Charles R. Haskins - Chicago, IL
Attorney at Clifford Law Offices
Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Chicago, IL
120 North LaSalle Street 36th Floor Chicago, IL 60602
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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10
Years
Experience
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Updated: 10/30/2026
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice
- Products Liability
- Premises Liability
- Wrongful Death
- Personal Injury
Attorney Information
Overview
Charles R. Haskins (Chuck) concentrates his practice on medical malpractice, products liability, and premises liability litigation. Chuck has worked at Clifford Law Offices for a number of years. Starting as a clerk, his commitment to his work and dedication to the law were immediately recognized. Chuck decided to work at Clifford Law Offices because of his interest in helping the injured, those who are in their most desperate times of need, and he does so with a calm, studied manner as he approaches every task in life.
A graduate of Loyola University School of Law, Chuck already has more than a dozen trials under his belt, having second-chaired complex medical malpractice cases under the tutelage of partner Keith Hebeisen.
In 2026, Chuck was part of the team that obtained a $60 million result on behalf of a 31-year-old woman who was rendered paraplegic in an unsafe highway road construction zone accident. He also successfully argued a landmark decision before the Illinois Supreme Court (Geller v. Uber Technologies, et al.), setting a vital precedent that prevents rideshare apps from forcing third-party injury claims into mandatory arbitration in September 2026.
In 2024, he tried a case in Cook County that resulted in a record $39.9 million verdict on behalf of a 37-year-old man who was left permanently disabled following the failure to treat his apparent symptoms that could have prevented a stroke.
In 2019, Chuck obtained a record $101 million verdict on behalf of a baby who sustained brain damage at birth at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois. The baby was brain-damaged at birth when his external fetal monitoring strips were ignored for six hours. Experts on behalf of the plaintiff testified that he would have been born a normal baby if hospital nurses and other medical personnel had alerted doctors to the abnormalities and performed an emergency C-section. The same year, Chuck obtained an $8.5 million verdict on behalf of a Williamson County man who died when a certified registered nurse anesthetist and hospital employees allowed the patient to become dangerously hypotensive.
In 2018, Chuck and partner Bradley M. Cosgrove tried six multi-week medical malpractice and wrongful death cases, including a $21.5 million verdict on behalf of the family of a six-year-old boy who drowned at a public swimming pool. Mr. Haskins has written extensively on complex legal issues such as Governmental Tort Immunity and has also researched and written extensively on appellate briefs. In 2017, Chuck second-chaired a trial resulting in a $4.5 million verdict on behalf of a woman who suffered severe neck injuries when a “door-closer” fell on her head as she exited a strip-mall store. The verdict set a record in DuPage County.
Currently, Chuck is working on several complex medical malpractice and personal injury cases, preparing them for trial, including the case of the failure to diagnose and treat a brain aneurysm, a drowning death at a public high school, and an airplane crash.
Chuck spends his time in the courtroom representing the injured or their families on cases such as a $20 million settlement with Senior Partner Robert Clifford and Bradley Cosgrove on a trucking accident case; a $6.5 million settlement for the wrongful death of a 35-year-old husband and father who died as a result of the failure to timely diagnose an aortic dissection; and a woman who suffered cognitive impairment after doctors failed to diagnose and treat a pulmonary embolism – the case settled the day before closing argument.
Chuck graduated from law school cum laude where he was Managing Editor of the Consumer Law Review. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political science. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association. He has served on the Torts Litigation Committee with the CBA, and is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s Board of Managers.
Clifford Law Offices is proud that Charles R. Haskins is a personal injury lawyer at the firm and we look forward to his years of hard work and dedication to his clients.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2020 - Present
- Emerging Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media, 2020
- Best Lawyers® in America, 2021 - Present
- Best Lawyers® in America, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, 2021 - Present
- Best Lawyers® in America, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2021 - Present
- Best Lawyers® in America, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2021 - Present
- Named to the “2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” list
- Named to the “2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” list
- Law Bulletin Publishing Company, 40 under Forty Honoree, 2020
Other Sources of Feedback About Charles R. Haskins
Included on the 2027 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2016
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Merit Scholarship Recipient
Law Review: Consumer Law Review, Managing Editor
Non Legal Education
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University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2013
B.A.
Major: History and Political Science - John Cabot University, Semester Abroad, Rome, Italy, 2012
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Clifford Law Offices, Legal Clerk, 2014 - 2016
Classes and Seminars
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Chicago Bar Association- “10 Things To Know Before Selecting a Jury”
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Chicago Bar Association- “Proving Vicarious Liability in a Medical Malpractice Action”
- Chicago Bar Association- “Motion Practice in Cook County”, Moderator
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Other Affiliations
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Young Lawyer's Division (Social Committee Board)
- American Bar Association
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association, YLD Tort Litigation Committee, 2018 (Member)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Managers
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Contact
120 North LaSalle Street
36th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone Number: 312-815-7022
Email: Send a message
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