Stanley M. Chesley (born March 26, 1936) is a fired Ohio court lawyer. She is the husband of federal judge Susan J. Dlott.
Chesley, son of Jewish Jewish immigrants, graduated from Walnut Hills High School, University of Cincinnati and University of Cincinnati Law School. He first became famous as a plaintiff lawyer in court proceedings arising from the 1977 Beverly Hills Supper Club fire, which killed 165 people (and two unborn babies). Instead of just demanding a nightclub, Chesley sued the entire aluminum wire industry, blaming them for the fire. An aggressive and unprecedented tactic of seeking corporate responsibility for the entire industry works, winning $ 49 million in decisions and settlements. Each of the defendants settled about a million dollars in the face of Chesley waving pictures of horrific fire victims rather than risking going to court and losing more, even though those who defend often win.
Chesley won billions of dollars for his clients in other mass demands, representing clients who demanded Pan Am over the Lockerbie terrorist attacks and clients sue Dow Corning in controversial breast implant litigation. Chesley is one of the "inner circles" of the plaintiff's bar who negotiated a $ 246 billion controversial tobacco settlement on behalf of the state government, and settlements against the Roman Catholic archdiocese in Cincinnati for sexual harassment.
He is Pro Bono Counsel in Jewish material claims against German, Austrian and Swiss financial institutions.
In May 2008, President George W. Bush appointed Chesley to serve the Honorary Delegation to accompany him to Jerusalem for the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel.
Chesley is a member of the NAACP Living Council and for five years as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the University of Cincinnati.
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Controversy
Chesley was named in a lawsuit related to the completion of phen-phen litigation in Kentucky. The former client sued Chesley and three other plaintiffs' lawyers for allegedly violating their obligations by transferring most of their $ 200 million settlement funds to themselves by only a third to the plaintiff. Judge Joseph F. Bamberger approved the settlement, but resigned when it was revealed that he was paid $ 5000 a month as director of a charity funded by settlements and directed by lawyers. Chesley, who raised $ 20.5 million to negotiate a settlement, declared that he was not a legal counsel for plaintiffs and did not know that lawyers had cheated their clients and therefore he was not indebted to 440 plaintiffs.
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Termination and retirement
On February 22, 2011, Kentucky trial commissioner William L. Graham issued an order recommending Chesley be fired for his actions. The Board of Governors of the Kentucky Bar Association received a commissioner's recommendation on June 14, calling for the dismissal and restitution of $ 7.6 million to the plaintiff. It is stipulated that Chesley violates several ethical rules, that is, "imposes unreasonable charges, fails to document the contingency cost arrangements in writing, improperly divides legal fees with lawyers from different companies, ratifies advisory mistakes, represents clients with conflicting interests; a false statement to court, making false statements in the disciplinary process, and general deception in the distribution of client funds. "In an effort to find a way to avoid it, Chesley undertook some transactions under the market to his wife - acting 6th Circuit described as" red flag ".
Kentucky Supreme Court dismissed Chesley on March 21, 2013, unanimously voted to support the 2011 recommendation. Chesley faces ouster in Ohio due to mutual agreement between the two countries; However, he chose to voluntarily retire from legal practice in Ohio rather than through the process of state discipline. The practical effect of his retirement in Ohio is the same as if he was dismissed - Chesley would never be able to practice law in the state again. On November 18, 2013, Chesley was excluded from the list of lawyers allowed to practice law before the US Supreme Court.
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