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Law Practice,
Bankruptcy

Jan. 19, 2021

What will happen to profits from Girardi Keese pending cases?

Thomas V. Girardi and Girardi Keese are facing a host of lawsuits filed by creditors who allege the attorney and his firm owe them sums totaling millions of dollars. Court filings indicate that creditors hope to be repaid with the profits that could be generated by the firm’s pending cases.

What will happen to profits from Girardi Keese pending cases?
Thomas V. Girardi

As the saga of Thomas V. Girardi and his firm continued to unfold and both were ordered into Chapter 7 bankruptcy last week, one big question persists for his unpaid creditors: What will happen to the firm's pending cases, which are widely believed to be its biggest asset?

Elissa D. Miller, a partner at SulmeyerKupetz APC who was appointed by the U.S. Trustee to handle Girardi Keese's finances, said in an interview last week that s...

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