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Clifford Law Offices is ranked in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®, recognized nationally in four practice areas and regionally in 10 practice areas. These listings demonstrate the firm’s extensive experience in handling complex and high-profile matters. The firm received the following rankings in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms: National Tier 1 Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs Railroad Law Transportation Law National Tier 3 Commercial Litigation Regional Tier 1:…

Lawyers in the Boeing ET302 crash case met on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, in Federal District Court in Chicago at a two-hour-long hearing that finalized various motions in preparation for the first trial moving forward on Monday, November 3, in the tragedy that killed 157 people in 2019. Two of five designated cases are set for trial this Monday, November 3,  in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet in Ethiopia. U.S. District…

Four Clifford Law Offices’ partners received the 2025 Law Bulletin Media Jury Verdict Reporter Award on October 29, 2025, for the Highest Reported Illinois Verdict or Settlement for a Birth Injury Case. Keith A. Hebeisen, Bradley M. Cosgrove, Sarah F. King, and Charles R. Haskins were awarded this honor, with hundreds of attorneys and judges in attendance, recognizing their verdict in the case of Gerald Sallis, Jr. The month-long trial resulted in a record $101 million verdict for the infant…

In the spring of 2025, Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices and an established Chicago medical malpractice attorney, led a two-week medical malpractice trial while eight months pregnant. The case involved the failure to diagnose a stroke in a single mother, resulting in permanent disabilities that forever altered the woman’s life and that of her children. Through preparation, resilience, and determined advocacy, King secured a $6.84 million verdict for her client, a result…

Clifford Law Offices will present its 19th annual free Continuing Legal Education webinar on Thursday, February 19, 2026. The two-hour webcast on the ethics of the use of artificial intelligence will begin at 2:30 pm CST and is free and open to the public. The program, “From the War-Room to the Bench: Navigating AI in the New Legal Frontier,” will address how the rapid adoption of AI is reshaping the practice of law, which presents…

New Book by Former Federal Prosecutor Pulls Back the Curtain on America’s Criminal Justice System as Battle on Crime Heats Up in the US As America wrestles with rising urban crime and contentious government crackdowns, former federal prosecutor Matthew D. Moyer’s book titled American Justice: From the Frontlines of the War on Crime delivers an unfiltered look at how criminal justice really works in America—from street-side chaos to courtroom combat. American Justice offers readers a…

Cases are moving forward to trial on November 3, 2025, in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet in Ethiopia. U.S. Judge Jorge Alonso will be hearing two cases: one involving a 28-year-old mother from Kenya who left behind a daughter, her parents, and four siblings, and the other lead case involves a 36-year-old woman from India who left behind a husband and her parents. Mercy Ndivo was the young mother of an…

Clifford Law Offices has been included in the Chambers USA Spotlight Guide 2026, ranked as a leader among Chicago’s small to medium-sized personal injury law firms. Known for its tenacious pursuit of justice and client-centered advocacy, Clifford Law Offices has established a reputation as a trusted personal injury law firm in Chicago, throughout Illinois, and nationwide. For over four decades, the firm has handled complex cases involving catastrophic injury, aviation litigation, and wrongful death cases…

WHAT: Families who lost loved ones aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, along with their attorneys, will hold a press conference to announce a lawsuit against American Airlines, PSA Airlines, and the U.S. government following the fatal January 29, 2025, mid-air collision of Flight 5342 that claimed 67 lives. WHO: Speakers Flight 5342 Family Members Rachel Crafton, wife of Casey Crafton Dailey Crafton, brother of Casey Crafton Doug Lane, husband of Christine Conrad Lane and father…