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Four people are recovering following a plane crash Monday evening at Chicago Rockford International Airport. Two of the people in the plane had to be extricated, including the pilot. All of the injured, including two minors, were taken to local hospitals. Rockford was the plane’s final destination. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the cause of the crash. The plane apparently clipped the fencing surrounding the airport…

Helping other people in times of need. Volunteering in one’s spare time. Juggling a house and family life. That is the life of Tracy Brammeier, an associate at Clifford Law Offices for the past three years. She joined the firm as a law clerk as a 1L student at Loyola University School of Law and has been with the firm since 2011. Her father was a lawyer, having practiced criminal defense work in Chicago for…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $3 million verdict on behalf of a 52-year-old man who died from a pulmonary embolism 50 days after undergoing leg surgery at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. The case involved Edward A. Smolinski of Elmhurst who died when doctors failed to prevent, diagnose and treat a pulmonary embolus following surgery to repair a quadriceps tendon in his left leg. The case was brought by his wife Margaret…

Bob Clifford was interviewed by Crain’s Custom Media alongside other nationally recognized trial lawyers about trial law and helping people get fair treatment. Bob talked about his background as a trial lawyer, what sets trial lawyers apart from other practice areas, how his work has helped improve the 911 system and implement the Red Watch Band program on college campuses across the countries, and more. You can read the full interview here.

Bob Clifford will receive the Unity Award at the 2017 Unity Award Dinner & 15th Swearing-In of Bar Presidents Ceremony. The ceremony is presented by the Diversity Scholarship Foundation, NFP, and The John Marshall Law School. It will be held on November 29th, 2017, with the reception starting at 5 p.m., following by dinner and program at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Hilton in Chicago, IL. Hon. Abner J. Mikva, posthumous,…

Clifford Law Offices has been ranked in the 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in one practice area and regionally in five practice areas. Clifford Law Offices received the following rankings in the 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”: National Tier 2 Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs National Tier 3 Regional Tier 1 Chicago Commercial Litigation Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs…

Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring Lawyers for Puerto Rico: A Bar Social. All proceeds will benefit the Hurricane Relief Fund of The Puerto Rican Agenda. It will be held on Tuesday, November 28th, 2017, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. CST at the Chicago Bar Association in Chicago. The social event is presented by CBA and PRBA, and will consist of live music, drinks, and appetizers, and will feature special guest Pedro Soler, Esq. Ticket…

Shannon M. McNulty, partner at Clifford Law Offices and head of the class action practice at the firm, spoke on the panel, “Facing the Ransonware Menace: Cyber Blackmail Conference.” The conference was held at McDermott Will & Emery in Chicago and included David A. Glockner, Director of the Chicago Regional Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Eric Shiffman, the Supervisory Special Agent of the Cyber Division of the FBI in Chicago; Christopher Veatch,…

Bob Clifford wrote a piece for Chicago Lawyer on the Illinois Appellate Court recognizing a tort called complicated grief. Clifford explains the court’s distinctions in allowing certain plaintiffs to allege this new cause of action in the state. To read the article, click here.