Robert A. Clifford is a Chicago court attorney and principal partner at Clifford Law Office. The Clifford Company specializes in "personal injury, medical malpractice, weight violation, consumer fraud and health care, product liability, and aviation and transport disasters." He studied at DePaul University for both undergraduate and Juris Doctoral work, finishing in 1976. The company was founded in 1984 to represent plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death cases.
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Education and career start
Clifford, as a young lawyer, is a protà © à © gÃÆ'Ã… © Phillip H. Corboy who is considered a legend of Chicago law.
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Famous cases
- Rachel Barton Pine, internationally acclaimed violinist, was dragged nearly 300 feet along the commuter railway when the train door closed in her bag, pinning it to the door. Clifford Law Offices get a $ 29.6 million jury verdict on his behalf. Upon appeal, the final amount paid is $ 35 million.
- The Clifford Law Office obtained a $ 75 million settlement for injured victims when the scaffolding collapsed at the John Hancock Building in Chicago.
- The faulty construction on the 12th floor of the Cook County Administration Building was found to be the cause of six deaths and sixteen injuries in a fire in 2003. Clifford's Law Office acts as a primary advisor to the plaintiffs and earns a $ 100 million settlement.
- The September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center: Robert Clifford and Timothy Tomasik, a partner at the Clifford Law Firm, serve as Liaison Counsel for all property damage claims arising from the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, when two Boeing 767 Jets crashed 110-story steel structure.
- Alaska Airlines Flight 261: In 2000, this flight crashed into the Pacific Ocean killing all 88 people. Clifford's law earned $ 40.1 million for the families they represent.
- American Eagle Flight 4184: In 1994, this flight crashed near Roselawn, Indiana, killing all 68 people in it. The Clifford Law Office acts as the primary counselor, representing sixteen families. The case was settled for $ 110 million.
- One of Clifford's clients is a former lawyer who was injured in a car accident while driving a taxi in 2005. They sued the cab company, Yellow Cab Affiliation Inc., for $ 26 million. The jury found the taxi company responsible for the incident and gave a verdict to Clifford's client. Within hours after the jury entered their verdict, the parent company of the taxi company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Payment settlement law
In February 2013, the Illinois Senate introduced the Senate Bill 1912, passed by both chambers of the General Assembly and signed into law by the then Governor Pat Quinn (Public Act 98-548). The bill was encouraged by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). Defying the law is the Illinois Defense Courts Defense Association (IDC), the Illinois Insurance Association and the Association of American Wealth Victims. The law requires the defendant to settle a lawsuit to lodge a waiver of the plaintiff within 14 days of the settlement agreement; and pay the settlement within one month after receiving the executed release.
The ITLA president said that the idea for the law came from Clifford, who is a former president of ITLA.
Awards
- Ten Ten Ten Lawyers Lifting the Bar Over the Last Decade, January 2010, Law Law Law Firm Chicago Company
- Chicago's 2009 Best Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year
- Applicant's List of Depictions: Twenty-five Go-to Teams For When There Was a Difficulty, The National Law Journal, July 21, 2003, July 26, 2004
- Thirty Tallest Lawyers, Chicago Magazine, March, 2002
- The Ten Most Powerful Attorneys in Illinois, American Research Corporation, 2000
- Ten Great Attorneys in Illinois, Journal of National Law, 1999
- Who's Who in American Law, 1985 - presents
- Best Lawyer in America, National Law Journal, 1993-now
- Ten Great Litigators, National Journal of Laws, 1993
- Leads a Lawyer in Illinois, American Research Corporation, 1995-2001
Campaign contribution
Fifth District Court of Appeal
In autumn 2016, Clifford donated campaigns to Jo Beth Weber, Democratic candidate for the Fifth District Court. He collected most of his money from two law firms that run business in the Madison County court system. The webpage of the District Fifth District Court, as of February 2017, shows Weber's opponent as still remaining in court, indicating that he lost his race.
Illinois Supreme Court
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On September 12, 2016, the Illinois Supreme Court elected Justice Lloyd Karmeier as his new Supreme Court justice. Around the same time, US District Judge David Herndon filed a class action suit against State Farm for $ 9 billion in connection with Karmeier's election in 2004. The lawsuit alleges that State Farm secretly supported Karmeier's election in 2004 instead of Karmeier canceling the $ 1 billion against State Farm. The assessment came from an experiment in Williamson County that found State Farm responsible for providing lower auto parts for accidental repairs.
In 2005, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned a $ 1 billion decision against State Farm. Since that decision, lawyers have claimed that both State Farm and Philip Morris channeled money through various channels to hide contributions to Karmeier's campaign in 2004.
The plaintiff's lawyer who sued Philip Morris lost in their case and twice unsuccessfully attempted to overturn their losses in the Illinois Supreme Court, using allegations of illegal campaign contributions to Karmeier. Lawyers who lost State Farm cases, however, took their case to federal court. The lawyers filed a lawsuit against extortion against State Farm in 2012. The lawsuit seeks to restore the verdict with three damages and interest. The case was filed to District Judge David Herndon.
Negative ad campaign contribution
In October 2014, with Karmeier on the ballot, lawyers in five states collected $ 2.07 million for a television campaign accusing Karmeier of selling justice. Robert Clifford contributed $ 250,000. Karmeier won the election to keep his position in court.
References
External links
- The Clifford Law website
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