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CHICAGO, IL (January 24, 2023) – Sixteen attorneys from Clifford Law Offices have been selected to the 2023 Super Lawyers List. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates,…

CHICAGO, IL (January 24, 2023) – Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, has been ranked the #1 lawyer in the state of Illinois by Super Lawyers® “Top 10: 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers List.” Mr. Clifford has been named to the Top 10 Super Lawyers® list every year for the past 18 years, since its inception in 2005. Super Lawyers®, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from…

Major Court Ruling in Boeing Criminal Litigation; Boeing to be Arraigned Next Week on Criminal Charges Related to Aviation Crashes; Families will be Attending A Texas federal judge this afternoon (Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023) ruled that Boeing must report next Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in a Texas courtroom to be arraigned on federal criminal charges in the deaths of the 346 who were killed in two Boeing MAX 737 airplane crashes in 2018 and 2019….

Clifford Law Offices will be filing a lawsuit Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, on behalf of the Shambrook family for the death of their three-year-old girl who died while they were biking on a residential street in a bike lane in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Elizabeth Grace “Lily” Shambrook was killed in June when she was bike riding with her dad and mom who were forced into the traffic lane by a Commonwealth Edison (COMED) truck that…

Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, has been inducted into the 2023 class of the Lawdragon Hall of Fame. Founded in 2015, the Lawdragon Hall of Fame celebrates individuals who have dedicated themselves to the legal profession to inspire a better future. Clifford Law Offices is internationally recognized for its excellence and dedication to serving clients in complex legal matters. This plaintiffs’ trial firm specializes in personal injury, medical malpractice,…

The 16th Annual Clifford Law Offices Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2023. Clifford Law Offices is hosting its annual Continuing Legal Education Program, which will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2023, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. CST. The program is free and will only be offered virtually. Join thousands of lawyers for an educational afternoon of practical and professional development. The 16th Annual Clifford Law Offices Free Continuing Legal…

A $27 million settlement was obtained for a girl (Twin A), now age 8, who suffered serious, permanent injuries during delivery at a Chicago area hospital. Her mother underwent a Pitocin induction of labor to deliver her twins due to an ultrasound finding of poor growth in Twin B. During the induction, Twin A’s fetal heart monitor strips were normal. On November 6, 2013, an emergency C-section was performed due to significant heart rate decelerations…

A Hawaiian Airlines flight that apparently flew into a turbulent storm over the Pacific severely injuring at least 11 people could have avoided the incident had proper precautions been taken. “In an area with known turbulence and with three flights reportedly already having been diverted earlier that day, the pilots were aware of the dangerous conditions over the ocean and should have taken every precaution to avoid the turbulent area,” said Robert A. Clifford, founder…

When are drug ads to be believed and who is controlling their verbiage? It should be the job of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but how carefully is it overseeing drug studies versus mere puffery? Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices, examines some recent cases through the eyes of Prevagen, a highly advertised drug that touts memory improvement. To read the column that appeared in the November-December issue of…