Cosmo Tedone, Attorney

Cosmo J. Tedone was born on December 13, 1966 in Manchester, Connecticut. 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 and 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.

His current practice emphasizes in criminal defense (DUI, Suspended Driver Licenses, Drugs, Domestic Battery, Homicide and Appeals) and Secretary of State Hearings, representing a wide variety of clientele. He represents clients in litigation matters before Federal and State Courts, arbitration and administrative agencies. Cosmo has many years of experience as a litigator trying over fifty jury trials and 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, finalist in the school's moot court competition and member of 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. Mr. Tedone is a member of the Will County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association and former member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers.

To schedule an appointment, contact us at 815-666-1285.

• American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, Member
  Will County Bar Association, Member
  Illinois State Bar Association
  Illinois Trial Lawyers, Former Member

• Elite Lawyer, 2020 - Present
  Best of the Best, Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorney, 2019
  American Institute of Trial Lawyers, 2019 Litigator of The Year, 2019
  Lawyers of Distinction, 2019
  American Jurist institute, Top 10 Attorneys, 2018
  America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2017
  10 Best in Illinois For Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, 2015-2017
  Superior DUI Attorney, National Advocacy for DUI Defense (NAFDD), 2012-2016
  Certificate of Merit in Torts and Family Law
  Avvo, Top Attorney
  Avvo, Clients' Choice, 2015
  Thomas M. Cooley Moot Court Competition, Finalist
  Law Review, Member

• People v. Marcus Gant
  

  (June 15, 2018) Our client was facing a Class X felony charge for possession of controlled substances, and if convicted, he would have faced six to 30 years in prison without the chance of probation. Attorney Cosmo Tedone successfully argued that the drugs found in the vehicle Mr. Gant was driving belonged to someone else, and he was found not guilty.

  Joliet Man Not Guilty Of Class X Felony Drug Charges By John Ferak, Patch Staff

• Joliet’s Tedone and Morton Recognized for Criminal Law

  Cosmo Tedone Has Been Nominated and Accepted as a Three Years AIOCLA’S 10 Best in Illinois For Client Satisfaction

  Cosmo Tedone, Premier DUI Attorney, Advanced Level Training on How to Beat a Radar Enforced DUI/Traffic Stop

  Cosmo Tedone Identified as One of the Top DUI Attorneys in the Chicagoland area by the National Advocacy for DUI Defense (NAFDD)

  For the Third Consecutive Year, Cosmo Tedone Selected Member of The National Advocacy for DUI Defense (NAFDD)

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