Awards & Recognitions

The Diversity Scholarship Foundation is a nonprofit organization, established in 2008, by a group of attorneys and judges committed to the ideal that diverse law student bodies are a means of ensuring further diversification in the legal community. The Foundation will be honoring Clifford Law Offices Communications Partner, Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, with the 2020 Advocate for Diversity Award on December 8th, 2020 at the Unity Gala. “I am humbled by this award, but it also…

Susan A. Capra, attorney and partner at Clifford Law Offices, is celebrating a milestone of 30 years as a Chicago medical malpractice attorney. Ms. Capra joined Clifford Law Offices as an associate 30 years ago. After ten years, she made partner and has worked as a partner for 20 years. Ms. Capra concentrates her law practice in medical and hospital negligence litigation. Ms. Capra graduated from DePaul University with a nursing degree and worked largely…

Clifford Law Offices has been ranked in the 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”  list nationally in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions and regionally in seven practice areas. Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has…

Clifford Law Offices once again is among the top two law firms in the Chicago area in an annual survey of settlement totals for the past year ending June 30. With $107.7 million obtained in 25 cases, the highest individual settlement overall in the survey was $51 million obtained by Clifford Law Offices on behalf of the family of a baby who suffered severe brain damage as a result of the failure to perform a…

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin recognizes up and coming Illinois lawyers in its annual “40 Under 40 – Illinois Attorneys to Watch” publication. Attorneys who are considered rising stars in their field are nominated by peers who are not affiliated with the nominee’s law firm. The 40 Under 40 Committee at Law Bulletin Media reviews all the nominations and selects 40 of the most talented practicing attorneys in Illinois based on experience, skill and character….

Charles Haskins, a medical-malpractice and personal injury lawyer with Clifford Law Offices, has already developed a reputation as one of the most talented young trial attorneys in the city. Even before hitting his 30th birthday, Haskins has delivered an impressive number of successful verdicts and settlements for his clients. He was selected as a 2020 40 under Forty honoree by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. Michael Bonamarte with Levin & Perconti said that Haskins’ legal…

Charles R. Haskins, associate at Clifford Law Offices, was selected as a 2020 40 under Forty honoree by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. A virtual celebration to honor all honorees was held on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 4 p.m. Haskins joined the firm as a clerk during his years at law school and then became an associate in 2016 upon graduation.  He quickly began trial work, having second chaired many complex medical malpractice cases…

Susan A. Capra and Shannon M. McNulty, partners at Clifford Law Offices, have been named Notable Women in Law in 2020 by Crain’s Chicago Business. The honor is given to women who have been practicing law at least 10 years and have made a mark on the law in the Chicago community. Capra, who also is a registered nurse, is highly respected throughout the city for her experience and hard work, particularly in the area…

CHICAGO, IL (August 2020) –  Clifford Law Offices partner Kevin P. Durkin was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” for Aviation Law. 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 communities and the same practice areas for their…