By Cheryl Miller | November 23, 2022
Lawyers for the state bar are seeking depositions from two unnamed former employees about how past complaints against Tom Girardi were handled. Bar officials say the witnesses did not comply with subpoenas issued this summer.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 22, 2022
The first criminal actions to come out of the Tom Girardi scandal targeted Christopher Kamon, the former CFO of Girardi Keese, who was charged with one count of wire fraud this month and accused of siphoning firm finances to pay for exotic sports cars, private jet trips and escorts.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 21, 2022
Plaintiffs lawyers asked a federal judge to impose a $2.05 million sanction in fees and costs against Gibson Dunn and its client, Facebook, for discovery misconduct in the Cambridge Analytica cases.
By Cheryl Miller | November 17, 2022
Ruben Duran, chair of the state bar's board of trustees, said that in light of the prosecution and disbarment of Tom Girardi, it's time for the agency to revisit a rule that would require lawyers to report colleagues and judges who have committed misconduct.
By Cheryl Miller | November 15, 2022
State Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland questioned the state bar's responsiveness to former executive director Joe Dunn's discovery requests.
By Cheryl Miller | November 3, 2022
"There is no excuse being offered here; Girardi caused irreparable harm to hundreds of his clients, and the state bar could have done more to protect the public," Ruben Duran, chair of the state bar's board of trustees, said Thursday.
By Charles Toutant | November 3, 2022
The new opinion means that opposing lawyers would not be in violation of Rule 4.2 if they respond to a group email or text with a "reply all," even if that communication includes the opposing counsel's client.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 2, 2022
U.S. District Judge Tom Durkin declined to sanction ex-Girardi Keese partners David Lira and Keith Griffin, who worked with Tom Girardi.
By Avalon Zoppo | October 31, 2022
"These are expenses that would not have been incurred, but for [the lawyer's] deceitful, obstructive, and contumacious conduct," the special master wrote.
By Cheryl Miller | October 25, 2022
Lawyers will now have to identify the account numbers and banks where client funds are held under the rule changes, which follow the surfacing of complaints that Tom Girardi misappropriated client funds.
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