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Shannon McNulty, a partner at Clifford Law Offices, testified before the Committee on Finance concerning the subject of excessively priced pharmaceuticals and transparency in pricing. The City of Chicago Committee on Finance, chaired by Alderman Edward Burke, proposed a resolution and ordinance concerning existing and potential City of Chicago efforts to help curtail rising prescription drug costs, for both citizens and the City of Chicago employee health plan. In her testimony, Shannon McNulty noted that…

On September 13th, 2017, the North Suburban Bar Association (NSBA) will present Robert Clifford with the L. Sanford Blustin Award. The award is given to an individual who has made a significant impact to the legal community. Bob Clifford (left) congratulated by Rick Pullano  The event will be held September 13th, 2017, at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview, IL. Cocktails at 6 pm, followed by dinner at 7 pm The event will cost…

Clifford Law Offices is one of the nation’s premier aviation law firms. Our aviation accident practice group is among the most experienced in the world. Our firm consistently garners multi-million-dollar settlements and verdicts in aviation litigation. Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices, has represented victims and victim’s families for four decades in nearly every major commercial airline crash in the country. We handle all types of aviation crashes – Commercial…

Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Communications Partner at Clifford Law Offices and Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) member of the Board of Governors, was elected by the Board to the Standing Committee on Scope and Correlation. The Board of Governors elected seven of its members to sit on this Standing Committee for the upcoming year. The Committee’s mission is to study the structure, function and work of all of the various standing and special committees of the…

Three lawyers at Clifford Law Offices have been named the Most Influential Women Lawyers in Chicago by Crain’s Custom Media. Susan Capra and Shannon McNulty, partners, as well as Sarah F. King, associate, all have been named this honor and will appear in an August issue of Crain’s Chicago Business. Capra, also a registered nurse, has been recognized throughout the Chicago area for her expertise in the medical malpractice field. McNulty concentrates her practice in…

Need a top personal injury lawyer? Wondering how to choose the right one? Clients come to us from the Chicagoland area and throughout the nation because when you choose Clifford Law Offices: Our attorneys have the experience to protect your interests and help you seek fair compensation. We handle complex personal injury litigation, including cases of medical malpractice, wrongful death, aviation litigation, product liability, premises negligence, transportation accidents as well as consumer litigation and class action lawsuits. Learn more about Clifford…

Richard F. Burke’s favorite fictional character is Erin Brockovich, from the movie Erin Brockovich starring Julia Roberts. Erin is an investigator for attorney Ed Masry, who helped fight against the energy corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Burke’s favorite line is when Erin, assisting at a settlement conference, says: “So before you come back here with another lame ass offer, I want you to think real hard about what your spine is worth, Mr….

It’s a story heard over and over – a family of eight grows up on Chicago’s South Side in the Beverly neighborhood. His father works round-the-clock in the restaurant business while his mother does the “heavy lifting” of raising six children, working shifts at the restaurant, and pursuing her own nursing career. The children attend parochial high schools but the first five children do not seriously pursue higher education. (All three of the older boys…

  Clifford Law Offices’ 10th continuing legal education program, “Social Media Ethics Outside and in the Courtroom,” was held February 16th, 2017. More than 3,000 Illinois lawyers attended the free two-hour webinar held at DePaul University. Robert Clifford (standing) served as moderator for the program that offered two hours of professional responsibility credit. Panelists included the (center) Hon. Lynn M. Egan of the Cook County Circuit Court; (right) Mark C. Palmer, Professionalism Counsel of the…