevin P. Durkin was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” for Aviation Law. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their…

CHICAGO, IL (August 2020) – 14 lawyers from Clifford Law Offices have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers is universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence, providing lists in over 75 countries. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure…

In his August 2020 column for Chicago Lawyer Magazine, Robert Clifford, Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices, wrote an article titled, “Bill Would Protect Riders.” In this article, Robert discusses a piece of legislation introduced in Congress in March known as the Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act, which seeks to end Amtrak’s forced arbitration policy. Amtrak’s policy, which the bill seeks to end, provides that anyone who buys a ticket would be left with…

While most car accidents are the result of driver negligence, there are also a number of crashes that happen each year because of bad roads and missing or incorrect signage. Recent numbers show that in Illinois alone, 57 percent of major local and state roads (in Peoria and Bloomington) are in poor condition, and statewide, 8 percent of bridges are structurally deficient. And those numbers don’t even include the numerous potholes, damaged signage, and other…