Awards & Recognitions

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…

CHICAGO, IL (August 2020) – 14 lawyers from Clifford Law Offices have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers is universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence, providing lists in over 75 countries. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure…

CHICAGO, IL (August 2020) – Clifford Law Offices’ $101.6 million medical malpractice verdict in 2019 was recognized for the number one verdict in Illinois by Top Verdict, an entity that lists the top 10 jury verdicts obtained by plaintiffs’ in cases that were tried in state and federal courts in Illinois. A team of medical malpractice lawyers at Clifford Law Offices obtained the record $101.6 million verdict on behalf of a baby who sustained brain…

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…