Awards & Recognitions

Robert Clifford was recognized as the 2024 Distinguished Alumnus at Marist High School’s second annual “A Night of Honor, Glory and Fame” at the Larry Tucker Marist SportsPlex in Palos Heights on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Mr. Clifford, a 1969 graduate of the parochial school on Chicago’s South Side, announced he is donating $1 million to his alma mater for financial aid and scholarships to support students at the school. In a speech to the…

CHICAGO, IL (November 2024) – Clifford Law Offices is ranked in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, nationally in four practice areas and regionally in 10 practice areas. Clifford Law Offices received the following rankings in the 2025 Best Law Firms: National Tier 1 Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs Railroad Law Transportation Law National Tier 3 Commercial Litigation Regional Tier 1: Chicago Aviation Law Commercial Litigation Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions…

Erin Clifford, partner at Clifford Law Offices and Corporate and Legal Wellness Consultant at Erin Clifford Wellness, was selected by Law Bulletin Media to receive the organization’s Women In Law Award. The 5th Annual Women in Law: Leaders Leaning In celebration, held on November 7, 2024, in Chicago, recognized 30 distinguished women leaders in the law. The Law Bulletin Media selection committee evaluated and chose the 2024 honorees for their efforts to empower other women…

Patrick F. Bradley, of Counsel at Clifford Law Offices, has been recognized by TopVerdict.com for securing one of the Top 100 Wrongful Death Verdicts in the United States in 2023 on behalf of his clients in Estate of Ramirez v. Carobene, et al. Attorneys: Patrick F. Bradley, of Counsel Case: Estate of Ramirez v. Carobene, et al. Type: Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability…

Clifford Law Offices welcomes Julia C. Brosnahan to the firm as an associate. A recent DePaul University College of Law graduate, Brosnahan clerked at the firm for two years. She also has interned with several organizations, including Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS), which provides pro bono legal services to indigent and disadvantaged persons in the Chicagoland area. She has volunteered at Misericordia and the Southwest Suburban Family Shelter, which aids battered and abused women and…

Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was recognized by TopVerdict.com for obtaining one of the Top 50 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in the United States in 2023 on behalf of his clients in Madsen, et al. v. Northwest Cmty. Hosp., et al. Attorneys: Keith A. Hebeisen, Partner Case: Madsen, et al. v. Northwest Cmty. Hosp., et al. Type: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Amputation, Bodily Injury On…

Clifford Law Offices was proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of the Illinois Bar Foundation’s (IBF) Annual Gala, the organization’s main fundraiser of the year. The IBF’s mission is to ensure that low-income families have access to the justice system and offer aid to attorneys and their families during times of crisis. In 2024, the Foundation will distribute approximately $900,000 from its fundraising efforts to promote equal access to justice and support attorneys across the…

Global Investigations Review (GIR) will present an award to the team of plaintiffs’ attorneys battling Boeing in a criminal liability case in federal district court in Texas. Clifford Law Offices is among the firms being honored in the category of “Boutique or Regional Investigations Practice of the Year.” Paul Cassell, attorney for the families in this federal case and professor of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, heads the team…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, will receive the 2024 Marist High School Distinguished Alumni Award. Clifford graduated from the school on Chicago’s far southside in 1969.  “I’m honored to be receiving this award from my alma mater,” Clifford said. “I remember those days well, and the education and disciplined training I received there have carried me throughout my life.” Alumni awards will be presented at the school’s second annual…