Chicago Civil Rights Trial Attorney for the People
Hale Law is a Chicago-based boutique law firm specializing in civil rights, medical malpractice, personal injury, prisoner’s rights, and sexual abuse cases. Hale Law prides itself on having top-tier litigators who are prepared to take every case to trial. Hale Law’s trial attorneys have the expertise and experience necessary to compete at the highest level and to achieve the justice that its clients deserve. Founded by seasoned trial attorney Andy Hale, the firm’s guiding principles are passion, preparation, determination, and an unwavering commitment to justice.

The Hale Law Difference
At Hale Law, we will make your case our cause. We pursue each of our cases with passion, purpose and a commitment to excellence. Here’s what sets us apart:
- We focus on a wide variety of civil rights and injury cases where an injustice has occurred.
- We develop every case with trial in mind. We meticulously build our cases one step at a time, during our investigation and subsequent discovery. We often employ cutting edge forensic analysis, including DNA testing, genetic genealogy, ballistics and microscopy. We have retained some of the top forensic and medical experts to assist us in achieving justice.
- We are selective about the cases we accept, and our clients work directly with the attorneys handling their cases, without layers, handoffs, or distance from the work.
- We work as a team with one goal in mind, justice for our clients.
When you become our client, you will have confidence with our accomplished trial lawyers at your side.
We Put Your Rights First
Civil rights cases are the foundation of our practice. But we also handle significant medical malpractice, personal injury, prisoner’s rights, and sexual abuse cases. All of these cases demand thorough investigation, thoughtful strategy, and the determination to see them through.
We see ourselves as more than just lawyers, as we often feel like detectives on a mission to uncover the truth in our quest for justice. We are creative and open-minded, with frequent collaboration among attorneys, clients, and experts, which allows us to see paths to victory that others might miss. Imagination is a trait we cherish, a trait that is often overlooked by most attorneys. We enjoy finding the needle in the haystack.
Finally, we boast numerous attorneys who are trial savvy. We are prepared to take every case to trial and we have a team of trial attorneys who have been around the block and know what it takes to win in court. We excel at telling our clients’ stories in court in the most powerful way that resonates with the jury.
No matter the claim, we are passionate, engaged, and determined.

Themis
Themis is a women-founded and women-run practice group within Hale Law, focused on female issues and created for clients who deserve representation shaped by legal skill and lived experience. Practicing law with empathy and compassion, the attorneys of Themis handle civil rights, sexual abuse, and torts claims with insight, care, and a keen understanding of deeply personal matters.
Named for the Greek goddess of justice, Themis reflects a belief that who stands beside you and advocates for you in court matters. The group represents anyone who identifies as female, gender non-conforming individuals, and their allies in cases where trust and confidentiality are essential.

About Hale Law Group
Hale Law is led by Andy Hale, a civil rights trial attorney with nearly four decades of experience who believes that representing clients means standing by them when it counts. After decades of litigation and trial experience, he formed Hale Law to create a firm of highly skilled trial attorneys, across a platform of practice areas, who match his personal commitment to passion, preparation and justice.
Andy’s work focuses on civil rights and post-conviction cases. Many of his matters have been high profile and covered by national and local media. Based in Chicago, with an office in New York, Hale Law reflects our belief that trial law is not just a profession but a responsibility to clients through passion, preparation and purpose.
As Seen In
Hale Law’s work has been featured by respected national and regional media outlets. Andy Hale is frequently called on to speak about civil rights and criminal matters, offering insight shaped by decades of real courtroom experience. His true crime documentaries have been featured on HBO, Netflix, Showtime, Amazon, and Discovery. He also hosts a popular podcast where he discusses true crime cases.




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