State Bar & Bar Associations
Dec. 14, 2023
Attempt to suspend Girardi’s son-in-law is unconstitutional, counsel argues
David R. Lira, who has been fighting with State Bar prosecutors since September in an effort to pause a proceeding that could temporarily suspend his law license, argued in a court filing that the agency’s application is procedurally and constitutionally improper.




Attorneys for former Girardi Keese attorney David R. Lira, who has been trying since September to pause a proceeding that could temporarily suspend his law license, argued that the State Bar’s application is procedurally and constitutionally improper.
Specifically, they wrote in a recent court filing, the bar’s suspension application was filed months after he was charged in June.
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