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Clifford Law Offices Ranked Nationally in Four Practice Areas in 2027 Best Law Firms
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Key takeaways
- Clifford Law Offices was ranked nationally in four practice areas and regionally in ten in the 2027 Best Law Firms edition.
- Partners Bradley M. Cosgrove and Charles R. Haskins obtained a record $50 million jury verdict in 2026 for an eight-year-old boy assaulted at a summer camp.
- Cosgrove, Haskins and Joseph T. Murphy secured a $60 million settlement for a woman paralyzed in an Interstate 55 construction zone crash.
Clifford Law Offices has been ranked in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms, with national recognition in four practice areas and regional recognition in ten, PR Newswire reported on November 5, 2026. The Chicago plaintiffs' firm, founded in 1984, handles catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death and aviation disaster cases.
Clifford's Tier 1 Chicago Placements
The 2027 rankings place Clifford Law Offices in Regional Tier 1 in Chicago across aviation law, commercial litigation, mass tort litigation and class actions for plaintiffs, medical malpractice law for plaintiffs, personal injury litigation for plaintiffs, product liability litigation for plaintiffs, professional malpractice law for plaintiffs, railroad law and transportation law. The firm also received a Regional Tier 3 ranking in Chicago for bet-the-company litigation.
Clifford Law Offices said the rankings reflect its work in complex litigation, including longstanding representation of individuals and families in significant personal injury and wrongful death cases. In 2026, partners Bradley M. Cosgrove and Charles R. Haskins obtained a record $50 million jury verdict for an eight-year-old boy who was sexually assaulted at a summer camp. In transportation litigation, Cosgrove, Haskins and partner Joseph T. Murphy secured a $60 million settlement for a woman paralyzed in an Interstate 55 construction zone crash, while partner Kristofer S. Riddle obtained more than $13 million in settlements for passengers injured in the 2021 Amtrak derailment near Joplin, Montana. Cosgrove and Craig J. Squillace also received a Trial Lawyer Excellence Award for a record-setting $56 million verdict involving the death of a mother of four following cosmetic surgery.
Clifford's Record Across Prior Editions
According to akta.pro company records, Clifford Law Offices achieved consecutive-year rankings across Chambers USA 2026, U.S. News Best Law Firms 2026, Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators and Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, where 16 attorneys were listed. The same records state the firm has recovered over $5 billion in catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims and has operated for more than 40 years.
Other Firms in the 2027 Guide
Dean Omar Branham Shirley earned a Tier 1 ranking in the 2027 Best Law Firms guide for personal injury litigation in Dallas-Fort Worth, citing a $10 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and a $32 million award to Maria Lozano's family, the FinancialContent Business Page reported on November 5, 2026. Bostwick & Associates received Tier 1 San Francisco rankings in medical malpractice law for plaintiffs and personal injury litigation for plaintiffs the same day. Aldous Law earned Tier 1 placements in medical malpractice, personal injury and product liability litigation in Dallas-Fort Worth, its 17th consecutive year in the guide.
Clifford's Aviation Case Filings
Company records show Clifford Law Offices filed multiple lawsuits in November 2025 on behalf of families who lost loved ones in the November 4, 2025 UPS Cargo Jet crash in Louisville, Kentucky, and was retained in June 2025 to represent families of victims in the June 12, 2025 Air India Flight AI-171 Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash.