For some practicing law, a tough guy image works. Robert A. Clifford is principal partner of Clifford Law Offices, a personal injury law firm in Chicago concentrating in aviation, transportation, personal injury, medical negligence and product liability law. Clifford is quite well known in legal circles, having been selected as one of the "five most respected and feared plaintiffs' attorneys in the country" by Corporate Legal Times, who called him "the best of the bad" in 2004. He was featured on the cover of the inaugural 2005 issue of Illinois Super Lawyers where they called him "Chicago's Most Likeable Tough Guy." He's consistently named one of the top three Leading Lawyers in Illinois, and The National Law Journal named his firm on the "Plaintiffs' Hot List: 20 Go-To Teams" in 2004 as well as in 2003. He gets this reputation by, among other things, consistently winning multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts in aviation litigation. He has represented those injured or killed in every major commercial airline crash in the United States in the last two decades. He also gained attention on a national level when he obtained a $30 million verdict against a commuter rail company after it closed the train's doors on internationally acclaimed violinist Rachel Barton's instrument, then dragged her for some 300 feet. As an attorney often representing high-profile clients, Clifford frequently appears on national television to speak on a variety of legal issues, and he shares his knowledge by serving as a lecturer before legal groups throughout the country. Clifford's success can be measured in the many verdicts and settlementshe's won for his clients, some of which have been the largest in Illinois history.
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For some practicing law, a tough guy image works. Robert A. Clifford is principal partner of Clifford Law Offices, a personal injury law firm in Chicago concentrating in aviation, transportation, personal injury, medical negligence and product liability law. Clifford is quite well known in legal circles, having been selected as one of the "five most respected and feared plaintiffs' attorneys in the country" by Corporate Legal Times, who called him "the best of the bad" in 2004. He was featured on the cover of the inaugural 2005 issue of Illinois Super Lawyers where they called him "Chicago's Most Likeable Tough Guy." He's consistently named one of the top three Leading Lawyers in Illinois, and The National Law Journal named his firm on the "Plaintiffs' Hot List: 20 Go-To Teams" in 2004 as well as in 2003. He gets this reputation by, among other things, consistently winning multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts in aviation litigation. He has represented those injured or killed in every major commercial airline crash in the United States in the last two decades. He also gained attention on a national level when he obtained a $30 million verdict against a commuter rail company after it closed the train's doors on internationally acclaimed violinist Rachel Barton's instrument, then dragged her for some 300 feet. As an attorney often representing high-profile clients, Clifford frequently appears on national television to speak on a variety of legal issues, and he shares his knowledge by serving as a lecturer before legal groups throughout the country. Clifford's success can be measured in the many verdicts and settlementshe's won for his clients, some of which have been the largest in Illinois history.