Representative Matters

A client was charged with embezzlement. Bedi & Singer began representing the client before charges were filed. Bedi & Singer negotiated with the government for a lesser charge before charges were brought and continued the representation through sentencing. The client pled guilty and received a sentence below the guideline range.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2023

A client was charged with defrauding the company she worked for and using the funds for personal use. Bedi & Singer represented the client from charging through sentencing. The client pled guilty and received a sentence below the guideline range.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2025

A client was charged with wire fraud and mail fraud. Bedi & Singer represented the client from charging through sentencing. The client pled guilty and received a sentence below the guideline range.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2022

A client was charged with honest-services fraud in a case in which the client and others defrauded the state of Illinois by defrauding the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Bedi & Singer represented the client from charging through sentencing. The client received probation when the government was asking for significant prison time.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2025

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with wire fraud for defrauding various companies and schools through a business email compromise scheme. The client received a sentence of 14 days, below the guideline range.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2023

Bedi & Singer represented a client in a wire fraud case in which the client and others were involved in a scheme to defraud timeshare holders. The client pled guilty and received a sentence below the guideline range.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2025

Bedi & Singer represented a Chicago Public Schools leader in a wire fraud case involving fraudulent invoices submitted to a nonprofit corporation and Chicago Public Schools. Prosecutors requested five years in prison. The client pleaded guilty and received a below-guideline sentence of one year and one day.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2026

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with wire fraud in a scheme to defraud his employer, a major airline. The client pled guilty and, at sentencing, received a sentence below the guideline range.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2024

Bedi & Singer represented a client in a mortgage fraud case. The client pled guilty, and Bedi & Singer obtained a favorable result at sentencing: probation with no term of incarceration.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2023

Bedi & Singer represented a client, the chief executive officer of a company, who was charged with fraudulently taking money that did not belong to him from the company. The client pled guilty and received probation, with no prison time, when the government was seeking significant jail time.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
• 2024

Bedi & Singer represented a client who was a vice president at a company and was charged with devising and participating in a scheme to defraud and to obtain money and property from the company. The client pled guilty and received a sentence below the guideline range.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2022

Bedi & Singer represented a railroad employee charged with wire fraud. The outcome at sentencing was successful: the client received a sentence below the guideline range and was given probation.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2022

Bedi & Singer represented a client in a theft of government funds case and successfully negotiated the charge down to a misdemeanor. The client pled guilty to the misdemeanor.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2022

The client was a psychologist charged in a multi-indictment health care fraud scheme. The client owned and operated a foundation providing psychiatric and therapeutic care to individuals in high-risk situations and was charged with submitting false and fraudulent claims to an insurance company. Bedi & Singer began representing the client before charges were filed and continued through sentencing. The client pled guilty and received a sentence below the guideline range.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2023

A client, a home health care nurse practitioner, was charged alongside others with defrauding Medicare by submitting false claims. Bedi & Singer began representing the client after charges were filed and continued through sentencing. The client pled guilty to a reduced charge and received probation.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2020

A client was charged in federal court with PPP and SBA fraud. Bedi & Singer began representing the client after charges were filed and continued through sentencing. The client pled guilty.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2023

Bedi & Singer has represented individuals who received target letters or contact from investigators regarding PPP loan applications. These matters involve federal and state investigations. No charges have been filed in these matters to date, but the investigations remain open.

A client was charged with wire fraud and money laundering. The client pled guilty and received a sentence of 30 days in custody, below the guideline range.

• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
• 2025

Bedi & Singer represented a plant manager in an EPA investigation that continued for several years. The investigation concluded in 2020 without charges.

Bedi & Singer represented an individual charged with bribing members of the Chicago Police Department for records. The client pleaded guilty and received a below-guideline sentence in 2018.

Bedi & Singer represented a senior administrator of the Social Security Administration in a case involving the sale of personal information. The client pleaded guilty and received a sentence significantly below the guideline range.

Bedi & Singer represented a chief accounting officer in a multiyear investigation into allegations of bid rigging. No charges were brought.

Bedi & Singer represented a client in a multiyear joint investigation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy into the alleged procurement and misuse of weapons-grade plutonium. No charges were brought.

Bedi & Singer represented a doctor in an internal investigation into charting and billing procedures and the doctor’s role overseeing other individuals. No charges were brought.

