CHICAGO, IL (August 2025) – Twenty lawyers at Clifford Law Offices are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 edition. Clifford Law Offices’ reputation of success is led by founder and senior partner, Robert A. Clifford, who has been listed by Best Lawyers for more than thirty years. He is joined by partners Richard F. Burke, Kevin P. Durkin, Keith A. Hebeisen, and Shannon M. McNulty, who have all been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for ten or more years. In addition, Mr. Durkin has been recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Aviation Law and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs in Chicago.
The following lawyers were named to the 2025 The Best Lawyers in America list:
- Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1993)
Aviation Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Qui Tam Law
Railroad Law
Transportation Law - Tracy A. Brammeier, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Aviation Law
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs - Richard F. Burke, Jr., Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015)
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs - Susan A. Capra, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs - Bradley M. Cosgrove, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019)
Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Professional Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Transportation Law - Marta K. Davidson, Associate (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs - Kevin P. Durkin, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011)
Aviation Law
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Railroad Law
Transportation Law - Charles R. Haskins, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs - Keith A. Hebeisen, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011)
Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs - John V. Kalantzis, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)
Aviation Law
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs - Sarah F. King, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs - Yvette Loizon, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023)
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs - Shannon M. McNulty, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015)
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs - Nicholas T. Motherway, Associate (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs - Joseph Murphy, Partner (First year of recognition)
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs - James C. Pullos, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs - Kristofer S. Riddle, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Qui Tam Law - Hon. Henry R. Simmons (Ret.), Managing Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019)
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs - Craig J. Squillace, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs - Robert P. Walsh, Partner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Congratulations to all twenty lawyers for their selection to this prestigious list!
About Clifford Law Offices
Clifford Law Offices is dedicated to serving the needs of families and individuals in the Chicago area and throughout the nation. With nearly four decades of experience in personal injury litigation, the firm has recovered over $5 billion for its clients setting the gold standard for dedication to finding justice, impacting change in public policy, and recovering maximum compensation across a broad range of practice areas including aviation, transportation, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and product liability law. https://www.cliffordlaw.com
About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world. Universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence, Best Lawyers provides lists of high-caliber attorneys and firms in more than 75 countries. Lawyers included on The Best Lawyers in America list are separated and evaluated by geographic region and practice area. Nominations are reviewed by peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to ensure they are in current practice and in good standing. The methodology involves a rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 13 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys. https://www.bestlawyers.com/