Awards & Recognitions

December 17, 2013 Sarah King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, has been appointed Fundraising Chair of Women Everywhere: Partners in Service Project (“WE”). King also serves on the project’s planning committee as the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association delegate. WE is a non-profit organization established by several women’s bar groups to address the needs of Illinois’ women and children who have suffered domestic abuse or are struggling to overcome multiple challenges in order to become financially…

December 5, 2013 Clifford Law Offices, nationally renowned personal injury and wrongful death law firm, was inducted Wednesday (Dec. 4, 2013) into The National Law Journal’s Hot List Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C. Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at the firm, accepted the award at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel. Clifford Law Offices was among 40 firms inducted with an Honorable Mention to the Hot List Hall of Fame for its continued success over the years….

December 4, 2013 Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). A long-time member of the organization, Durkin has been very active in this statewide association and has held many positions including sitting on its Board of Managers. This latest appointment is one that has been held previously by fellow partners Robert A. Clifford and Keith A. Hebeisen, also both ITLA…

July 22, 2013 Bradley Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices, was appointed by the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) as a Legislative Liaison of the Tort Litigation Committee. Also, Pamela Sakowicz Menaker was appointed by CBA President J. Timothy Eaton to the Public Affairs Committee. For further information, contact Clifford Law Offices’ Communications Partner Pamela Sakowicz Menaker at 847-251-4877. Pammenaker@Cliffordlaw.com www.CliffordLaw.com www.CliffordAviationLaw.com

June 5, 2013 Keith A. Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been reappointed as Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Medical Professional Liability. Incoming ABA President James Silkenat of New York appointed Hebeisen to the one-year term. Hebeisen, who has served as Chair of the standing committee since 2011, also serves as on the Medical Negligence Committee of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He has been active in the Chicago…

The National Law Journal awards personal injury law firm, Clifford Law Offices, and its Chicago injury attorneys with the #11 verdict in the country for 2012.

February 20, 2013 Sarah F. King, associate at Clifford Law Offices, has been selected as the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) delegate to the Women Everywhere (WE) Planning Committee. Women Everywhere: Partners in Service Project is a collaborative effort of nine women’s bar groups that work together to plan and coordinate volunteer activities on behalf of high school girls as well as women and children in need. On April 26, WE’s Educational Day, nearly 200…

February 20, 2013 The American Bar Association (ABA) has recognized Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, as one of its “Notable Members.” Those invited to join this campaign are noted for being “one of the nation’s most successful and preeminent attorneys.” As a member of the ABA for 36 years, Clifford was selected for his being a dedicated leader of the bar as well as his philanthropic work over the years. In…

February 12, 2013 Robert A. Clifford, senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, was named one of Chicago Magazine’s Top 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans in 2013. In the issue that just hit the newsstands, Clifford is listed among the household words in Chicago including Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, Chairman of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox Jerry Reinsdorf, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Governor Pat Quinn and…