Bedi & Singer represented a doctor at a leading teaching hospital against allegations of sexual misconduct at a Title IX hearing conducted at a university. No sanction was imposed.

• University proceeding
• 2019

Bedi & Singer successfully defended a student against a sexual assault allegation. No sanction was imposed.

• University proceeding
• 2026

Bedi & Singer successfully defended a student against physical violence allegations. The proceeding ended with a finding of no responsibility.

• University proceeding
• 2020

Bedi & Singer represented a law firm in responding to a grand jury subpoena.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2026

Bedi & Singer represented an employee who received a grand jury subpoena. After negotiations with the government, the client did not have to testify.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2025

Bedi & Singer represented a client in a multi-defendant Hobbs Act robbery case. The client pled guilty and received a sentence below the guideline range. As part of the plea, a state case was dismissed.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2026

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged in two bank robberies. The client pled guilty and received probation.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2026

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with possession of child pornography in federal court. Before charges were filed, Bedi & Singer negotiated with the government for a charge that did not require a mandatory minimum sentence. The client pled guilty and received a sentence below the guideline range.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2023

Bedi & Singer represented a client in a two-defendant drug conspiracy case. A jury found the client guilty, and after trial the client received a sentence far below the guideline range.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• Jury trial
• 2025

Bedi & Singer represented a client in a large-scale drug conspiracy case with multiple defendants and an investigation that spanned multiple years. The client pled guilty and received a sentence below the guideline range.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2022

A client was charged with distributing a significant amount of narcotics across state lines. The client pled guilty and received probation.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2021

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged in federal court with possession of a firearm by a felon. Bedi & Singer successfully challenged the charges at the preliminary hearing, and the case was dismissed.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2019

Bedi & Singer represented a client facing a federal firearm charge under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Bedi & Singer identified grounds for a motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence and explained to the government why the motion would succeed. The government dismissed the charges.

Bedi & Singer filed several appeals of state detention decisions in 2024 and 2025.

Bedi & Singer handled appellate work concerning supervised release in federal matters associated with the Northern District of Illinois in 2024.

Bedi & Singer appealed federal sentences to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2024.

Bedi & Singer appealed federal detention orders to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2022.

Bedi & Singer appealed convictions following jury trials in which other counsel represented the clients.

A client was charged with defrauding the IRS by submitting false tax returns. The client pled guilty and received 6 months in prison at sentencing.

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• 2022

Charged with first degree murder in the death of an abusive former partner. The client was found not guilty of all charges.

• Cook County, Illinois
• Bench trial
• 2026

After a jury trial, the client was found not guilty of first degree murder and attempted first degree murder. The jury found the client guilty of second degree murder.

• Cook County, Illinois
• Jury trial
• 2024

A client charged with first degree murder was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a bench trial.

• Cook County, Illinois
• Bench trial
• 2022

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with murder. The motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence was granted, and the charges were dismissed.

• Cook County, Illinois
• 2023

The client was found not guilty of first degree murder, attempted murder, and aggravated battery. The client was found guilty of second degree murder.

• Kankakee County, Illinois
• Eight-day jury trial
• 2026

The client was found not guilty of first degree murder after a five-day trial.

• Cook County, Illinois
• Five-day trial
• 2025

The client was found not guilty of first degree murder.

• Cook County, Illinois
• 2026

The client was charged with first degree murder. Bedi & Singer successfully negotiated a disposition of aggravated discharge of a firearm, and the client was released with time served.

• Cook County, Illinois
• 2022

The client was charged with attempted murder, accused of shooting into a vehicle and striking the driver. The client was found not guilty at a bench trial.

• Cook County, Illinois
• Bench trial
• 2022

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with aggravated battery to a police officer. The client received misdemeanor probation, with no prison time and no felony conviction.

• Cook County, Illinois
• 2026

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with armed robbery and other offenses in Cook County, Illinois. The client pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and received a one-year sentence in the Illinois Department of Corrections in 2026.

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with armed vehicular hijacking, attempted murder and attempted armed robbery in Cook County state court. After extensive negotiations, Bedi & Singer secured a favorable sentence in 2022.

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with home invasion in Cook County. After Bedi & Singer successfully argued pretrial motions, the case was dismissed in 2023.

Bedi & Singer represented a client in a sexual assault matter. The client was found not guilty at a bench trial.

