CHICAGO, IL (January 21, 2025) – Shannon M. McNulty and Susan A. Capra, partners at Clifford Law Offices, have been ranked among the top 50 women lawyers in the state of Illinois by Super Lawyers® “2025 Illinois Top 50 Women List.”
Shannon M. McNulty, parter at Clifford Law Offices.
For over twenty years, Shannon McNulty has litigated on behalf of individuals and families whose lives are impacted by complex cases involving concealment, conspiracy, whistleblowers, contract disputes, employment disputes, sexual harassment, environmental issues, and antitrust claims. Her background in administration with the Chicago Police Department and her role as the Director of Administration in the Bureau of Operational Services provided Shannon with a unique perspective and knowledge base that has impacted her success as an attorney.
Shannon’s involvement in cases involving various defective products has led to numerous multi-million dollar outcomes, including a $34 million settlement against Pella Windows for the alleged concealment of their defective windows. Shannon has been instrumental in the landmark opioid litigation, including her co-lead counsel role in the litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors, which resulted in a $650 million class settlement. In the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy proceedings, Shannon’s development of the case and presentation of witnesses in the contested proceedings resulted in a $250 million class settlement. While many of her personal injury cases remain confidential, Shannon’s efforts and results do not go unnoticed. She has been recognized by Super Lawyers for ten years and has also been ranked on the Super Lawyers’ 2025 Illinois Top 100 List.
Susan A. Capra, partner at Clifford Law Offices.
With over 30 years of experience litigating cases involving medical and hospital negligence, Susan Capra is a highly respected attorney in Chicago, particularly known for her work in the healthcare field. Her background in nursing has been a tremendous asset in her work as a medical negligence attorney. She has achieved numerous record settlements and verdicts protecting the rights of those injured or killed at the hands of negligent healthcare providers.
Throughout her career, Susan has secured substantial case results on behalf of infants who have been seriously brain-injured due to obstetrical negligence. In 2022 and 2023, Susan was part of the teams that recovered $69 million dollars on behalf of infants who sustained permanent brain injuries from lack of oxygen due to the failure to perform timely Cesarean sections. Most recently, in 2024, she was part of the team that recovered $19.5 million on behalf of an infant that sustained permanent neurological injuries. Susan has been recognized by Super Lawyers for twenty-one years since its inception in 2005.
Super Lawyers®, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.
In addition to Shannon and Susan’s recognition on Super Lawyers’ 2025 Illinois Top 50 Women List, Robert Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, was ranked #1 on the 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers List, and nineteen Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been named to the 2025 Super Lawyers 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. Clifford Law Offices – Righting the heaviest wrongs.