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Family Members of DC Crash Victims React to Testimony in Senate Aviation Subcommittee from Top Aviation Officials on March 27
Posted on March 27, 2025 To

Family Members of DC Crash Victims React to March 27 Testimony in Senate Aviation Subcommittee from Top Aviation Officials

Family members of victims of the January 29 midair collision of a commercial jet and military helicopter expressed further devastation and sorrow after the March 27, 2025, US Senate aviation subcommittee hearing that discussed the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Preliminary Report. Dailey Crafton, brother of Casey Crafton who was among the 67 people killed onboard the American Airlines jet that collided into an Army helicopter as the plane approached Reagan National Airport (DCA) in…

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National Hellenic Museum's Trial of Themistocles Announces Attorneys and Judges

National Hellenic Museum’s Popular Trial Series Returns with The Trial of Themistocles

Tuesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. at the Harris Theater Nationally renowned attorneys and judges announced for staged ancient Greek trial about controversial Athenian hero Themistocles CHICAGO (February 18, 2025)—The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) presents the next installation of its popular Trial series with The Trial of Themistocles on Tuesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.) at the Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Street in Chicago. At this dynamic live event, nationally…

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Victims’ Families of Boeing Crash Raise Questions for Deputy Secretary of Transportation Nominee Before Confirmation Hearings

Victims’ Families of Boeing Crash Raise Questions for Deputy Secretary of Transportation Nominee Before Confirmation Hearings

Concerns are being raised about the reported Department of Transportation’s (DOT) obstruction of Congress’ investigation into Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) approval of the dangerous 737 MAX8 aircraft that was approved to fly following two fatal crashes and an unprecedented grounding for 18 months as the DOT Deputy Secretary faces a confirmation hearing Thursday. Families who lost loved ones in the March 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet six years ago…

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Clifford Law Files $250 Million Pre-Case Claims Against Federal Government in Aviation Crash Over the Potomac; Simultaneously Notices Sent to Corporate Aviation Entities to Preserve All Evidence in Anticipation of Lawsuits
Posted on February 18, 2025 To

Clifford Law Files $250 Million Pre-Case Claims Against Federal Government in Aviation Crash Over the Potomac; Simultaneously Notices Sent to Corporate Aviation Entities to Preserve All Evidence in Anticipation of Lawsuits

Clifford Law Offices, a leading aviation firm based in Chicago, filed Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, pre-case claims against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Army involving a passenger killed in the January 29 midair crash of an American Airlines regional jet with a military helicopter, killing all 67 on board. The claims were filed on behalf of the widow and children of Casey Crafton of Connecticut. He died as a result of the…

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Two Clifford Law Offices Attorneys Named to the 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers Top 50 Women List

Two Clifford Law Offices Attorneys Named to the 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers Top 50 Women List

CHICAGO, IL (January 21, 2025) – Shannon M. McNulty and Susan A. Capra, partners at Clifford Law Offices, have been ranked among the top 50 women lawyers in the state of Illinois by Super Lawyers® “2025 Illinois Top 50 Women List.” For over twenty years, Shannon McNulty has litigated on behalf of individuals and families whose lives are impacted by complex cases involving concealment, conspiracy, whistleblowers, contract disputes, employment disputes, sexual harassment, environmental issues, and…

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Where is the FAA in Investigating Foreign Aviation Operations Like the Jet Involved in the Fatal Tragedy in Philadelphia – Leading Aviation Attorney Asks
Posted on February 1, 2025 To

Where is the FAA in Investigating Foreign Aviation Operations Like the Jet Involved in the Fatal Tragedy in Philadelphia?

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices and a leading aviation attorney who currently is Lead Counsel in the litigation involving a Boeing crash, is asking federal authorities if they are thoroughly investigating foreign companies like the Mexican aviation company that operated the medivac jet killing all six people aboard in Philadelphia yesterday. “Where is the FAA in allowing foreign corporations like the Mexican company operating the plane in the Philadelphia…

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Robert Clifford, Leading Aviation Attorney, Speaks to Reporters on DC Crash of Commercial Aircraft with Helicopter – Calls for Suspension of All Helicopters in that Airspace
Posted on January 30, 2025 To

Robert Clifford, Leading Aviation Attorney, Speaks to Reporters on DC Crash of Commercial Aircraft with Helicopter – Calls for Suspension of All Helicopters in that Airspace

Robert A. Clifford, an aviation attorney involved in every major commercial airline disaster in the U.S. in the last four decades, spoke to several reporters on the possible causes of the crash of an American Airlines regional jet that collided mid-air on approach to Reagan National Airport about 9 p.m. EST killing all 67 on board the two aircraft. Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and Lead Counsel…

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Leading Aviation Attorney Comments on Crash of Commercial Aircraft with Military Helicopter in DC
Posted on January 29, 2025 To

Leading Aviation Attorney Comments on Crash of Commercial Aircraft with Military Helicopter in DC

Robert A. Clifford, aviation attorney involved in every major commercial airline disaster in the U.S. in the last four decades, commented on the crash of an American Airlines regional jet that collided mid-air on approach to Reagan National Airport that occurred about 9 p.m. EST Wednesday, January 29, 2025. “The NTSB will immediately investigate the cause of the crash which, by all standards, never should have happened. The NTSB headquarters is a couple miles from…

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Five Partners Named to the Top 100: 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers® List
Posted on January 24, 2025 To

Five Partners Named to the Top 100: 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers® List

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 been named to the “Top 100: 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers® list.” All five Clifford Law Offices attorneys selected have been recognized by Super Lawyers® for over a decade, a testament to their careers and reputations among their peers: Robert A. Clifford…

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