Gina Piemonte
Attorney
West Side
Gina Piemonte is a graduate of DePaul University and DePaul College of Law. She started her legal career with the Cook County Public Defender’s Office in 1991. In 1993, she left Chicago and moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico where she lived for two years working in her family’s business- an Italian restaurant owned by her parents. In 1995, she returned to Chicago and to the Cook County Public Defender’s Office. In her over 30-year career with the office she’s worked in various divisions. In 2004, Ms. Piemonte was promoted to the Homicide Task Force, where she stayed for 15 years. She has represented numerous clients accused of both capital and non-capital murder. In 2019 Ms. Piemonte entered management in the office. She is currently Chief of the Felony Trial Division. Ms. Piemonte has been a trial coach for law students at Loyola College of Law. She has coached numerous trial seminars presented by the Office of the State Appellate Defender’s office.
She has presented on various criminal law topics both inside her office as well as for outside groups and organizations.
