Imagine if you were wrongly convicted for murdering a police officer and sentenced to life in prison, continuously maintained your innocence, and eventually had a judge order a new trial after serving 47 years in prison. It sounds like the premise of a Hollywood movie. Unfortunately, this case was very real for Cleve Heidelberg, who…

Hale & Monico is representing the family of an autistic child in a lawsuit over alleged abuse at Prairie Oak Elementary School in Berwyn District 98. Lucia Roden, mother of Gianni Fata-Roden, accused the school of repeatedly abusing her son dating back to 2015.  Attorney John Chwarnzynski told reporters, “the School and its agents have…

Hale & Monico is pleased to announce that our firm is serving as co-counsel on a class-action lawsuit against the City of New York over transgressions involving a federally funded housing program.  The Mitchel-Lama program, established in the 1950s, was designed to provide moderate-and middle-income families with access to affordable rental and cooperative housing. The…

For 5 Years, Hale & Monico partner Andy Hale has owned and hosted Case Files Chicago (see casefileschicago.com), a local TV show. Now, we are pleased to report that the show has reached 10,000 subscribers on YouTube. The show’s success can be attributed to Andy’s commitment to bringing attention to Chicago’s gun violence epidemic and…

Terrence Haynes was released from prison in June 2019 after serving 20 years for a murder he did not commit. Now, Hale & Monico has filed a wrongful conviction lawsuit on his behalf in U.S. District Court in Urbana naming the Kankakee State’s Attorney Office, the Kankakee County Public Defender’s Office, the city of Kankakee,…

As has widely been reported, a woman was recently assaulted in an alley in River North after allegedly being drugged in a nearby bar. Now, Hale and Monico is representing the victim in a lawsuit filed against the popular bar and restaurant, El Hefe, which is owned by an Arizona-based restaurant group.  Hale and Monico…