# Jackie Chiles

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**Jackie Chiles** is a fictional character portrayed by [American](/source/United_States) actor [Phil Morris](/source/Phil_Morris_(actor)) in the [NBC](/source/NBC) [sitcom](/source/Situation_comedy) *[Seinfeld](/source/Seinfeld)*. A [parody](/source/Parody) of [Johnnie Cochran](/source/Johnnie_Cochran), he appears in the series' seventh through ninth seasons as [Cosmo Kramer](/source/Cosmo_Kramer)'s lawyer.

## Character

Chiles is a [parody](/source/Parody) of famed attorney [Johnnie Cochran](/source/Johnnie_Cochran); both are bespectacled, [mustachioed](/source/Moustache), well-dressed, [African American](/source/African_American) lawyers with the same initials and penchants for grandiose vocabulary. According to the diplomas in his office, Chiles attended [Dartmouth College](/source/Dartmouth_College) and [Stanford Law School](/source/Stanford_Law_School). Morris also emulates Cochran's distinctive enunciation and delivery. After appearing in several episodes during the series' later years, Chiles, along with many other [minor characters](/source/List_of_Seinfeld_minor_characters) from the show's past, appeared again in the program's [finale](/source/The_Finale_(Seinfeld)) and was crucial in failing to achieve acquittal of the characters on charges of violating a [duty to rescue](/source/Duty_to_rescue) law. Jackie's catchphrase is saying several adjectives in succession for added emphasis, such as "lewd, lascivious, salacious, outrageous!"[1]

Morris also planned to star as Chiles in a [spin-off](/source/Spin-off_(media)), but the [pilot](/source/Television_pilot) never came to fruition. [NBC](/source/NBC) executives have claimed that a pilot was never discussed with them.[2]

According to Morris, the real-life Cochran told him he enjoyed his appearances as Chiles on *Seinfeld*.[3] However, after appearing in character as Chiles in advertisements for the [Honda Odyssey](/source/Honda_Odyssey_(North_America))[4] and [Diet Dr Pepper](/source/Diet_Dr_Pepper) in 2000,[5] Morris received a [cease and desist](/source/Cease_and_desist) letter from Cochran's law office due to the impact his unflattering mimicry of Cochran might have on his legal career.[3] Following Cochran's death, Morris reprised the character again in 2010 for [Will Ferrell](/source/Will_Ferrell)'s [Funny or Die](/source/Funny_or_Die) website,[6] in 2022 for a [Snyder's of Hanover](/source/Snyder's_of_Hanover) commercial,[7] and again in 2025 for the music video of [Ice Nine Kills](/source/Ice_Nine_Kills)'s "The Laugh Track".[8]

## Appearances

- [Season Seven](/source/Seinfeld_(season_7)): - "[The Maestro](/source/The_Maestro_(Seinfeld))" – Kramer sneaks a [cafe latte](/source/Latte) into a movie theatre and burns himself while trying to climb over the legs of another patron – a satire of the 1994 lawsuit *[Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants](/source/Liebeck_v._McDonald's_Restaurants)*. Jackie describes having to sneak the coffee in as a violation of Kramer's rights as a consumer: "It's outrageous, egregious, preposterous." Kramer uses a balm to treat his burn, causing it to be healed. Furthermore, the coffee company offers a settlement of a lifetime of free coffee at all of their stores throughout [North America](/source/North_America) and [Europe](/source/Europe). Kramer accepts the offer before the executive had finished speaking and mentioned any money, much to Jackie's dismay. - "[The Caddy](/source/The_Caddy_(Seinfeld))" – Jackie sues [Oh Henry!](/source/Oh_Henry!) candy bar heiress [Sue Ellen Mischke](/source/Sue_Ellen_Mischke) for allegedly causing Kramer personal injury due to an automobile accident. Kramer distracts Jerry while driving when he sees Mischke walking the streets of [New York City](/source/New_York_City) wearing only a [bra](/source/Bra). Chiles describes her actions as "lewd, lascivious, salacious, outrageous!" The lawsuit fails when Kramer, taking the ill advice of his golf caddy, demands she try on the bra to prove it is hers. It fails to fit because she tries donning it over a [leotard](/source/Leotard). Jackie yells at Kramer, "Of course a bra's not going to fit on over a leotard. A bra's got to fit right up against a person's skin... like a glove!" – an obvious parody of the [O. J. Simpson murder case](/source/O._J._Simpson_murder_case). - "[The Friar's Club](/source/The_Friar's_Club)" – Kramer's experiment with [polyphasic sleep](/source/Polyphasic_sleep) causes him to fall asleep during a make-out session. His Italian girlfriend thinks he has died and gets some friends to dump him in the [Hudson River](/source/Hudson_River). When he comes to, Kramer accuses her of trying to murder him. She calls her lawyer, Jackie Chiles. Upon hearing that Kramer is involved, however, Jackie declares, "I don't want nothing to do with it!"
- [Season Eight](/source/Seinfeld_(season_8)): - "[The Abstinence](/source/The_Abstinence)" – Kramer's face ages prematurely when he turns his apartment into a smoking lounge. Kramer consults with Jackie about filing suit against the tobacco companies for his disfigurement. Jackie describes Kramer's face as "sallow, unattractive, disgusting." When Kramer asks if he has a case, Jackie's reply is "Your face is my case." Jackie and Kramer then meet with a tobacco company lawyer, who alleges that Kramer's face gives him a sense of "rugged masculinity." Jackie replies, "Rugged? The man's a goblin. He's been exposed to smoke for four days. By the time this case gets to trial, he'll be nothing more than a shrunken head." After the lawyer says she will have an offer to settle out of court the next morning, Jackie tells Kramer, "Jackie's cashing in on your wretched disfigurement." Kramer settles the case without Jackie's knowledge for a [Marlboro Man](/source/Marlboro_Man) style billboard in [Times Square](/source/Times_Square) featuring his own face. Jackie dubs this "the most public yet of my many humiliations." - "[The Comeback](/source/The_Comeback_(Seinfeld))" – Although Jackie does not appear in the episode, Kramer reveals to Jerry that Chiles has put a [restraining order](/source/Restraining_order) on him, barring him from coming within 200 feet of his office. Kramer goes on to explain that because of this, he could not give Jackie a [Christmas](/source/Christmas) gift.
- [Season Nine](/source/Seinfeld_(season_9)): - "[The Finale](/source/The_Finale_(Seinfeld_episode))" – Jackie represents [George](/source/George_Costanza), [Elaine](/source/Elaine_Benes), [Jerry](/source/Jerry_Seinfeld_(character)) and Kramer when they violate the [Good Samaritan law](/source/Good_Samaritan_law). Despite losing the case, he gets some satisfaction in sleeping with Sidra (from "[The Implant](/source/The_Implant)"), which would have been more satisfying if the jury had not reached a decision so quickly. His last line in the series is the same as Sidra's line about her [breasts](/source/Breast) from the aforementioned episode: "And by the way, they're real, and they're spectacular!"

