Trogan, Anthony V

Michael Krzak is a hard-working attorney, putting every ounce of effort and enthusiasm into his work day, which often can run up to 18 hours. His sunny personality and indefatigable energy is an inspiring example to all who are around him. His approach to each project is thorough, exhausting all possible angles to a problem. His legal research on a number of cases—from aviation issues to medical malpractice matters—is a trusted tool in the office. He started at Clifford Law Offices as a clerk and began as an associate attorney immediately upon his successful completion of his law studies. In June, 2004, at the age of 33, he became the youngest partner at Clifford Law Offices.

Mr. Krzak has successfully tried numerous cases, each resulting in successful verdicts for Clifford Law Offices' clients. He achieved a $2.583 million verdict, setting a new legal record in the state for a woman who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder in witnessing the death of her best friend in an auto accident. Recently, he set a record for a knee injury with a $500,002 verdict in downstate Bloomington, Illinois. He also was instrumental in obtaining a $13.73 million settlement for a worker who sustained burn injuries to his face, arms and hands. He was part of the Clifford Law Offices team that worked on the Rachel Barton trial, a violinist injured in a train accident that resulted in a $29.6 million verdict. Mr. Krzak was named among the Illinois' "40 Attorneys Under 40 to Watch" by The Law Bulletin Publishing Company in 2001.

Mr. Krzak's case load is wide-ranging: he is currently part of the team handling the highly publicized air crash case involving Comair flight 5191 in Lexington, Kentucky. He is also handling several cases in which individuals suffered paralyzing injuries as well as several wrongful deaths resulting from train and motor vehicle collisions. These serve as just a few examples of his varied case load.

Mr. Krzak is part of the Clifford Law Offices team that tackles the highly complex and highly specialized aviation crash cases. His sense of zeroing in on the issues and his attention to detail being indispensable to the intense preparation of these cases. He has been involved in every commercial aviation case the firm has handled since he came to the firm, including the crash of American Eagle Flight 4184, Alaska Air Flight 261, American Airlines Flight 587, TWA Flight 800, Swiss Air Flight 111, U.S. Air Flight 427, American Airlines Flight 585 and the Southwest Airlines crash at Midway Airport in December, 2005. He has also been involved in numerous cases involving the crashes of small aircraft and helicopters. He is also a critical part of the Clifford Law Offices team that is handling the complex litigation involving Emerald Casino retaining a gaming license in Rosemont, Illinois.

Clifford Law Offices is proud to call Michael Krzak one of its own.