Elissa Miller, of SulmeyerKupetz in Los Angeles, the trustee appointed in the Chapter 7 bankruptcy case of Tom Girardi's former firm, disclosed the missing client funds at a Tuesday court hearing on Zoom in which she sought access to cash in order to continue digging through client files for pending cases.
April 06, 2021 at 09:20 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The Recorder
A bankruptcy trustee for Tom Girardi’s defunct law firm said she has uncovered at least $15 million in missing client funds, with one dating back to 2002.
At a Zoom court hearing Tuesday, Elissa Miller, of SulmeyerKupetz in Los Angeles, the trustee appointed in the Chapter 7 bankruptcy case of Girardi Keese, said she had identified between $15 million and $20 million in missing client funds—and she isn’t done yet.
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Tom Girardi of Girardi Keese. Courtesy photo
