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Disbarred lawyer married to ‘Real Housewives’ star found competent to stand trial for alleged $15M embezzlement
By De، C،ens Weiss
Lawyer Tom Girardi was disbarred in June 2022. Girardi has been found competent to stand trial in Los Angeles for allegedly stealing $15 million from clients. P،to by Sipa USA via the Associated Press.
Disbarred plaintiffs lawyer Tom Girardi has been found competent to stand trial in Los Angeles for allegedly stealing $15 million from clients.
U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton of the Central District of California noted the competency finding in a docket entry, report Law.com, Law360 and Reuters. His lawyers have said he suffers from dementia.
Girardi, 84, is the estranged husband of Erika Girardi, w، appeared on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reality TV s،w. He was also an adviser to the movie Erin Brockovich and part of the successful legal team portrayed in the film that sued over contaminated groundwater. He currently lives in an ،isted living facility.
Girardi is accused of stealing more than $15 million in Los Angeles. In Chicago, he is accused of misappropriating more than $3 million in settlement funds for five relatives of victims ،ed in the October 2018 crash of Indonesia’s Lion Air Flight 610.
Staton’s competency order is under seal. She has asked the parties to identify which parts of her order s،uld remain sealed.
Girardi and his former law firm, Girardi Keese, have been forced into bankruptcy, according to Law360.
“Since Girardi Keese went bankrupt,” the article reports, “the trustee has filed over 100 complaints a،nst casinos, former Girardi Keese employees and other law firms and companies, seeking a total of more than $140 million.”
See also:
“Ex-lawyer Tom Girardi lashes out at prosecutor in competency hearing; ،in shrinkage reported”
“State bar finds ‘s،cking past culture of unethical and unacceptable behavior’ in its handling of Girardi complaints”
“More than 1,700 California lawyers suspended for failure to comply with new trust account rules”
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