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Criminal

Aug. 24, 2011

Lawyer wants funds released to pay for criminal defense

Philip A. Kramer, one of the lawyers accused of defrauding underwater homeowners, is asking a court to return at least $250,000 seized from his law firm's accounts so he can pay his defense attorney, well-known litigator Mark J. Geragos.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Philip A. Kramer, one of the lawyers accused by the state attorney general of defrauding underwater homeowners, is asking a court to return at least $250,000 seized from his law firm's accounts so he can pay his defense attorney, well-known litigator Mark J. Geragos.


State Bar attorney Suzan Anderson said attorneys from her office are prepared to argue that no funds should be released to Kr...

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