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Robert Walsh is a partner at Clifford Law Offices as well as one of our most qualified car accident attorneys and Chicago accident lawyers. Mr. Walsh is experienced in many complex practice areas, including insurance coverage and liability. We are proud to have him on our team of accident lawyers in Chicago. U.S. News-Best Lawyers named him a top attorney in the area of plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Litigation.
The area of insurance law is becoming more complex with each passing year and, as one of our leading accident attorneys, Robert Walsh is ahead of the changes. For nearly three decades, Mr. Walsh has been handling automobile and other vehicular accidents, all with amazing clarity and aplomb. His keen intelligence in sorting out liability and insurance coverage issues has led many to call upon him for his expertise and sound, practical approach to what appears to be complicated, emotionally-charged matters.
As one of our most capable car accident attorneys, Mr. Walsh can handle hundreds of details. He can juggle a caseload with numerous lawsuits at various discovery, pre-trial and post-trial stages. He is a man-on-the-go. Mr. Walsh's well-known and beloved staccato conversation allows him to move from case to case, advancing matters at an appropriate pace for all involved. He is an endless fount of knowledge, for everyone turns to him at some point in time for his words of wisdom in the areas of his sub-specialty. As one of the leading accident lawyers in Chicago, he has been invited as a guest speaker at numerous seminars presented by the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Northwest Suburban Bar Association.
Mr. Walsh has received many multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. He settled four million-dollar-plus cases in the span of a year as well as obtained a $1.8 million verdict for a 21-year-old man who broke his back in an auto accident with a UPS truck. His superior legal abilities led to his being named a partner at Clifford Law Offices on January 1, 2000. He has been named an Illinois Leading Lawyer and an Illinois Super Lawyer.
Aside from his work as a lawyer, Mr. Walsh has enjoyed coaching his four sons in many different sports, especially baseball. He is one of the founding fathers and current treasurer of the Fenwick Friars Rugby Football Club.
Clifford Law Offices is proud to call Robert Walsh one of its own, and one of the top Chicago accident lawyers and car accident attorneys.
CLASSES/SEMINARSSAFE HARBORS and CALM SEAS, CNA Insurance - Webinar, April 22, 2020IMPACT OF THE CIOX HEALTH DECISION ON ILLINOIS PLAINTIFF LITIGAITON, ITLA - Webinar, April 7, 2020NAVIGATING THE COVID-19 FOR YOUR LAW FIRM AND YOUR CLIENTS: A Positive Outlook, ITLA - Webinar, April 2, 2020ETHICS 2020 - The Future is Now, Clifford Law Offices, P.C. - Webinar, February 20, 2020SANE LAWYERING: Building Hardiness in the Provision of Legal Services, Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago, January 16, 2020A RESPONSIBILITY TO CHANGE THE GAME: PROFESSIONALISM & CIVILITY IN TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION, Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago, September 23, 2019ADAPTING YOUR FIRM TO EMERGING THREATS, CNA Insurance - Webinar, August 22, 2019OVERVIEW OF LEGAL MALPRACTICE FOR LITIGATORS, Clifford Law Offices, P.C. Webinar, May 9, 2019THE PATH TO LAWYER WELL BEING & CONSCIOUS INCLUSION, Clifford Law Offices, P.C., February 21, 2019, DePaul University College of LawPRESERVING ERROR, Clifford Law Offices, P.C. Webinar, November 28, 2018UPDATE & REVIEW SEMINAR, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund, October 12, 2018, The Westin Chicago River North, Chicago, IllinoisARBITRATOR REFRESHER TRAINING, Cook County Mandatory Arbitration & Mediation, April 26, 2018, James R. Thompson CenterTHE CHANGING ETHICAL LANDSCAPE OF LITIGATION, CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES, February 15, 2018, DePaul University College of LawANNUAL SYMPOSIUM WITH THE JUDGES, Law Bulletin Seminars, November 20, 2017, The Westin Chicago River North, Chicago, IllinoisTRUCKING: TAKING IT TO TRIAL - Preparing, Presenting and Winning Your Case, Attorneys Information Exchange Group, November 9-10, 2017, InterContinental Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Illinois, 1986
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1986
U.S. Federal Courts, 1986
Fenwick Bar Association, 2011 - Present (Immediate past President)
Fenwick Bar Association, 2005 - 2011 (President)
Fenwick Bar Association, 2000 - 2004 (Vice President)
Chicago Bar Association, 1995 - 1999 (Member, Committee on Judicial Evaluation)
Fenwick Bar Association, 1995 - 1999 (Treasurer)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1991 - Present (Member)
Chicago Bar Association, 1986 - 1993 (Tort Litigation Committee)
American Bar Association (Member)
American Association for Justice f/k/a ATLA (Member)
Fenwick Friars Rugby Football Club The Top Lawyers (Board of Directors)
Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago
Leading Lawyers Network The Top Lawyers
National Law Registry of Who’s Who (Life Member)
St John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1981 B.A.Major: GovernmentMinor: Business Administration
School of Irish Studies, Dublin, Ireland, 1979
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1986 J.D.
Honors: Leadership and Service Award 1986, Student Bar Association Class Representative 1982 - 1983 and 1983 - 1994, Student Bar Association Treasurer 1984 - 1985