Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Chicago, IL

Attorney Craig J. Squillace is a partner with Clifford Law Offices PC in Chicago, Illinois. Widely regarded as one of the leading trial attorneys in his region, Mr. Squillace focuses his practice solely on personal injury law, and he provides invaluable counsel and support to clients throughout the greater Chicagoland area and in various jurisdictions across the country who have suffered catastrophic injuries or lost loved ones due to motor vehicle accidents, construction-related accidents, medical malpractice or some other preventable tragedy.

Over the course of his legal career spanning more than 18 years, Mr. Squillace has recovered millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for his plaintiff clients struggling needlessly as a result of someone else's negligence or wrongdoing. He has focused the bulk of his practice on handling claims involving motor vehicle and traffic-related cases, not only accidents but also manufacturing defects, road construction negligence, mass transits accidents and more. He also helped obtain a settlement of more than $11 million for the estate of a small plane crash victim.

Along with maintaining a successful legal practice, Mr. Squillace has also written extensively and conducted lectures and seminars on a variety of topics related to personal injury law, and he contributed a chapter on motor vehicle cases to the seminal Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Product Liability/Premises Liability Seminar that lawyers throughout the state use as a reference.

Recognized for his outstanding professionalism and superior client service, Mr. Squillace was selected for inclusion into the Top 40 Under 40 list by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company and the Leading Lawyer list along with perennial top rankings and endorsements from his peers. A leader in his legal community, he also serves on the judicial evaluation committee of the Chicago Bar Association as well as member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association's board of managers.

A 1996 graduate of Illinois State University, Mr. Squillace obtained his Juris Doctor from John Marshall Law School in 2002. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association, among his other professional affiliations.