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"One of the Tri-state\u2019s most prominent attorneys has been disbarred.The Kentucky Supreme Court disbarred Attorney Stan Chesley Thursday.It is possible that the ruling could affect Chesley\u2019s ability to practice law in Ohio too.The Kentucky court disbarred Chesley because it said he and other lawyers took most of the money in the $200 million Fen-Phen drug settlement.Chesley\u2019s clients, like Wallace Clark, said he felt cheated by Chesley.\u201CI applaud the Kentucky Supreme Court for its courage to do this. I know he had a lot of political pull,\u201D Clark said.The court found Chesley guilty of eight counts of ethical misconduct.\u201CHe is going to be disgraced. You spend a lifetime building your reputation and to have it all taken away because of a little bit of greed. I wonder now if he's asking himself if it was worth it,\u201D Clark said.Chesley declined to comment Thursday but his lawyer issued a statement that said, \u201CHe has a previously unblemished record and we are therefore disappointed with the court\u2019s decision to impose such a severe sanction.\u201DThe attorney presenting Chesley\u2019s disbarment case said she was happy with the result of the ruling.\u201CI think the writing was on the wall given the disbarment of the other lawyers associated with the case. It tarnishes his reputation and legacy to the class action bar,\u201D Angela Ford said.Ohio does recognize discipline from other states but must issue its own ruling on ethical misconduct before a lawyer can be disbarred."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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