A CALIFORNIA attorney says Chase Bank has “destroyed” his life after the financial institution seized over $185,000, forcing him to cancel his wedding and move into a caravan.
Brian Adesman, 32, claimed in a lawsuit filed in California that Chase Bank shut down all of his personal and financial accounts without any notice or explanation.
Former Chase customer Brian Adesman claims the bank shut down his accounts without any notice[/caption]
Chase said the bank identified “concerning” transactions and took “appropriate action”[/caption]
Former Chase customer Brian Adesman organized engagement photos with his partner before he had to cancel his wedding[/caption]
Former Chase customer Brian Adesman celebrated his engagement to his partner in an organized photoshoot before he had to cancel his wedding due to financial stress[/caption]
The bank’s actions left him homeless and forced him to cancel his wedding after he was unable to meet his debt repayments, triggering a huge hit to his credit score.
The wedding was canceled despite having already taken engagement photos and begun making arrangements.
After missing multiple mortgage payments on his downtown Los Angeles apartment, Adesman said he was forced to buy a 1992 Coachmen Catalina mobile home for $3,500 which he found on Facebook Marketplace.
Adesman says the saga has forced him into an ongoing legal battle with Chase to get his money back.
The allegations come after Chase Bank allegedly shut down Adesman’s personal and business accounts in early 2024, when he was working as a founding lawyer at Miller Adesman, focusing on personal injury, employment, and class action lawsuits.
Adesman had been a Chase customer for over a decade, until his accounts were allegedly shut down out of the blue, withholding “every cent” he owned.
“They refused to tell me why they were holding my money,” Adesman told The U.S. Sun.
“No warning. No explanation. Just silence — while my credit score collapsed and debt collectors flooded my phone.”
“This wasn’t just my business account — Chase shut down my personal and client trust accounts too, without cause. It wasn’t policy enforcement. It was financial destruction.”
‘NO NOTICE’
Adesman maintains in his suit that Chase gave him no explanation for the closure.
He allegedly filed complaints against Chase through several government regulators including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Attorney General and the Department of Financial Services to no avail.
Adesman’s legal action against Chase is ongoing, and he claims he has still not received his funds over a year since the saga began.
The U.S. Sun contacted Chase Bank and a spokesman said: “We identified concerning transactions and took appropriate action as permitted by our account terms”.
The Chase Bank spokesman pointed The U.S. Sun to a separate lawsuit filed in New Jersey which refers to Adesman’s law firm.
The secondary legal case was brought by a title company that claims it was tricked into making fraudulent payments, $3.7 million of which were deposited into Adesman’s law firm’s account.
The title company sued Chase to recoup these payments.
The Chase Bank spokesperson would not confirm whether these allegations were the reason Adesman’s accounts were frozen.
‘NEVER INFORMED’
Adesman denies there were any “concerning” transactions and believes he was red-flagged by the bank after receiving “legitimate” settlement funds after providing legal services to a Mexican client.
He also maintains that he was never informed about the secondary legal case until The U.S. Sun made inquiries.
When asked about the secondary lawsuit, Adesman said: “I was never told about, involving parties I’ve never heard of and facts I know nothing about and yet Chase is now pointing to it as some sort of retroactive justification for what they did to me.”
Adesman claims in his initial lawsuit that Chase promised to return the funds from his business account through a cashier’s check valued at $175,649 and was reassured it would arrive no later than 10 business days after.
However, he claims that the check never arrived in the mail.
Brian Adesman said he was forced to cancel his wedding and liquidate his retirement as he had no access to his personal or business accounts[/caption]
The 32-year-old California attorney maintains there were no “concerning” transactions associated with his accounts[/caption]
Chase allegedly refused to return the funds in his personal account with the bank saying they were being held indefinitely as they were “under review” and “being investigated”.
Adesman claims he offered to provide Chase with any information or documentation about the funds, which he alleges the bank denied.
