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Litigation & Arbitration,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
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Apr. 8, 2022

Litigation funder accused of knowingly propping up Girardi’s ‘house of cards’

California Attorney Lending II denied prior knowledge of wrongdoing by Girardi Keese and its owner, Tom Girardi, and said the lawsuit is wrong about who owns the company.

A litigation funder loaned money to the Girardi Keese law firm that was intended to fund the lavish lifestyle and entertainment career of Tom Girardi’s wife, a lawsuit alleges.

Joe DiNardo is founder of Counsel Financial, which according to the lawsuit, is the parent of California Attorney Lending Il, which provided loans to Girardi Keese through 2020. The lawsuit alleges that California Attorney Lending Il continued to loan Girardi Keese m...

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