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Robert P. Walsh, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $2.25 million settlement in Kendall County on behalf of a mechanic who suffered a below-the-knee amputation and multiple fractures in an accident in Kendall County. The settlement is a record received in Kendall County for a motorcyclist accident, according to John Kirkton of the Jury Verdict Reporter. The previous high settlement or verdict was $78,000. Daniel DiGuido, 49, of Yorkville, an elevator mechanic, was injured…

Five personal injury attorneys at Clifford Law Offices have been recognized in the 2018 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America© list. According to Best Lawyers®, “[the organization] is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession.” Click here to read the press release. Founder and Senior Partner Robert A. Clifford has been recognized by Best Lawyers® since 1993 and was selected by his peers in the following fields: Commercial Litigation…

Kristofer S. Riddle, associate at Clifford Law Offices, was selected as one of the top Forty Under 40 Attorneys in 2017 by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. Riddle, a graduate of DePaul University College of Law, has worked at the firm since clerking there years ago. Previously, he worked in the Masters of Public Policy program at Duke University’s Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy in Durham, North Carolina. His work at Duke University actually began…

Clifford Law Offices was listed five times in TopVerdict.com’s 2016 Top Verdicts lists. According to TopVerdict.com, the organization “[recognizes] U.S. law firms and attorneys who have obtained one of the highest jury verdicts, court awards, or settlements, in the Nation or an individual State, in a particular area of law, and year.” Clifford Law Offices is listed in the following: Top 100 Verdicts in the United States in 2016 #89 Kevin P. Durkin $22.7 million…

Shannon McNulty, a partner at Clifford Law Offices, testified before the Committee on Finance concerning the subject of excessively priced pharmaceuticals and transparency in pricing. The City of Chicago Committee on Finance, chaired by Alderman Edward Burke, proposed a resolution and ordinance concerning existing and potential City of Chicago efforts to help curtail rising prescription drug costs, for both citizens and the City of Chicago employee health plan. In her testimony, Shannon McNulty noted that…

On September 13th, 2017, the North Suburban Bar Association (NSBA) will present Robert Clifford with the L. Sanford Blustin Award. The award is given to an individual who has made a significant impact to the legal community. Bob Clifford (left) congratulated by Rick Pullano  The event will be held September 13th, 2017, at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview, IL. Cocktails at 6 pm, followed by dinner at 7 pm The event will cost…

Clifford Law Offices is one of the nation’s premier aviation law firms. Our aviation accident practice group is among the most experienced in the world. Our firm consistently garners multi-million-dollar settlements and verdicts in aviation litigation. Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices, has represented victims and victim’s families for four decades in nearly every major commercial airline crash in the country. We handle all types of aviation crashes – Commercial…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices and Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) member of the Board of Governors, was elected by the Board to the Standing Committee on Scope and Correlation. The Board of Governors elected seven of its members to sit on this Standing Committee for the upcoming year. The Committee’s mission is to study the structure, function and work of all of the various standing and special committees of the…

Three lawyers at Clifford Law Offices have been named the Most Influential Women Lawyers in Chicago by Crain’s Custom Media. Susan Capra and Shannon McNulty, partners, as well as Sarah F. King, associate, all have been named this honor and will appear in an August issue of Crain’s Chicago Business. Capra, also a registered nurse, has been recognized throughout the Chicago area for her expertise in the medical malpractice field. McNulty concentrates her practice in…