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There is nothing more dangerous on our roadways than an 80,000-pound tractor trailer truck driven by a driver who is unfit or fatigued. When an accident happens between a passenger vehicle and a semi-truck, the injuries sustained can be catastrophic or fatal. Having a lawyer who is experienced in transportation cases is tantamount to helping you fight for fair compensation for a serious injury or wrongful death claim. At Clifford Law Offices, we are very…

Clifford Law Offices has been ranked as one of the “5 Best Barristers in Chicago” by Kev’s Best, an online publication that independently ranks businesses in major metropolitan areas throughout the United States. All of the Chicago law firms on the list were chosen based on considerations such as business history (experience, accomplishments, ownership, impact), services, awards and acknowledgements, and feedback and reviews. None of the businesses paid to be named or ranked. Clifford Law…

CHICAGO, IL (May 2021) – Four lawyers from Clifford Law Offices have been included as Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs Bar by The National Law Journal. This is the first year that The National Law Journal is giving special recognition to this “select group of young lawyers under age 40 who are up-and-comers in the plaintiffs bar.” The Clifford lawyers recognized are: Sarah F. King (Partner) Tracy A. Brammeier (Associate) Charles R. Haskins (Associate) Marta…

The Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association will introduce Tracy Brammeier as their next Chair as well as a new Executive Council at the YLS Annual Meeting, which will be held virtually on June 2, 2021. Brammeier, an attorney at Clifford Law Offices, P.C., focuses on aviation, transportation, premises, and construction liability in addition to other areas of personal injury and wrongful death litigation. She has been involved in the YLS as Public…

Sarah F. King has been selected to serve as Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s (ITLA) Secretary in 2021-2022.   King has been involved with the organization for many years. She is a co-founder of the Women’s Caucus and currently serves as Parliamentarian for 2020-2021. Attorneys Tracy A. Brammeier, Bradley M. Cosgrove, Kevin P. Durkin, Charles Haskins and Craig J. Squillace have been elected as members of the Board of Managers. Keith A. Hebeisen currently serves as…

On Thursday, May 20,  2021, at 2 p.m. CT, Erin Clifford, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Clifford Law Offices, will be joining a panel of female business leaders for an inspirational afternoon to discuss unique success stories and learn about different ways to unlock your potential. She will be joining these panelists: Kathy Roeser, Managing Director and Wealth Advisor, Morgan Stanley Cheryl Berman, Founder of unbundled creative Zoe Elton, Director of Programming, Mill…

“Civil Litigation in a Post-COVID 19 World” is the topic of the 2021 27th Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy at DePaul University College of Law that will be held as a virtual program on the web June 3-4, 2021. Academics from around the country have gathered for a two-day program to discuss the mark that the pandemic has had on the work of lawyers, courtroom procedures, and views on government. They…

The concept of driverless cars is here to stay. America is competing in a global race to make driverless cars the norm, and as predicted, nearly all major car manufactures currently offer vehicles with varying levels of autonomy. Today, more people seem to want driverless cars, there is currently little legislation controlling the industry, and the size of the global autonomous vehicle market is projected to be valued at $556.67 billion by 2026. What’s not…

More than 900 family members and friends from across the world who lost loved ones in the March 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet (Flight ET302) in Ethiopia have signed a letter demanding that President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg replace FAA Administrator Steven Dickson, Safety Director Ali Bahrami and other top leadership at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The letter including the signatories and to whom it was sent is…