Awards & Recognitions

Sixteen attorneys from Clifford Law Offices have been selected to the 2022 Super Lawyers List. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, 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 of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The…

Clifford Law Offices has been recognized by the National Law Review (NLR) as a 2021 Go-To Thought Leader for the firm’s useful and extensive coverage of transportation-related legal issues, for both individuals and for class action litigants. The National Law Review’s 2021 “Go-To Thought Leader Awards” recognized 87 legal authors and legal organizations, selected from 20,000+ authors published on NLR in 2021. Clifford Law Offices was recognized in the area of Transportation Law regarding Transportation Class Action Lawsuits.  Robert A. Clifford is Lead Counsel in…

Robert P. Walsh, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been re-appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court as a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness, Second District, for 2022. The Supreme Court of Illinois is the highest court in Illinois. The Committee on Character and Fitness evaluates the moral character and general fitness of applicants to practice law in Illinois. Bob Walsh is experienced in many complex personal injury practice areas, including vehicular accidents, insurance coverage and liability….

Clifford Law Offices has been ranked in the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyer “Best Law Firms” list nationally in Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions and regionally in seven practice areas. Firms included in the 2022 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with consistantly impressive ratings from clients and peers. Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Clifford Law Offices received the following rankings in the…

Clifford Law Offices was named one of the top personal injury firms in securing settlements in the last 12 months ending June 2021 in the Law Bulletin Publishing Company Annual Trial Lawyers Excellence Awards. With nearly $97 million, lawyers at Clifford Law Offices obtained settlements of $500,000 or more in the last year in Cook County as well as the surrounding collar counties. Settlements that were obtained outside of this area, including the $57 million…

Crain’s Chicago Business magazine held a contest searching for the “13th Coolest Offices” in Chicago. Clifford Law Offices was chosen as one of the winners. Our Chicago personal injury law firm recently moved offices to a higher floor in the same building. The new offices, located in the Chicago financial district, were designed by architect Lucien Lagrange. “Spaces are equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Attorney offices, the conference room, the lounge and the mock trial room…

The Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, presented Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, and Shannon M. McNulty, partner at the firm, with one of its 21st Annual Awards for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service. The awards are given each year to recipients who have performed…

Marta Kowalczyk Davidson, associate at Clifford Law Offices, was named one of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s 40 Under 40, nominated by her peers and representing the most talented practicing lawyers in Illinois based on experience, skill and character. Hundreds of lawyers are nominated every year in the Chicago area. She has been an attorney at the firm since 2013, concentrating in the area of medical malpractice law. “Marta has a tremendous work ethic and…

CHICAGO, IL (August 2021) – Clifford Law Offices partner Kevin P. Durkin was recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation in the Chicago area. 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. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same…