http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com daily 1 2006-12-01T06:59:34Z http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/news/firm-news/10-45-million-verdict-affirmed-on-appeal-in-palwaukee-air-crash No publisher rbaker 2007-05-11T20:59:06Z Clifford News http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/news/headlines-in-the-news/2-victims-families-file-first-lawsuits-in-kentucky-plane-crash No publisher admin 2007-01-15T07:41:13Z Clifford News http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/about-us/About%20Clifford%20Aviation No publisher jill 2007-08-23T14:41:54Z Page http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/images/ConfRoom No publisher jill 2007-03-28T22:18:10Z Image http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/contact/Directions Directions No publisher jill 2007-05-15T18:19:33Z Page http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/portal_memberdata/KMC Kim Collins is the most recent addition to the staff of attorneys at Clifford Law Offices but already she has gained valuable experience, not only at the firm during her clerking here for two years, but in her previous employment as well. Kim worked round the clock on a trial with Robert Clifford in 2007 which resulted in a $15.8 million verdict. She was behind the scenes, drafting motions and trial briefs, researching critical issues and organizing day-to-day trial testimony. Kim also is working on complicated work in the voluminous case involving the recovery of property damages involving the destruction of the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001. Numerous lawsuits have been filed against American Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways for their multiple failures in properly screening the terrorists that hijacked and boarded two Boeing 767 jets that they piloted into the 110-story structures. Kim is working on these complex suits brought on behalf of insurance companies and business interests from around the globe that suffered billions of dollars in losses against the twin towers collapse that fateful morning, permanently wiping them from the New York skyline. Kim is very familiar working on such complex matters. Before coming to Clifford Law Offices, she worked in the Criminal Enforcement Division of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. There she prepared policy summaries and analyses of state and federal legislation, as well as assist attorneys for trial. Kim also worked for the Chairman of the Democratic Party in Illinois, Michael J. Madigan. As a Community Outreach Program Coordinator, Kim helped in creating a dialogue with key Democratic constituencies across the state. She also served as a liaison between the Chairman and labor leadership in Illinois. Kim also worked as a member of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s Issue Development Staff where she traveled to Springfield during the legislative session to assist in implementing the Democratic Caucus agenda. Kim worked closely with state legislators on a daily basis, providing them analyses of pending legislation debated on the House floor, as well as recommending legislation sponsorship and researching state-funded programs. Kim helped run key House committees that considered legislation affecting the state budget, judiciary, health care and public safety. She also helped coordinate and plan issue forums to inform and assist constituents in applying and receiving state aid and program assistance. Kim always is anxious to reach out and help those through all available avenues. Kim’s academic achievements are outstanding as well. Kim graduated in the top ten percent of her law school class at DePaul University and was a member of the DePaul Law Review. Kim wrote her comment for the DePaul Law Review on the unconstitutionality of the cap on non-economic damages passed by the Illinois Legislature in 2005. Kim was named to the Dean’s List and received the CALI Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, Civil Procedure and Products Liability Litigation, achieving the highest grade in each of those classes. Kim worked at Clifford Law Offices as a law clerk for two years while attending classes at night until taking the bar examination in February of 2007. She received her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, majoring in Political Science. There she was named to the Dean’s List and a member of the Phi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society. Kim is a hard worker and enjoys a challenge. She has been very helpful in preparing cases at Clifford Law Offices in the area of transportation and medical malpractice, some of the most complex areas of law. She is very personable and gets along easily with everyone. She also is a good listener and is most sympathetic to those in need. 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