Jackie Chiles
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Jackie Chiles is a fictional attorney portrayed by American actor Phil Morris.
The Chiles character, obviously a parody of famed African American attorney Johnnie Cochran, began on the renowned NBC television series Seinfeld. After appearing in several episodes during the series' later years, Chiles, along with many other minor characters from the show's past, appears again in the program's finale and is crucial in getting the characters convicted on charges of "wanton indifference". The character's catch phrase is "I am outraged!" Some have commented that the real-world personna of attorney Cochran was so flamboyant Morris had to do little more than mimic him directly in order to have a successful character who is, in reality, more impersonation than caricature. Since the end of Seinfeld, the character has appeared in a series of television commercials.
Jackie Chiles represents Kramer in three different episodes. In one episode, Kramer sneaks a cafe latte into a movie theatre. As he climbs over another person to get to his seat, Kramer spills the latte and burns himself. The maestro gives Kramer a balm, which cures the burn. The coffee company offers a settlement: a tiny amount of money and a lifetime of free lattes; Kramer takes the offer before the executive finishes speaking, much to Jackie's chagrin. In the second episode featuring Chiles, Kramer's face ages prematurely when he turns his apartment into a smoking lounge. Jackie promises to get rich off Kramer's gross disfigurement, but Kramer settles the case for a Marlboro-man style billboard featuring his own face. Jackie also sues O'Henry candy bar heiress Sue Ellen Mishky for walking the streets of New York in a bra and causing Kramer to wreck George Costanza's car. He describes her actions as "lewd, lascivious, salacious, outrageous!"
Jackie represents George, Elaine, Jerry and Kramer in the final episode, when they violate the Good Samaritan Law.