Clifford Law Offices, P.C.

Clifford Law Offices is a nationally recognized personal injury and wrongful death firm that handles transportation, aviation, medical malpractice, products liability, premises liability and complex commercial fraud litigation. The very nature of Clifford Law Offices embodies the perseverance and willingness to accept the challenges and responsibilities inherent in complex litigation, leading attorneys from around the country to refer cases, particularly aviation cases involving mass tort disasters, to the firm.

The firm consistently appears among the top firms in the Chicago Lawyer's Annual Settlement Survey. It also was named by the National Law Journal on the Plaintiffs' Hot List: 25 Go-To Teams in 2003 as well as one of the 20 firms on the Plaintiffs' Hot List of 2004. Robert Clifford was selected in 2004 as one of the "five most respected and feared plaintiffs' attorneys" in the country by Corporate Legal Times, calling him "the best of the bad." He has been named one of the Top Ten Litigators in Illinois and one of the nation's Top Ten Litigators by the National Law Journal. American Lawyer Media recognized him as one of the Top Ten Most Influential Lawyers in Illinois. He has consistently been voted one of the Best Lawyers in America, the oldest peer review publication in the country. Best Lawyers named Robert Clifford the 2010 Chicago Medical Malpractice Litigator of the year and the 2009 Chicago Personal Injury Litigator of the Year. He was inducted into the International Society of Barristers and the American College of Trial Lawyers, an organization of outstanding trial lawyers chosen by their peers on the basis of excellence and integrity in advocacy. Robert Clifford was named an Illinois Super Lawyers, selected on the cover of the inaugural issue with a feature story headlining him as "Chicago's Most-Feared Attorney - Bob Clifford is a lamb who turns into a lion when he's confronted by injustice." He also was on the cover of a special supplement of the Chicago Tribune on June 25, 2010, published by Best Lawyers. The profile said, in part, "Clifford's track record has earned him a reputation of being a tough opponent." Clifford Law Offices recently settled an $85 million whistleblower lawsuit, one of the nation's largest settlements of a False Claim Act in which the government declined to intervene.

The philosophy of Clifford Law Offices is based upon a dedication to protecting and preserving the dignity and the rights of all individuals. Toward that end, it is the commitment of Clifford Law Offices to seek justice for victims of injury — physical, intellectual, emotional, legal and financial. Experience has proven the power of a single lawsuit can eliminate the dangers caused by unsafe products and practices. Clifford Law Offices is committed to pursuing this philosophy on behalf of its clients. Its website can be found at www.CliffordLaw.com and a separate website detailing its aviation experience can be found at http://www.CliffordAviation.com.