Awards & Recognitions

Robert Clifford, Kevin Durkin and Robert Walsh have been named to the 2017 list of Irish Legal 100, a group of “the most distinguished legal professionals in the United States who share one common bond: pride in their Irish roots,” according to the organization. It was founded in 2008 by the Irish Voice newspaper in New York. The list includes attorneys, legal schools and members of the judiciary who have distinguished themselves in their profession…

The North Suburban Bar Association (NSBA) will present Robert Clifford with the L. Sanford Blustin Award on September 13th. The award is given to an individual who has made a significant impact to the legal community. To RSVP, please email rsvp@ilnsba.org.

  Robert Clifford has been listed in Crain’s Who’s Who in Chicago Business. He has continually been named on the list since its inception nearly a decade ago. According to Chicago Business, “This Crain’s directory of Chicago’s movers and shakers lists 605 people whose names you need to know, from Fortune 500 CEOs to civic leaders to philanthropists.” This list was published in the Sept. 4, 2017 issue of Crain’s Chicago Business. Congratulations, Bob! To…

Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices has been selected to receive the 2017 Justice John Paul Stevens Award. According to the Chicago Bar Foundation, “The Stevens Award is The Association’s highest and most prestigious award and is presented annually to lawyers and judges whose career best exemplifies the distinguished career of Justice John Paul Stevens.” This award will be presented on Tuesday, October 10th, 2017, at the Standard Club in…

Five personal injury attorneys at Clifford Law Offices have been recognized in the 2018 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America© list. According to Best Lawyers®, “[the organization] is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession.” Click here to read the press release. Founder and Senior Partner Robert A. Clifford has been recognized by Best Lawyers® since 1993 and was selected by his peers in the following fields: Commercial Litigation…

Kristofer S. Riddle, associate at Clifford Law Offices, was selected as one of the top Forty Under 40 Attorneys in 2017 by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. Riddle, a graduate of DePaul University College of Law, has worked at the firm since clerking there years ago. Previously, he worked in the Masters of Public Policy program at Duke University’s Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy in Durham, North Carolina. His work at Duke University actually began…

Clifford Law Offices was listed five times in TopVerdict.com’s 2016 Top Verdicts lists. According to TopVerdict.com, the organization “[recognizes] U.S. law firms and attorneys who have obtained one of the highest jury verdicts, court awards, or settlements, in the Nation or an individual State, in a particular area of law, and year.” Clifford Law Offices is listed in the following: Top 100 Verdicts in the United States in 2016 #89 Kevin P. Durkin $22.7 million…

On September 13th, 2017, the North Suburban Bar Association (NSBA) will present Robert Clifford with the L. Sanford Blustin Award. The award is given to an individual who has made a significant impact to the legal community. Bob Clifford (left) congratulated by Rick Pullano  The event will be held September 13th, 2017, at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview, IL. Cocktails at 6 pm, followed by dinner at 7 pm The event will cost…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices and Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) member of the Board of Governors, was elected by the Board to the Standing Committee on Scope and Correlation. The Board of Governors elected seven of its members to sit on this Standing Committee for the upcoming year. The Committee’s mission is to study the structure, function and work of all of the various standing and special committees of the…