Freed after 47 Years: The Wrongful Conviction of Cleve Heidelberg

Posted on September 10, 2021

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...

Man Convicted in Starved Rock Murders, Freed From Prison

Posted on April 22, 2020

Chester Weger, convicted in the infamous Starved Rock State Park murders decades ago, was released from prison on February 21. Mr. Weger, who had been serving a life sentence, was granted parole by the Illinois Prison Review Board in November 2019. Hale Law Group represented Mr. Weger in his...

Hale Law Group Representing Florida Inmate in Correction Officer Brutality Claim

Posted on April 17, 2020

Hale Law Group is representing Derrick West in a claim alleging that he was brutally beaten by Florida Department of Corrections Officers in 2017. Andy Hale is serving pro hac vice, collaborating with local co-counsel Mary Sherris in Orlando, Florida. The complaint against the Florida Department of Corrections, and...

Hale Law Group Files Suit Against Berwyn School District for Abusing Autistic Child

Posted on February 25, 2020

Hale Law Group 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,...

Hale Law Joins Class-Action Lawsuit Against New York City Housing Program

Posted on December 23, 2019

Hale Law 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...

Case Files Chicago with Andy Hale Reaches 10,000 Subscribers on YouTube

Posted on December 5, 2019

For 5 Years, Hale Law Group 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...

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Hale Law Group Representing Kankakee Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder in 1999

Posted on December 5, 2019

Terrence Haynes was released from prison in June 2019 after serving 20 years for a murder he did not commit. Now, Hale Law Group 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...