• Cook County, Illinois
• Bench trial
• 2021

Bedi & Singer represented a client in a sexual assault case. The charges were reduced to felony battery, and the client pled guilty to the reduced charges.

• Ogle County, Illinois
• 2021

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with predatory criminal sexual assault in Cook County. Following negotiations, the case was resolved by a plea and a sentence of sex-offender probation in 2022.

Bedi & Singer represented a pastor charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Illinois state court. The client pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and received probation in 2025.

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with predatory criminal sexual assault. The client pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and received a one-year sentence in the Illinois Department of Corrections in 2023.

Bedi & Singer represented a client facing multiple counts of possession of child pornography in Cook County, Illinois. The client pleaded guilty and received sex-offender probation in 2025.

Bedi & Singer represented a client facing multiple counts of distribution of child pornography in Cook County, Illinois. The client pleaded guilty and received sex-offender probation in 2026.

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with criminal sexual assault in Cook County. The client pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and received probation in 2023.

The client was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and was found not guilty at a jury trial.

• Cook County, Illinois
• Jury trial
• 2020

The client was charged with Class X possession of a machine gun and was found not guilty at a bench trial.

• Cook County, Illinois
• Bench trial
• 2026

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with possession of narcotics and weapons. Bedi & Singer successfully argued a motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence, and all charges were dismissed.

• Cook County, Illinois
• 2018

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in Cook County state court. The client was found not guilty in 2019.

The client was charged with armed habitual criminal and was found not guilty at a jury trial.

• Cook County, Illinois
• Jury trial
• 2025

The client was charged with armed habitual criminal. Bedi & Singer successfully argued a motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence, and the case was dismissed.

• Cook County, Illinois
• 2025

The client was charged with armed habitual criminal and aggravated discharge of a firearm. Bedi & Singer successfully argued a motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence. The motion was granted, and all charges were dismissed.

• Cook County, Illinois
• 2025

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged in state court with distribution and possession of a quantity of narcotics carrying an enhanced Class X sentencing range. The client was found not guilty of all charges.

• Cook County, Illinois
• 2018

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with distribution of narcotics. The client was found not guilty at a bench trial.

• Cook County, Illinois
• Bench trial
• 2018

The client received a life sentence in 2000. Bedi & Singer represented him at resentencing, where the court imposed 28 years, and the client was released.

• Cook County, Illinois
• Resentencing
• 2023

The client had been sentenced to 40 years. At resentencing, Bedi & Singer represented the client, who was resentenced to 27 years, and the client was released.

• Cook County, Illinois
• Resentencing
• 2026

Bedi & Singer represented a client in posttrial motions and sentencing after another lawyer handled the trial in Cook County state court. After sentencing, a different lawyer handled the appeal. The appellate court ordered a new sentencing proceeding based on an issue Bedi & Singer had raised.

A client convicted in 1982 had his conviction reversed and life sentence vacated. Bedi & Singer became involved in 2022, after the reversal, and filed a motion for the client’s release pending retrial.

The trial court denied release. Another law firm handled the appeal, and the appellate court sent the case back with directions for release on conditions. The client was released. Bedi & Singer negotiated in 2024 a guilty plea for time served, and the client served no further time in custody.

• Cook County, Illinois
• 2024

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with construction fraud and theft in state court, from charging through trial. The client was found not guilty after a multiple-day trial.

• Cook County, Illinois
• Multiple-day trial
• 2024

In state court, Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with theft by deception, financial institution fraud and wire fraud. The client pled guilty, and Bedi & Singer obtained a successful result: a special type of probation that resulted in no conviction.

• Will County, Illinois
• 2023

In state court, Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with continuing financial crimes enterprise and theft related to his job as a financial advisor. The case ended in a successful outcome of probation with no conviction. Bedi & Singer also represented him in his FINRA investigation.

• Cook County, Illinois
• 2022

Bedi & Singer represented a client in a reckless homicide matter. The client received probation and no prison time after a plea.

• Cook County, Illinois
• 2026

Bedi & Singer represented a client whom the Cook County State’s Attorney sought to have testify before a state grand jury. After negotiations, the client did not have to testify.

• Cook County, Illinois
• 2026

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with domestic battery and successfully litigated several pretrial motions. The client was found not guilty of all charges.

• DuPage County, Illinois
• 2025

Bedi & Singer represented a client charged with domestic battery. The client was found not guilty of all charges.

• McHenry County, Illinois
• 2024