Awards & Recognitions

The American Association of Justice (AAJ) is awarding Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, the annual Lifetime Achievement Award for 2020. The award is given to an AAJ member annually “whose courtroom advocacy has, during a distinguished career, significantly advanced the rights of the wrongfully injured, and who by substantial service to AAJ and the trial bar, has significantly furthered the cause of justice and the mission of the Association.”…

Sarah F. King and Shannon M. McNulty were recognized as Chicago Daily Law Bulletin & Chicago Lawyer Women in Law honorees on May 8th, 2020 at their inaugural Awards virtual ceremony. Selected by their peers, the Law Bulletin/Chicago Lawyer selection committee, and a Women’s Advisory Board consisting of many of Chicago’s well-respected and prominent attorneys, judges and academics, 50 women were selected among 500 nominees. The honorees were chosen “for their work to mentor and…

Ten Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been named as Leading Lawyers by Law Bulletin Media, and an additional eight attorneys were named as Emerging Lawyers for 2020. “Less than 5% of all lawyers licensed in each state have received the distinction of Leading Lawyer,” states Leading Lawyers on their website. “Less than 2% of all lawyers licensed in each state have received the distinction of Emerging Lawyer.” The following ten Clifford Law Offices attorneys have…

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…

CHICAGO, IL (January 2020) – Eighteen attorneys from Clifford Law Offices have been selected to the 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers® list. No more than five percent of the lawyers in Illinois are selected by Super Lawyers. Bob Clifford was selected to the Illinois Top 10 list, and Kevin Durkin and Keith Hebeisen have been selected to the Illinois Top 100 list. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from…

CHICAGO, IL (January 2020) – Personal Injury attorney and founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, Robert A. Clifford, has been named to the “TOP 10: 2020 ILLINOIS SUPER LAWYERS” list by Super Lawyers®. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected 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…

On January 20, 2020 at an awards ceremony in Miami Beach, Florida, American Law Media (ALM) and The National Trial Lawyers announced the winners for the 2020 Elite Trial Lawyers. Clifford Law Offices was named Aviation Law Firm of the Year. “The 2020 Elite Trial Lawyers finalists delivered results for clients across a wide range of cases with some of the most difficult sets of facts, very challenging circumstances, often fighting uphill battles for years….

Fair, tough, and a successful advocate for those in need are what Bradley Cosgrove, medical malpractice attorney and partner at Clifford Law Offices is known for. With his reputation, accomplishments and success record, it is no surprise that he has been named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 list once again. Brad started his career as a Chicago trial lawyer. Just one day after he received his law license, he undertook his…