Clifford Law Offices

The aviation accident attorneys of Clifford Law Offices were lead counsel in the Roselawn, Indiana plane crash case, representing 16 families. This case was settled for $110 million. Our aviation attorneys now represent a number of families in the Buffalo plane crash of a Bombardier airplane. These same aviation lawyers also represented a number of families in the crash of a Comair jet in Lexington, Kentucky, which was settled confidentially.

Clifford Law Offices served as lead counsel in the Roselawn, Indiana crash in 1994, representing 16 families who lost loved ones in that terrible tragedy. The cause of that crash was determined to be the de-icing device on the wings of that turboprop plane, a pneumatic boot engineered in France. After taking the depositions of aviation experts and engineers in Europe for three weeks and following years of preparation, the aviation law firm of Clifford Law Offices was ready for trial in federal court.

Just moments before the trial was ready to get underway, the defendants settled, but with it came a public apology from the defendants in open court to the 28 families there, as well. They assured everyone in the courtroom that as much as possible had been done to correct the problems that they believed caused the crash. In an unusual ruling, the court also allowed prominent aviation attorney Robert Clifford to make a short opening statement so that the families of the victims of Flight 4184 would be heard.

A number of families have contacted Clifford Law Offices to represent them in the loss of their loved ones in the Feb. 12, 2009 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center near Buffalo, New York. All 49 people aboard and one person on the ground were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held three days of hearings in May, 2009, calling 20 witnesses who tried to find out the reason for the crash. A number of factors were found to be in play that contributed to that doomed flight. Aviation attorneys from Clifford Law Offices attended these hearings. The aviation experts they hired also were at these hearings. Please visit the firm's news and aviation blog for a daily update on what occurred.

Clifford Law Offices has retained a number of aviation experts to examine what occurred in the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407.  Among them is Greg Feith who has decades of experience and is interviewed frequently by the national press.

These families, and indeed the flying public, deserve to know what happened. They deserve answers.

There is an answer to the question of what caused an airline disaster. But it takes painstaking research and investigation by an experienced aviation accident attorney to uncover the truth.

We have the resources to find out what happened to your loved ones.

We have the experience to represent you in asking for fair compensation for injuries or needless deaths.

We are dedicated to representing you with integrity and professionalism.

Whether it happened in a small private plane, a corporate jet or helicopter, or a commercial airliner, your tragedy is of great concern to us. Each of our aviation accident attorneys is committed to empowering you to bring about changes in negligent or reckless behavior without resorting to revenge, retaliation, or retribution.

Robert A. Clifford and our team of aviation attorneys have represented victims of every major commercial airline crash in the U.S. in the last three decades.

New Aviation Law Blog by our Aviation Accident Attorneys

The Aviation team of Clifford Law Offices stays informed of aviation-related news from around the country. We need to be. Many of these stories involve people who will need our help, or need to talk to an aviation lawyer. In an effort to keep those who visit the firm's website on top of important news events that affect consumers, Clifford Law Offices offers an Aviation Law Blog. Currently, there are many posts on the Buffalo plane crash; lawyer-reviewed news is posted as we receive it, so that interested attorneys can be informed as this story unfolds. We hope you find the entries of interest.

Additionally, Clifford Law Offices maintains a blog on its main site to relay news stories that occur in Chicago and around the country. We hope that the information is of value in your daily lives.

Clifford Law Offices is a nationally regarded aviation law firm. Each aviation lawyer in our firm has years of successful experience.

The National Law Journal named our firm one of the top 20 on the "Plaintiffs' Hot List" in 2003 and one of the 25 "Go-To" firms in the country in 2004. The law firm has been named one of the top law firms in Chicago in garnering settlements of two million dollars or more over the last several years. Robert Clifford was named the 2009 Chicago Best Personal Injury Litigator by Best Lawyers, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review organizations in the country.

Bob Clifford serves on a number of prestigious aviation boards around the country. He was recently named to be on the Board of Directors of the Law Enforcement Aviation Coalition (LEAC) in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin and in 2005 Bob Clifford and Kevin Durkin were appointed to the Advisory Board of the International Aviation Law Institute at DePaul University College of Law, a body of top-ranking aviation lawyers and experts from around the world.

Commercial Aviation Litigation

Our aviation attorneys have successfully represented victims of private plane and corporate jet crashes, as well as helicopter crashes around the globe.

Read an article Bob Clifford authored on helicopter safety.

Private Aviation Litigation

We consistently garner multimillion-dollar settlements and verdicts for our clients.

Our Aviation Law Firm's Record of Justice

Our aviation attorneys have an in-depth knowledge of aviation technology and a deep understanding of local, national, and international law.

Every aviation attorney at our firm upholds the highest principles of our profession in placing the individual client first. Founding partner Robert A. Clifford is "one of the five most respected and feared plaintiffs' attorneys in the country," according to Corporate Legal Times.

Our Aviation Lawyers

In addition to our extensive aviation practice, Clifford Law Offices' practice areas include personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and premises and product liability.