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Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will sit on an expert panel at the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, on November 30, 2022, from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm. The free continuing legal education event, entitled Making Your Appellate Court Record, is hosted by the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) and will cover a variety of issues that arise during trial. Sarah will be joined by attorneys John Duffy and Gretchen Harris…

Truck Crash Injures St. Ignatius Hockey Team; Driver’s Record and Knowledge of Company Executives May Become Critical Issue At least 16 members of the St. Ignatius Prep High School junior varsity hockey team were injured Saturday, November 12, 2022, when a semi-truck driver slammed into their school bus after the team played in Culver, Indiana, near South Bend. The media reports that the truck driver from New York is being held in police custody pending chemical…

Joseph T. Murphy, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been named a 2022 40 Under 40 honoree by Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer. This recognition honors lawyers that are passionate about helping others, seek justice, and have a willingness to work hard to achieve their goals. Joe comes from a long family line of lawyers and judges and has a great understanding of the law and the importance of helping those affected by…

Clifford Law Offices has been ranked in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions as well as regionally in seven practice areas. Firms included in the 2023 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with consistently outstanding ratings from clients and peers. Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high…

Clifford Law Offices once again ranks among the top Illinois law firms in the Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s annual settlement survey, listed as number two in the 2022 Jury Verdict Reporter Settlement Report. The list, published in the October/November issue of the magazine, reflects the firm’s total secured settlements of $500,000 or more within the state over the 12-month period from August 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022. Totaling just over $110 million across 32 reported…

The Diversity Scholarship Foundation, a nonprofit organization, will host its annual Unity Award Gala on December 6, 2022, during which 22 scholarships will be awarded to diverse and deserving law students at law schools around the Seventh Circuit. Individual awards include the Unity Award being given to Illinois Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis. Other individuals in the legal community who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the profession will be presented with…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be receiving the Plaintiff Attorney Achievement Award at the Jury Verdict Reporter’s Trial Lawyer Excellence Awards on October 25, 2022. He is being recognized for his numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements last year, in particular first-chairing five Illinois verdicts of $5 million or more. This year, he obtained more than $100 million in verdicts and settlements. Here are some of his verdicts in excess of $5…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices; Kevin P. Durkin, partner at the firm, and Tracy A. Brammeier, associate attorney, will be receiving the Trial Lawyer Excellence recognition at the Jury Verdict Reporter’s annual reception and awards ceremony on October 25, 2022. In particular, the event, sponsored by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company, will recognize them for their work on a case involving a woman who was dragged by a truck,…

Bradley M. Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar on December 9, 2022. Cosgrove, who has obtained numerous record verdicts and settlements in the area of medical malpractice, will be speaking on “Aggressive Cross Examination of the Less Than Truthful Witness.” In his 16-year legal career, he has taken hundreds of depositions. The all-morning program includes other speakers including the Hon. Thomas…