Awards & Recognitions

In May, the Chicago legal community gathered to honor J. Timothy Eaton of Taft Stettinius & Hollister, honoree of the Illinois Bar Foundation’s annual gala. The IBF is the charitable arm of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). The gala raises money to provide grants facilitating support for lawyers in need during life-changing situations. Clifford Law Offices was a sponsor of the event.  Robert A. Clifford, founder, and senior partner at the firm was the…

Richard F. Burke shared with Lawdragon in their Lawyer Limelight interview series 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…

Six attorneys at Clifford Law Offices have been named to “The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” list. Congratulations to: Richard F. Burke, Jr. Susan A. Capra Robert A. Clifford Kevin P. Durkin Keith A. Hebeisen Hon. Henry R. Simmons (Ret.) The Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers Guide was first published in 2007. It features lawyers in the United States who concentrate in representing clients with personal injury cases, clients whose rights have…

Keith Hebeisen and Yvette Loizon, partners at Clifford Law Offices, will be among those 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 ITLA is a statewide organization whose members help victims of wrongdoing receive justice by securing and protecting their rights and holding corporations, insurance companies, health care providers, and others responsible for their actions….

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner of Clifford Law Offices, will be receiving the Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award at the 49th Annual Convention of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). A select ITLA committee selects a lawyer each year who has demonstrated “a substantial part of their life and their practice to ITLA, someone who has done more than is called for” in the name of Ring, a prominent trial attorney in Illinois until 1994…

Clifford Law Offices has been named a 2022 Elite Trial Lawyers Finalist by The National Law Journal in the category of Catastrophic Injury. The Elite Trial Lawyers awards recognize the exceptional work of law firms in a high-stakes bench or jury trial, or in a major settlement, and who perform advanced work on behalf of plaintiffs. Hundreds of entries from plaintiffs’ law firms across the United States were considered before making it to the competition’s…

Clifford Law Offices partner Joseph T. Murphy has been selected as a recipient of the Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs Bar award, part of The National Law Journal’s 2022 Elite Trial Lawyers annual awards. This recognition goes to a “select group of young lawyers under age 40 who are up-and-comers in the plaintiffs bar.” Lawyers are nominated by peer review and recipients are recognized based on “demonstrated repeated success in cutting-edge work on behalf of…

Since 2001, the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin has annually selected 40 young lawyers across Illinois to be honored in its list of 40 Attorneys Under 40 to Watch, or simply, “Forty Under 40.” Last year more than 1,400 attorneys were nominated for this honor. When deciding who belongs on this prestigious list, the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin looks at a lawyer’s “intelligence, passion, success in the office, a desire to help the community and, most…

Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was elected Second Vice President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) in June 2022. She will ascend to President of the statewide organization for the 2024-25 term. All the officers will be sworn in at the 108th Installation Dinner 5-8 p.m. on June 16th at the Chicago Hilton Hotel, 720 S. Michigan Ave. King has been active with the WBAI for years, serving on its…