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Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, is part of the Masters in Trial Plaintiffs’ Team that will be featuring an all-day mock medical malpractice trial in Chicago sponsored by the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Hebeisen, who has successfully tried numerous of med mal cases to verdict in his over 30-year career as a trial attorney, will be presenting closing arguments in a mock case that involves a 51-year-old man whose alleged negligent…

Mike Lufrano, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Chicago Cubs, was the special guest for The Chicago Bar Association’s “Someone You Should Know” series Thursday, January 19th, from 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. at the Standard Club. It’s no secret that in addition to bringing home its first World Series crown in 108 years, The Ricketts family and new Cubs administration have been making dramatic changes to Wrigley Field, the neighborhood, and the…

Shannon M. McNulty, partner at Clifford Law Offices, will be speaking on “Class Actions” at the annual Complex Litigation and Civil Liability for Non-Traditional Torts Seminar in Chicago sponsored by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). McNulty, who currently is handling a number of class action cases for the firm including the Pella windows, Volkswagen and talc powder class action litigation, will be speaking on Friday, February 10th, at the Westin River North, 320 N….

An alarming statistic released on January 15th 2017 stated that about two percent of all doctors are involved in half of all medical malpractice settlements, according to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) that has studied this issue for the past 25 years. The NPDB reported that these settlements represented a total of more than $41 billion. At the same time, however, it was reported that only a small percentage of those reporting to this…

Chicago (January 11, 2017) — Ten Clifford Law Offices attorneys have been selected by the Illinois legal community in 2017 as Leading Lawyers or Emerging Lawyers. Eight Clifford attorneys are designated 2017 Leading Lawyers, an honor that includes fewer than 5 percent of registered Illinois lawyers as named by their peers in statewide surveys. Six Clifford attorneys have been Leading Lawyers continuously since the program began in 2003-2004. Also, three other Clifford lawyers are Emerging…

Thomson Reuters released a new law book, Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Fourth Edition in a joint venture with the American Bar Association Section of Litigation. Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Partner of Clifford Law Offices, co-wrote the chapter on Aviation Law. The press release can be read here.

The tragedy that occurred at the Fort Lauderdale airport that left five people dead has once again raised questions whether airport security is tight enough at U.S. airports. It also raised the issue of how to communicate emergencies to those in and around the airport and how to update passengers and workers with the latest correct information. All airports have emergency plans approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including for active-shooter scenarios. The Fort…

Clifford Law Offices prides itself on tackling complex cases and seeing them through to the end. Our commitment to these difficult cases has led to many notable verdicts and settlements – many of them record-setting – in a variety of practice areas. Our Chicago Personal Injury Law Firm was named “One of the 50 Elite Firms in the Country.” by The National Law Journal. We have been named in the National Law Journal’s Top 50…