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Eight Canadian families who lost loved ones in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max8 airliner met on Wednesday (February 12, 2020) with the country’s Minister of Transport Marc Garneau and came away with more questions than answers from the country’s highest cabinet position that oversees the federal government’s transportation regulatory and development. The three-hour meeting, which came after numerous requests by the families, resulted in very few answers for them but with a promise…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be a speaker at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) annual Ethics Seminar on April 3rd, 2020. Clifford will speak on “Ethically Getting Cases” in the half-day program to be held at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort (3500 Midwest Rd., Oak Brook). Wendy Muchman, Legal Ethics Professor at Northwestern University, will also be speaking at the seminar on “Avoiding the ARDC”. The…

The late Earl B. Dickerson was an outstanding lawyer and among the first African-American members of The Chicago Bar Association (CBA). The CBA established the Dickerson Award in honor of his devotion to the law and helping others gain equality and justice. The Dickerson Award recognizes and honors minority lawyers and judges whose careers at the bar emulate the courage and dedication Dickerson had in making the law the key to justice for all in…

Kevin Durkin and Keith Hebeisen, partners at Clifford Law Offices, have been named to the Top 100: 2020 Illinois list by Super Lawyers®. 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…

2020 marked a new partnership between ALM and The National Trial Lawyers to honor firms achieving results for plaintiffs in cutting-edge matters. Clifford Law Offices is proud to be named Aviation Law Firm of the Year in 2020 by ALM and The National Trial Lawyers. This award follows Bob Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, being named Lead Counsel in the March 10, 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max8 airplane in…

“There’s a camaraderie on the team that I also see at the office. Working together towards a common goal is a dimension of the sport that I see at work. Bob Clifford, Kevin Durkin, Keith Hebeisen…I work for a literal legal all-star team; I get to learn from these men,”- Krisopher Riddle, Attorney at Clifford Law Offices Attorney Kris Riddle quickly became an important player on the Clifford Law Offices team. He was on the job…

Sarah King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, is one of the Co-Chairs for the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois’ Annual Judicial Reception on Thursday, March 5, 2020 from 5:00 – 7:30 pm. The Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, WBAI, is one of the oldest and largest bar associations in the state of Illinois, and was first established in 1914 by nine women lawyers practicing in the Chicago Metropolitan area. Clifford Law Offices is a Presidential…

Sarah F. King, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, is one of Chicago’s rising medical malpractice lawyers. As one of the most hard-working, intelligent attorneys one can find, it’s no surprise she has been selected for membership in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40. The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40 is a professional organization comprised of America’s top young trial attorneys. Membership into The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40 is by invitation…

Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans hosted the Women Everywhere (“WE”) Judicial Reception to recruit judges and attorney volunteers interested in hosting groups during the organization’s upcoming Education Day Project. WE President Sarah F. King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, introduced Evans who spoke of the need for more women to be made aware of the judicial system at an early age. King spoke of WE’s annual Education Day that brings 200-300 Chicago public high school…