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Clifford Law Offices, a nationally recognized aviation firm, is actively giving legal counsel to many passengers who were aboard the ill-fated Southwest Airlines flight that led to the death of a young mother and wife when the window was smashed, partially sucking her out of the plane. Part of the engine of Flight 1380 snapped apart on April 17, crashing into the window of Row 14 and breaking it open, which caused the aircraft to…

On Friday, May 11th at 10 p.m., CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini reported on the case of a partially verbal autistic nine-year-old boy who was repeatedly slapped and hit by a bus aide over a period of months who was given the responsibility of safely getting children to and from school. Appalling video reveals how the bus aide, who was convicted in criminal court in DuPage County, taunted and even slapped the child who was unable…

Tracy Brammeier, associate at Clifford Law Offices, received the 2018 Award for the top 40 Under 40 Attorneys in Chicago by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. Recently, she obtained, along with partners Robert Clifford and Kevin Durkin, a record $35 million settlement on behalf of a woman who was severely injured in a bus accident after about a week into the trial at the Cook County Circuit Court. Tracy works to ensure quality and integrity…

A Southwest jet headed from Chicago to Newark was forced to land in Cleveland after the exterior glass of a window cracked. No one was hurt but it caused great concern on the part of passengers following a recent death on a Southwest plane where a New Mexico mother was killed when the window that she was seated next to broke open and she was partially sucked out of the plane. She later died from…

Nearly 5,200 workers died of traumatic injury on the job, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2016, the last year for which complete data is available. This indicates a trend of more workers dying on the job, with 2016 being the third consecutive year finding an increase in fatalities and the highest number since 2008. Government estimates also show that occupational disease kills another 50,000 people every year – more than homicides,…

Clifford Law Offices continues its commitment to service and long history of Bar Association leadership. We are so proud of associate Sarah King who was recently elected Director to the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) in the upcoming term. She and the 2018-19 officers will be sworn in at the WBAI Annual Dinner at The Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan, on June 13. Cocktail reception starts at 5 p.m. and dinner starts at 6…

A medical helicopter carrying three people crashed in northern Wisconsin Thursday (April 26, 2018) killing all three flight crew members on board. The crash occurred late Thursday night about 150 miles northwest of Green Bay in an unlighted rural area after having dropped off a patient in Madison, Wisconsin. The Ascension Health Spirit helicopter crashed in a heavily wooded area near Hazelhurst, Wisconsin. Kevin P. Durkin, aviation attorney at Clifford Law Offices, spoke to a…

Sarah King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, led a group of female high school students Thursday (April 26, 2018) as part of the Annual Women Everywhere Education Day. The students, from Simeon High School in Chicago, met various judges and lawyers in Cook County Circuit Court courtrooms who spoke of careers in the law. King was on the planning committee for the event and serves on the board for the organization. In addition to leading…

Clifford Law Offices is a sponsor of American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation Annual Conference. The 2018 Section of Litigation Annual Conference is May 1-4, 2018 in San Diego, CA. Robert A. Clifford is a Former Chair of the ABA Section of Litigation. For more information and to register, click here.