Civil Litigation
Nov. 3, 2022
US judge has harsh assessment of former Girardi Keese lawyers
“In short, it is difficult to believe Griffin and Lira were unaware that Girardi was running a Ponzi scheme with client money, which in fact he was,” U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin wrote
A federal judge in Chicago chastised two former Girardi Keese lawyers Wednesday for helping now-disbarred plaintiffs’ attorney Thomas V. Girardi hang onto his clients’ settlement money by failing to tell the court or co-counsel what he was doing.
U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin decided against holding David R. Lira and Keith D. Griffin in contempt because the insurer for the firm’s co-counsel – Edelson P.C. – representing relatives of...
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