Scott Chesin is the managing partner of Shook’s New York office. He is an appellate lawyer who specializes in developing legal strategy at the trial level in order to position cases, or groups of cases, for appeal. Scott has experience litigating a wide variety of substantive issues; his particular areas of interest are product liability defense, punitive damages, and criminal defense. According to BTI Consulting, which named Scott to its 2020 list of “Client Service All-Stars,” clients describe him as “brilliant before the judge” and report that his “confidence shows and makes us confident in hiring him.” Legal 500 described Scott as an “appellate specialist” who comes “highly recommended” by clients. And he has been repeatedly recognized by both the New York Law Journal and New York Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” in appellate litigation.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
"Scott is a brilliant trial attorney, especially his oral arguments."
"He is extremely effective for our appellate work."
"Scott's confidence shows and makes us confident in hiring him."
"He has been brilliant before the judge."
MY CLIENT PHILOSOPHY
"With corporate clients, my job is to make the client’s job easier. That means being responsive, thorough, clear, and quick. It also means knowing the client’s business and its litigation landscape, because important issues are rarely confined to just one case."
– Scott A. Chesin
ALL-STAR BIOGRAPHY
Scott Chesin is the managing partner of Shook’s New York office. He is an appellate lawyer who specializes in developing legal strategy at the trial level in order to position cases, or groups of cases, for appeal. Scott has experience litigating a wide variety of substantive issues; his particular areas of interest are product liability defense, punitive damages, and criminal defense. According to BTI Consulting, which named Scott to its 2020 list of “Client Service All-Stars,” clients describe him as “brilliant before the judge” and report that his “confidence shows and makes us confident in hiring him.” Legal 500 described Scott as an “appellate specialist” who comes “highly recommended” by clients. And he has been repeatedly recognized by both the New York Law Journal and New York Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” in appellate litigation.
ALL-STAR BIOGRAPHY
Scott Chesin is the managing partner of Shook’s New York office. He is an appellate lawyer who specializes in developing legal strategy at the trial level in order to position cases, or groups of cases, for appeal. Scott has experience litigating a wide variety of substantive issues; his particular areas of interest are product liability defense, punitive damages, and criminal defense. According to BTI Consulting, which named Scott to its 2020 list of “Client Service All-Stars,” clients describe him as “brilliant before the judge” and report that his “confidence shows and makes us confident in hiring him.” Legal 500 described Scott as an “appellate specialist” who comes “highly recommended” by clients. And he has been repeatedly recognized by both the New York Law Journal and New York Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” in appellate litigation.