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James Michael Chesloe

James M. Chesloe, Ltd.
200 S. Frontage Road, Suite 101
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527

(708) 579-5353

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Date Admitted

November 05, 1987

Illinois Registration Status

Active and authorized to practice law

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In re Chesloe, James Michael, 2017PR00016
Disposition Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition 12/04/2017
End Date of Disposition 02/02/2018
Definition of Disposition Suspension for a specified period reflects a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct and that the misconduct warrants an interruption of the lawyer's authority to practice law during the suspension period, which is a fixed period of time identified in the Supreme Court's order. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the suspension.
Case Summary Mr. Chesloe, who was licensed in 1987, was suspended for sixty days. He prepared a will for a client, met with that client, and then instructed the client to sign the will outside the presence of witnesses. Later, Mr. Chesloe instructed a law office employee and another person to sign the witness attestation clause even though they had not been present when the client signed the will. As a result, the will was challenged and declared invalid after the client’s death. The suspension is effective December 4, 2017.
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