## Imitations

In 2024 and 2025, a television commercial for Allied Injury Group, a [personal injury law firm](/source/Personal_injury_law_firm), featured comedian Shaun Jones portraying a Jackie Chiles-like character.[9][10]

## See also

- [List of *Seinfeld* characters](/source/List_of_Seinfeld_characters)

## References

1. Written by Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin; directed by Andy Ackerman (Jan 25, 1996). "The Caddy". Seinfeld. NBC.

1. Carman, John (1999-07-16). ["'Seinfeld' Actor Says a Spin-Off Is in the Works - But NBC denies knowledge of proposal for new comedy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20000529075737/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/07/16/DD19176.DTL). *[San Francisco Chronicle](/source/San_Francisco_Chronicle)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/07/16/DD19176.DTL) on May 29, 2000. Retrieved 2008-05-01.

1. *Seinfeld Season 8: Inside Look - "The Abstinence"* (DVD). [Sony Pictures Home Entertainment](/source/Sony_Pictures_Home_Entertainment). 2007.

1. Elliott, Stuart (2000-04-17). ["Advertising: 'Seinfeld' second bananas are enjoying second careers"](https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02E0D71731F934A25757C0A9669C8B63). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved 2011-01-04.

1. ["Abnormal Interviews: Actor Phil Morris a/k/a Jackie Chiles from 'Seinfeld'"](http://www.abnormaluse.com/2010/12/abnormal-interviews-actor-phil-morris.html). 6 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-04.

1. ["Jackie Chiles on Funny or Die"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101206040111/http://www.funnyordie.com/jackie_chiles). Archived from [the original](http://www.funnyordie.com/jackie_chiles) on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-12-07.

1. ["Seinfeld's 'Jackie Chiles' revived for Snyder's pretzel ad"](https://adage.com/article/marketing-news-strategy/seinfelds-jackie-chiles-revived-snyders-pretzel-ad/2420441). *AdAge*. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

1. Ice Nine Kills (2025-10-06). [*Ice Nine Kills - The Laugh Track (Official Music Video) \[Part 2\]*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy7PSa9b16E). Retrieved 2025-10-09. – via YouTube.

1. Marshall, Jack (8 May 2025). ["Ethics Observations on the Allied Law Group's “Your Favorite Attorney” TV Ad"](https://ethicsalarms.com/2025/05/08/ethics-observations-on-the-allied-law-groups-your-favorite-attorney-tv-ad/). *Ethics Alarms*. Retrieved 2025-07-20.

1. Jones, Shaun (16 October 2024). ["comicshaunjones"](https://www.instagram.com/comicshaunjones/reel/DBMBS6pu0tm/). *[Instagram](/source/Instagram)*. Retrieved 2025-07-20.

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