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Biography
Susan Capra is a partner at Clifford Law Offices, one of Chicago’s premier law firms, serving clients nationally and internationally for decades. Susan concentrates her practice in the area of medical and hospital negligence litigation where she has achieved numerous record settlements and verdicts in her 30-plus years as a highly respected attorney in Chicago, particularly in the health care arena.
Susan joined Clifford Law Offices as an associate in 1989, becoming partner after 10 years. She graduated from DePaul University with a nursing degree in 1982. Susan first was a nurse at Children’s Memorial Hospital (now called Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago). She worked largely with infants and children with serious neurological conditions and disabilities. During her last two years as a full-time nurse, she worked in the operating room. Her nursing background has been a tremendous asset in her work as a medical negligence attorney. Susan sums it up appropriately, “As a nurse, I was the patient’s advocate. As a medical malpractice attorney, I am still the patient’s advocate but in a different arena and profession.”
Susan graduated from DePaul University College of Law in 1990 with Honors. Since joining Clifford Law Offices, Susan handles all types of medical negligence cases but concentrates on cases involving obstetrical, gynecologic and pediatric negligence. Some of her career highlights include an $11 million settlement involving a hospital pharmacy that mixed an intravenous solution with excessive amounts of glucose, which was given to a premature newborn who then sustained severe and permanent brain damage as a result and a $10 million settlement on behalf of a mother whose infant suffered severe and permanent brain damage due to negligent obstetrical treatment rendered at a Chicago hospital. In the last decade alone, Susan has worked on more than two dozen complex obstetrical and gynecological cases, 15 of which have resulted in settlements and verdicts of more than one million dollars and 10 have resulted in settlements and verdicts of more than five million dollars.
Susan is involved in the legal community. She is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. She has lectured on various topics involving medical negligence. She has authored articles ranging from the future of hospital peer review to the use of expert witnesses in medical negligence cases.
Over the years, Susan has been recognized as an Illinois Leading Lawyer by Law Bulletin Media (2005 – present), selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers list (2005 to present), has an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, and was part of the list of Most Influential Women Lawyers in Chicago by Crain’s Custom Media (2017). Most recently in 2020, she was named by Crain’s Chicago Business on a list of Notable Women in Law in Chicago.
Susan is a lifelong Chicago resident. She is actively involved in her community and volunteers every weekend with various organizations serving senior citizens, the military and their families, and underprivileged children.
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Health Care
25%
Medical Malpractice
25%
Personal Injury
25%
Wrongful Death
25%
Fees and Rates
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in Illinois for 35 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1990
No misconduct found
Location
Clifford Law Offices, P.C.
120 N. LaSalle St., 36th Floor, Chicago, IL, 60602
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Illinois Super Lawyers, Illinois Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Illinois Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media
2019
Illinois Super Lawyers, Illinois Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Illinois Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media
2018
Illinois Super Lawyers, Illinois Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Illinois Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media
2017
Illinois Super Lawyers, Illinois Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Illinois Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media
2017
Most Influential Women Lawyers in Chicago, Crain's Custom Media
2016
Illinois Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media
2016
Illinois Super Lawyers, Illinois Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Illinois Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media
2015
Illinois Super Lawyers, Illinois Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Illinois Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media
2014
Illinois Super Lawyers, Illinois Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Illinois Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media
2013
Illinois Super Lawyers, Illinois Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Illinois Super Lawyers, Illinois Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Illinois Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Illinois Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media
2011
Illinois Super Lawyers, Illinois Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Illinois Super Lawyers, Illinois Super Lawyers
2010
Illinois Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
N/A
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2000 - Present
Partner, Clifford Law Offices, PC
1900 - Present
Partner, Clifford Law Offices, P.C.
1995 - 2000
Associate, Clifford Law Offices, PC
1994 - 1995
Associate, Corboy, Demetrio & Clifford
1990 - 1994
Associate, Robert A. Clifford and Associates, P.C.
1989 - 1990
Law Clerk, Robert A. Clifford and Associates, P.C.
Associations
1990 - Present
U.S District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
1990 - Present
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
Education
1990
DePaul University
J.D.
1982
DePaul University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
1982
DePaul University
BSN
Speaking Engagements
2012
From a Nurse-Lawyer Perspective: Legal Nurse Case Studies
Case Studies
2011
Motions to Compel & Protective Orders
Motions
2001
Medical Malpractice Course
Course Education
2001
Evaluating a Medical Negligence Case
Evaluating Cases
2000
Venue-Forum Non Conveniens
Venue-Forum Non Conveniens
2000
Nursing Negligence
Annual Meeting
2000
Medical Malpractice Course
Course Education
2000
Deposition Strategies
Deposition Strategies
1999
Medical Malpractice Course
Course Education
1999
Deposition Strategies in Medical Negligence Cases
Deposition Strategies
1999
Analyzing Medical Records for the Illinois Paralegal
Education
1997
Deposing the Defendant Physician in a Medical Malpractice Case
Deposing the Defendant Physician in a Medical Malpractice Case
1997
Analyzing Medical Records for the Illinois Paralegal
Education
Publications
1999
Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook
Expert Witnesses
1999
Woman Attorney
The Evaluation of a Medical Negligence Case
1999
Woman Attorney
The Evaluation of a Medical Negligence Case
1998
Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook
Expert Witnesses
1997
Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook
Expert Witnesses
1992
Illinois Bar Journal
Cocaine Babies: Meeting the Challenge
1992
Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook
Expert Witnesses
1990
Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook
Settlement/Empty Chair Defenses
1990
Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook
Expert Witnesses
1989
DePaul Law Review
Patrick v. Burget: The Future of Hospital Peer Review in the Antitrust Arena
Languages
English