A federal judge in Los Angeles has determined that Tom Girardi, a disbarred California lawyer, has been deemed competent to stand trial for the alleged embezzlement of millions of dollars from his clients.
Disgraced attorney Tom Girardi - the estranged husband of RHOBH star Erika Jayne - has been cleared to stand trial for allegedly embezzling $18 million from clients.
The State Bar of California recommended that Zein Obagi Jr. be suspended from practicing law for misappropriating half a million dollars in client funds.
A California state bar judge who previously delayed disciplinary proceedings against Tom Girardi's son-in-law David Lira said Monday that she has "concerns" over the bar's latest attempt to suspend him, saying that the ongoing federal criminal case against Lira may raise Fifth Amendment due process issues.
Ex-Girardi Keese attorney Keith Griffin wasn’t part of the decision to lie to clients of disbarred plaintiff’s attorney Tom Girardi in spring 2020, Griffin’s counsel said Tuesday in California State Bar Court, although Griffin had seen a letter Girardi eventually sent, which blamed “tax issues” for not distributing Lion Air litigation settlement funds.