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Family members from around the world traveled to New Orleans to hear arguments on Thursday, February 5, 2026, before a federal appeals court regarding the criminal case against Boeing in two deadly crashes of the 737 MAX8 jet. More than a dozen family members were present in the courtroom, and many reacted with great hope that the three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit will overturn the decision of the district court in Texas that dismissed…

Thirty-one families who lost loved ones in two crashes of Boeing 737 MAX8 jets will be arguing before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Thursday, February 5, at 11:30 a.m. CST, asking the three-judge panel to overturn the district court’s previous order dismissing the criminal case against the aircraft giant. The oral argument can be heard online here. Paul Cassell, attorney for the families and Professor of the S.J. Quinney College…

Juan R. Thomas, Of Counsel at Clifford Law Offices, has been elected to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Illinois Board of Directors. Thomas, who served as the 75th President of the National Bar Association, will serve with about 50 others on the Board of the ACLU, a nonpartisan, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and defending the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, the Illinois Constitution, and state/federal human rights laws. Thomas,…

Clifford Law Offices’ counsel in the litigation involving the tragic crash of a UPS cargo jet that killed 15 people and injured dozens more said that the announced retirement Tuesday, January 27, 2026, of the entire fleet of the faulty jet that crashed is yet another example or “graveyard engineering,” or “the sad truth that corporations refuse to improve faulty engineering until there is a loss of life,” as Bradley M. Cosgrove, Partner, Clifford Law…

Internationally recognized aviation attorneys from Clifford Law Offices of Chicago, along with local Louisville attorney Sam Aguiar, filed a loss of consortium claim today, Friday, January 23, 2026, on behalf of the 15th individual to die as a result of the UPS cargo jet crash that occurred two months ago in Louisville, Kentucky. After battling extreme burns and other catastrophic injuries for more than seven weeks following the crash, Alain Rodriguez Colina, who was working…

Five Clifford Law Offices partners have been named to the “Top 100: 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers® list,” recognizing their talent in the profession and reputation among peers. Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, along with Bradley M. Cosgrove, Kevin P. Durkin, Keith A. Hebeisen, and Shannon M. McNulty, partners at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, have all been recognized by Super Lawyers for over a decade, a testament to their…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, has once again been ranked as the #1 lawyer in the state of Illinois by Super Lawyers® “Top 10: 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers List.” Among his numerous awards and accolades, Super Lawyers has recognized Mr. Clifford for 21 consecutive years, including being named the number-one lawyer in Illinois for more years than any other attorney, a distinction he has earned 13 times. His reputation…

Shannon M. McNulty and Susan A. Capra, partners at Clifford Law Offices, have once again been ranked among the top 50 women lawyers in the state of Illinois by Super Lawyers® “2026 Illinois Top 50 Women List.” For more than twenty years, Shannon McNulty has represented individuals and families in high-stakes litigation involving concealment, conspiracy, complex contracts, employment disputes, sexual harassment, environmental harms, and antitrust matters. Her prior experience with the Chicago Police Department, including…

Nineteen Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been selected to the 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers® List. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, 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 following Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been selected to the 2026 List (*denotes Rising Star distinction): Robert A. Clifford – Years of selection: Super Lawyers: 2005 – 2026…