Yes, this basically. You could try to file a lawsuit but it would fail miserably because they certainly had probable cause for the charges, and they had a valid reason for bail to be denied. For a lawsuit to work at all the prosecution would have to have shown bad faith in both these things.
Also if it happened too much to too many people you could move to have the judge approving this stuff removed through referendum (if allowed in your jurisdiction -- most allow this) or petition the legislature to impeach the judge. But again, this is not the case and they have legitimately arrested and jailed Chris for perfectly reasonable cause.
But more importantly, the defense did not even try to contest it in a bail hearing, and the long delays were at the defense's request. The truth is that Chris is basically in jail voluntarily, for his own safety, even if he doesn't realize it. If Chris were not retarded he could probably find some ween willing to take him in and order Heilberg to get him released for a reasonable bail amount that his tugboat would cover easily.
But we know it's a bad idea, Heilberg knows it's a bad idea, and fortunately Chris is too inept and stupid to make the necessary arrangements. I'm sure Heilberg has somewhat advised Chris on what would need to happen to bail him out, but in an intentionally downplayed manner so as not to encourage him to try to do anything stupid.
So yeah, even if there was something fishy about the probable cause and denial of bail, if you tried to sue about it they would ask why your attorney never even tried to do anything about it for a year when it's his job.