Cosmo J. Tedone
Managing Partner at Law Offices of Tedone & Morton, P.C.
Prior to forming the law firm, Tedone & Morton, P.C., he was the senior associate with Chuck Bretz and Associates, P.C. for eight years along with experience as an Assistant Will County Public Defender & private practice in the area of insurance defense and general civil litigation. He was involved with several appeals that resulted in three murder convictions being overturned in 2011.
With over 20 years of experience, Mr. Tedone's current practice emphasizes in criminal defense (DUI, Suspended Driver Licenses, Drugs, Domestic Battery, Homicide and Appeals), personal injury, and Secretary of State Hearings, representing a wide variety of clientele. He represents clients in litigation matters before Federal and State Courts, arbitration & administrative agencies. Cosmo has many years of experience as a litigator trying over fifty jury trials & hundreds of bench trials and motions.
Mr. Tedone graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology (B.A. 1990) and Thomas Cooley School of Law (J.D. 1999-Cum Laude). He received several awards and accomplishments while in law school including a Certificate of Merit in Torts and Family Law, a finalist in the school's moot court competition & a member of the law review.
He is admitted and qualified to practice in the States of Connecticut and Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Suspended Drivers License
- Homicide
- Secretary of State Hearings
- Litigation Matters
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Connecticut
- State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
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- Illinois
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- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
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- English
- Owner of Law Offices of Tedone & Morton, P.C.
- Tedone & Morton, P.C.
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- Experienced trial attorney with over 18 years of experience, specializing in criminal law.
- Senior Associate
- Chuck Bretz & Associates, P.C.
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- Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
- J.D. (1999) | Litigation
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- Honors: Law Review, Graduated Cum Laude, Blook Book Awards in Family Law and Torts.
- Activities: Moot Court, Law Review, Student teacher.
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- Rochester Institute of Technology
- B.A.
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- Litigator of The Year, 2019
- American Institute of Trial Lawyers
- Lawyers of Distinction 2019
- Lawyers of Distinction
- Top 10 Attorneys, 2018
- American Jurist Institute
- Top Criminal Defense Attorney - 2017
- America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys
- 10 Best in Illinois For Client Satisfaction, 2015-2017
- 10 Best in Illinois For Client Satisfaction
- American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
- Member
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- State Bar of Illinois # 6270711
- Member
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- Will County Black Bar Association
- Member
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- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
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- Will County Bar Association
- Member
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- Certificate of Merit in Torts and Family Law
- Certificate of Merit in Torts and Family Law
