Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Sean's legal acumen was demonstrated in a high-stakes trial on which he worked with Robert Clifford. In October, 2006, Sean worked side by side with Mr. Clifford on a case in Cook County Circuit Court which resulted in a $15.8 million verdict. Clifford Law Offices represented an 18-year-old teenager who was left permanently brain damaged after being struck by a YMCA van in a south suburb of Chicago. The case initially was tried by another law firm and a jury reached a not guilty verdict. The trial judge reversed that decision based upon the misconduct of the defense counsel in that initial trial. Clifford Law Offices was then brought into the case and Mr. Driscoll worked nearly round-the-clock for weeks preparing the case for re-trial. Following a two-week trial in which Mr. Driscoll participated in every phase, the jury returned a verdict on behalf of the young woman.

Sean is working on a variety of cases including the derailment of a CTA Blue Line in 2006, Amtrak Train in 2007, both accidents injuring dozens, a truck explosion in Indiana resulting in burns to 20% of a man's body, a woman severely injured in a boating accident on the Illinois canal, the 2005 Metra derailment causing a man to suffer fractures to his lower extremities and numerous complex construction liability cases. He handles each case with thoughtfulness and thoroughness.

Before joining Clifford Law Offices, Sean clerked for Judge Michael J. Murphy, Presiding Judge of the County Division in Cook County. Sean attended the University of Dayton where he studied Communications and Political Science, graduating cum laude. He went on to DePaul University College of Law where he was elected Vice President of the Student Bar Association of the Evening Division. He was a Moot Court Society Member and a finalist in the Client Counseling Competition. Besides the honor of making the Dean's List, Sean was the CALI winner for Legal Writing, achieving the highest grade in the class. He was the recipient of the Jack Madson Graduate Scholarship as well as a recipient of the DePaul University Faculty and Staff Endowment Scholarship.

Clifford Law Offices is proud Sean Driscoll is an associate at the firm.

Areas of Practice

• Aviation Liability
• Construction Liability
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Transportation Liability

West Practice Categories

Construction Law, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Transportation Law, Aviation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2006
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2007
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association: Judicial Evaluation Committee

Classes and Seminars

• Personal Injury Practice Update, 90-Day Trial Preparation Plan, Springfield, IICLE, June 29, 2007

Education

• DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, December, 2005
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Dean's List
  Honors: CALI Award Recipient for Legal Writing
  Honors: Recipient of the Jack Madson Graduate Scholarship
  Honors: Recipient of the De Paul Faculty and Staff Endowment Scholarship
  Honors: Moot Court, Client Counseling
  Honors: Student Bar Association, Evening Vice President
• University of Dayton, May, 2001
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Upper Classmen Leadership Award Recipient
  Honors: International Golden Key

Published Works

• The Incredible Expanding/Shrinking Right of Children to Sue "Parents,", Illinois State Bar Journal, Vol. 95, No. 2 p. 86, February, 2007

Address

120 N. LaSalle Street,
31st Floor
Chicago, IL 60602

Phones

(312) 899-9090
(800) 899-0410 (Toll Free)

Faxes

(312) 251-1160

Emails

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Websites

http://www.cliffordlaw.com