Get to Know Attorney Clifford E. Cardone
Early on in my legal career, I was lucky enough to practice law with a brilliant general practitioner, Charles G. Merritt. He was also my father-in-law. Not only did he show me where the courthouse was, but he also taught me to be a lawyer. He exposed me to a variety of areas of the law from abstracting a title to property to bankruptcy, domestic, criminal, successions, contracts, corporations, and, yes, even personal injury law. Through his tutorship, I developed somewhat of a following handling personal injury cases.
"When I assemble the perfect team, it is possible to make something wrong, right again; I can bring a seemingly impossible situation back to normalcy."
The following I developed came naturally, and I found myself concentrating on personal injury law. Using my experience and connections, I put together a team of professionals, such as economists, medical doctors, engineers, and others, that I draw upon to assist me in molding your case into the best it can be. In this special process, I develop a deeper connection to each client. When I assemble the perfect team, it is possible to make something wrong, right again; I can bring a seemingly impossible situation back to normalcy. This is when I feel the most sense of pride and accomplishment. Satisfied clients are what drives me to be the best I can be.
What Kind of Cases Have I Handled?
My legal experience is diverse, and my career has been colorful. I have practiced law for over 50 years. I started out in the district attorney’s office, eventually being promoted to senior trial attorney and serving as the lead trial attorney in over 300 cases. I was selected to testify before the Louisiana legislature on revamping the law and streamlining criminal procedures for obtaining expungements.
After my experience in the district attorney’s office, I moved on to private practice, opening my own firm focusing on personal injury law. Since starting my own firm, I have taken many cases to trial, resulting in groundbreaking changes in the law for those victimized in various types of accidents. One of my proudest accomplishments is spurring the installation of lights on the Crescent City Connection Bridge following the conclusion of a case I handled for a client who was injured on the bridge due to poor lighting conditions.
I also presented a case before the United States Supreme Court, reversing a Louisiana Supreme Court decision. The United States Supreme Court only hears 80 cases out of the approximately 8,000 cases filed each year. For an attorney to have a case accepted and favorably ruled upon by the United States Supreme Court is a huge and rare honor of which I am extremely proud.
At this point in my career, I am now focused on handling auto and truck accident cases. I also currently handle premises liability cases, medical malpractice and a variety of other cases.