Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring ITLA’s Women’s Caucus Summer Social. The social will be held on August 29, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Raised Rooftop Bar, located in the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel. Appetizers and drinks will be served. Advanced tickets cost $35 and tickets at the door will be $45. To register, click here.
Clifford Law Offices is currently investigating various features of travel insurance products offered by credit card companies and AIG Insurance Co. If in the past twenty-four (24) months, you have purchased via credit a travel insurance policy underwritten by AIG or its subsidiaries, and that policy was canceled in the last twelve (12) months, our attorneys would like to speak with you. Please phone us at 312-899-9090.
Collisions with commercial trucks are often catastrophic and cause serious emotional, mental, and financial damage to the victims. And more often than not, those victims are the ones in the passenger vehicle, not the truck. Dealing with truck accident claims is an equally jarring process. Unfortunately, trucking companies and their insurers are usually out to save money, not promote your best interests. In the aftermath of a truck accident, many of these insurers will try…
Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices wrote an August 2019 column for Chicago Lawyer Magazine titled, “Suntan Motion.” In this article, Bob talks about lawsuits against companies who sell sunscreen with alleged false advertising. For example, a proposed nationwide class-action lawsuit was filed against the makers of Banana Boat sunscreen products alleging that their products do not provide the promised level of sun protection on its label. To read the…
CHICAGO, IL (August 2019) – Clifford Law Offices attorneys Keith A. Hebeisen and Kevin P. Durkin were recently recognized by Best Lawyers as a 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Chicago area. Keith A. Hebeisen was recognized for his personal injury litigation work and Kevin P. Durkin was awarded for his work product liability litigation. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant….
CHICAGO, IL (August 2019) – Ten Clifford Law Offices lawyers have been included in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise. Several of the recognized attorneys at Clifford Law Offices have been listed in Best Lawyers…
Sarah F. King, attorney at Clifford Law Offices, has been elected 2019-2020 President of Women Everywhere. She has served on its Board for the last several years, having been Vice President last year. Women Everywhere (“WE”) is a not-for-profit organization comprised of attorneys and judges dedicated to creating opportunities for women through education and community service. Every year WE hosts its’ annual Education Day, inviting 200-300 public high school girls to tour state and federal…
In the wake of the second Boeing 737 Max8 crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people from 35 countries, family and friends of 52 of the victims sent a letter Tuesday (Aug. 6, 2019) to the heads of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the US Department of Transportation asking for a full regulatory review of the aircraft before it is ungrounded. The families were joined by 109 relatives and friends of another 30 victims…
The mother and brother of Ethiopian Air crash victim Samya Stumo were at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Headquarters in Washington DC on August 1st, 2019, in protest of comments made yesterday at a US Senate hearing by Ali Bahrami, the FAA’s associate administrator for aviation safety. They are scheduled to meet with Bahrami at 3 pm August 1st, 2019, at his FAA office. Nadia Milleron and Tor Stumo stood with signs in front of the…