Clifford Law Offices Reviews
What the public record shows about Clifford Law Offices — aggregated ratings, State Bar licence status and disciplinary history. We don't rate lawyers ourselves and we don't take referral fees.
- Client rating
- 4.3★ · 64 Google reviews
- Licence verified
- Yes — 1 attorney checked against the State Bar
- Disciplinary record
- None found as of 2026-05-21
- Years practising
- 42 — founded 1984
What clients say about Clifford Law Offices
Themes appearing across 10 Google reviews, read in full and grouped. These are reviewers' words, not our assessment — we take no position on any firm's quality.
Praised for
- responsive communication and updates
- genuine care for client outcomes
- strong negotiation against large companies
Criticised for
- case dismissal due to filing errors
- dropping cases mid-representation
- prioritizing high-profile cases only
Source: Google reviews (read them yourself) · Last read 2026-05-26
State Bar licence verification
We looked this attorney up in the State Bar registry and recorded what it returned. Every row links back to the registry so you can repeat the check yourself.
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Robert A. Clifford lead
Active per IARDC public record No public disciplinary history
Verified against the State Bar of Illinois. Last checked 2026-05-21.
Third-party data
Fees & terms
- Contingency fee (pre-trial): 33%
- Contingency fee (trial): 40%
- No fee unless win: Yes
- Advances case expenses: Yes
- Free consultation: Yes
Availability
- Consult methods: phone, in-person
Court activity
Civil filings in Cook County Circuit Court where Robert A. Clifford appears by name.
Cook County name search returns cases where the attorney name appears as any party (plaintiff, defendant, or counsel). We cannot programmatically distinguish counsel from party. Click case numbers to verify on the source.
Source: Cook County Circuit Court · Searched 2026-05-26
What Clifford Law Offices says about itself
These are the firm's own marketing claims, taken from their public site. We can't independently verify settlement totals — most are confidential. Source linked below.
- Total recovered
- $5 billion+ recovered (firm-claimed)
Results the firm advertises
- $174 Million (2025) — other · settlement
- $60 Million (2026) — auto · settlement
- $25 Million (2025) — truck · settlement
- $20 Million (2025) — med-mal · settlement
- $13 Million (2026) — other · settlement
- $11 Million (2026) — med-mal · settlement
- $6 Million (2026) — wrongful death · settlement
- $5.75 Million (2026) — med-mal · settlement
Firm-claimed verdicts and settlements from the firm's own marketing page. NOT independently verified court records.
Source: https://www.cliffordlaw.com/about/ · Last checked 2026-05-21
Questions people ask about Clifford Law Offices
Is Clifford Law Offices a real, licensed law firm?
Yes. We checked its lead attorney against the State Bar registry. Robert A. Clifford is on the IL roll, status active per IARDC public record, admitted in 1976. Last checked 2026-05-21.
What do clients say about Clifford Law Offices?
Across 10 Google reviews we read in full, clients most often mention responsive communication and updates, genuine care for client outcomes, strong negotiation against large companies. Recurring criticism centres on case dismissal due to filing errors, dropping cases mid-representation. These are reviewers' words; we take no position on any firm's quality.
Does Clifford Law Offices have any disciplinary history?
No public disciplinary record was found for the attorney we checked, as of 2026-05-21. Bars publish only formal public discipline, so this is not a guarantee of a spotless history.
What does Clifford Law Offices charge?
The firm publishes a 33% contingency fee, rising to 40% if the case goes to trial, no fee unless they win, a free initial consultation. Fee terms come from the firm's own site and can change — confirm them in writing before signing.
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Reviewed by AccidentLawyerReview Editorial Team, Editor · Reviewed 2026-05-20 · Next scheduled review: 2026-08-20 · How we research firms · Spot something wrong? Tell us