Awards & Recognitions

Shannon M. McNulty, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been selected by Best Lawyers® as the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Chicago area for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs. Each year, Best Lawyers® selects a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area to be honored as “Lawyer of the Year.” Lawyers are selected by peer review, reflecting the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among their colleagues for…

Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been selected by Best Lawyers® as the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Chicago area for Aviation Law. “Lawyer of the Year” is a significant distinction awarded to a single lawyer with the highest overall peer feedback across each practice area and metropolitan area. Recipients are selected based on the rank of voting averages received during the peer review assessments. This designation reflects the high…

Twelve Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been recognized as Leading Lawyers by Law Bulletin Media for 2022. Lawyers are selected through surveys of lawyers asking them “which of their peers, indeed their competitors, they would recommend to a family member or friend if they could not take a case within their area of law or geographic region.” Lawyers cannot nominate themselves or anyone at their own law firm. “Less than 5% of all lawyers licensed…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, received the Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award at the 49th Annual Convention of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) on June 17, 2022. According to the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the criteria of the award is the following: “This award is given annually to someone selected by a committee appointed by the president. The recipient is someone who has devoted, as Leonard did, a substantial part…

Yvette Loizon, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been named one of the Top Women in Law in 2022 by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer Magazine recognized Loizon at the 2022 Salute! Top Women in Law Awards Celebration on July 20th, 2022. Law Bulletin Media & Chicago Lawyer Magazine recognized Yvette Loizon for its 3rd Annual Salute awards celebrating influential women in law. She was also recognized…

On June 17, 2022, Keith Hebeisen and Yvette Loizon, partners at Clifford Law Offices, were awarded the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) William J. Harte Amicus Volunteer Awards for 2022 for their work on the Amicus Curiae Committee during the past year. The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association is a statewide organization whose members specialize in representing injured consumers and workers. Keith and Yvette received the William J. Harte Amicus Volunteer Award for their dedication to…

Clifford Law Offices has been voted by readers of The National Law Journal as the First Place recipient of the Best “Personal Injury Firm” category as part of the “Best of Midwest” reader’s survey for 2022. This distinction identifies Clifford Law Offices as a firm trusted by other attorneys and law professionals in the Midwest region. The firm will be named as the First Place Winner under the Best “Personal Injury Firm” category in the…

Seven attorneys from Clifford Law Offices have been elected to positions serving the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association for 2022-2023. Each attorney was nominated for selection based on their experience and dedication to the field, as well as their demonstrated service to the Association. Tracy A. Brammeier elected 2022-23 members of the ITLA Board of Managers Bradley M. Cosgrove elected 2022-23 members of the ITLA Board of Managers Kevin P. Durkin elected 2022-23 members of the…

Richard F. Burke shared with Lawdragon in his Lawyer Limelight interview how his early experience as a law clerk and then a prosecutor influenced his success as a trial lawyer, leading to multiple million-dollar-plus settlements in a variety of personal injury cases from truck accidents to catastrophic injuries. Burke, who is a partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been with the firm for over 30 years where he is known as a tireless worker and…