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Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Oct. 25, 2022

Ex-Girardi lawyers want fraud case move to California

Attorneys for David R. Lira and Keith D. Griffin say the case should be transferred because it includes other defendants who have no connection to Illinois,

Former Girardi Keese attorneys David R. Lira and Keith D. Griffin are asking an Illinois federal judge to transfer a conversion and fraud lawsuit by the defunct firm’s former co-counsel, Edelson PC, to California because it also filed a complaint covering the same conduct in California.

Attorneys for Lira and Griffin say the case should be transferred because it includes other defendants who have no connection to Illinois, including disba...

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