Mr. Chesebro has pleaded guilty to a felony. He will face disbarment proceedings. He waived his Fifth Amendment rights when he pleaded guilty.
Update: in November 2025, the Illinois Supreme Court disbarred Mr. Chesebro:
Mr. Chesebro was licensed in New York in 2007 and in Illinois in 2010. In June 2025, the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, disbarred him after he pled guilty in Georgia to criminal conduct stemming from his attempts to subvert the results of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred Mr. Chesebro.