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Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner of Clifford Law Offices, wrote an article for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin addressing how imperative it is to get the courts up and running again. Prior to nationwide dissemination of the COVID-19 vaccine, the court system, like many other entities, closed their doors temporarily, putting cases on hold and creating a larger backlog than they already had. In the article, Bob specifically addressed the Cook County Circuit…

A heartfelt congratulations to those of you who are graduating from law school this year and to those who have recently passed the bar! The study of law is no easy feat, but you faced a larger challenge than any other law school class, that of continuing your education through a worldwide pandemic. And still, you persevered.  As you get ready to embark on your career in the legal profession, we would like to share…

After decades of decline, pedestrian deaths in the United States are on the rise. U.S. pedestrian fatalities soared 53 percent from 4,109 to 6,283 between the years 2009 and 2018, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s recent analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. The greatest increase occurred in urban areas, and “on arterials, at non-intersection locations, and in darkness.” Data for the state of Illinois matches this trend: from 2019 to…

Erin Clifford, Partner and Director of Marketing and Business Development at Clifford Law Offices, penned an article for lawyers in the Chicago Bar Association’s May/June edition of CBA Record magazine about the importance of self-care routines and how to take control of them. This topic is especially relevant in light of the last year where the pandemic dictated that many lawyers work remotely in addition to juggling new responsibilities like over-seeing remote school for children….

The 27th Annual Clifford Tort Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy attracted more than 1,300 attendees from 335 cities and reached 7 countries around the world including France, Pakistan, Germany, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. The annual symposium brings lawyers, judges and academia together via webinar that results in a special law review edition published by the DePaul University College of Law. It has the most cited law reviews in the area of…

Reaction is swift from victims’ families regarding the report that was released Wednesday, June 9, 2021, from Canada’s House of Commons Transport Committee that recommended Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), the country’s aircraft certification agency, conduct a full recertification for any flight system that tacks on a new or altered component. The report, coming in the wake of the crash of two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft that killed all 346 on board including a number…

Kristofer S. Riddle, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a total of $56.78 million in settlements involving the derailment of Amtrak Train 501 outside DuPont, Washington, four years ago. The settlement concludes the cases filed by Clifford Law Offices in Federal District court involving a speeding Amtrak 501 train that left dozens of people injured and multiple fatalities. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that the train was traveling at nearly 80 miles per…

Keith A. Hebeisen and Sarah F. King, partners at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $1.1 million verdict on June 4, 2021 on behalf of the estate of a 75-year-old man who died following a negligent cardiac catheterization procedure performed at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford in December, 2017. This was the first Winnebago County civil jury verdict in 16 months for a case that had been on hold for eight months due to…

The Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association introduced Tracy Brammeier as its next Chair as well as a new Executive Council at the YLS Annual Meeting that was held virtually on June 2, 2021. Brammeier, an attorney at Clifford Law Offices, P.C., focuses on aviation, transportation, premises, and construction liability in addition to other areas of personal injury and wrongful death litigation. She has been involved in the YLS as Public Services Manager and…