Stephanie Hirschboeck

Stephanie Hirschboeck is Of Counsel at Bedi & Singer. She is a retired attorney who provides strategic counseling and tactical advice to Bedi & Singer and its clients. Stephanie has a special artistry in telling each client’s unique story.

Thirty years at the Cook County Public Defender

Before joining Bedi & Singer, she had a 30-year career at the Cook County Public Defender’s Office, where she provided aggressive, innovative, and client-centered defense to her clients. She brings over three decades of trial experience, including over 30 felony jury trials, thousands of bench trials, and motions experience. Stephanie has tried several capital murder cases. She held positions of increasing responsibility, including member of the Homicide Task Force, Supervisor in the Multiple Defendant Division, Chief of the Homicide Task Force, and Chief of the Felony Trial Division.

Appeals and capital litigation

In addition to her extensive trial experience, Stephanie has significant appellate experience, having argued numerous cases before the Illinois Appellate Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. As a member of the Illinois Capital Litigation Trial Bar, she was certified by the Illinois Supreme Court as lead counsel in death penalty cases, and the Illinois Supreme Court appointed her to chair a Capital Litigation Trial Bar panel.

Speaking and teaching

She is a frequent and sought-after speaker at legal events, and has spoken on a wide range of criminal defense topics to generations of lawyers. Stephanie is a lifelong resident of Chicago.