Category Archives: Consumer
Girardi’s Former Clients Recount Regrets, Abused Trust
Thomas Girardi was a famous trial lawyer when he assured devastated clients that he would help them. One such client, Kathy Ruigomez, took the celebrity attorney at his word based on his affectation, and his reputation as illustrated in the film Erin Brockovich.
Multi Funding USA is Named Exclusive Litigation Finance Provider for TrialSchool.org
Multi Funding USA, a leading provider of pre-settlement funding serving law firms and attorneys, has been named the exclusive litigation funding partner for TrialSchool.org (Trial School), a not-for-profit trial advocacy training for lawyers who represent individuals and families. Multi Funding USA is a Platinum Sponsor for Trial School and will offer cloud-based litigation finance services to Trial School’s extensive client base of law firms and attorneys across the United States.
Girardi Legal Woes Mount as Records Show $10MM in Debt to Lit Fin Firm
It’s been asserted that lawyer and reality-show-husband Tom Girardi is currently incapable of active participation in his current legal situation. Documents recently filed assert that the firm Girardi Keese owes Virage SPV more than $10 million. Yet Girardi’s brother maintains that the founder of the firm is suffering from memory loss and requires a guardian ad litem for himself and his firm.
The New Normal: Legal Services Predictions for 2021
For nearly a year, COVID has kept the world in a state of uncertainty. Temporary changes stretch out for months, and no one is sure when things will ‘get back to normal,’ or indeed, what ‘normal’ will look like when that happens.
Easy Legal Finance Inc. acquires Settlement Lenders Inc.
Easy Legal Finance Inc. a Canadian litigation financing firm, announced today the acquisition of Settlement Lenders Inc. Based in Edmonton, Settlement Lenders Inc. started serving clients in the early 1990s as one of the first firms in the country to offer pre-settlement lending to personal injury plaintiffs.
Lawyer Accused of Misappropriating Litigation Funding Faces Charges
The Attorney Grievance Committee for the First Judicial Department brought disciplinary charges against Don Anthony Carlos Jr. He had been admitted to the State Bar of New York in 1993.
New Securitization Fuels Growth for Golden Pear Funding OpCo, LLC
Golden Pear Funding OpCo, LLC announced Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns a rating to one class of notes from PEAR 2020-1, LLC – an $80 million litigation finance asset backed security (ABS) transaction. The PEAR 2020-1, LLC transaction represents Golden Pear’s first rated security collateralized by litigation finance receivables.
Consumer Legal Funding Going into 2021
The following article was contributed by Eric Schuller, President of the Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding (ARC).
Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition on the Horizon in Tom Girardi Case
Creditors of the firm Girardi Keese, and Tom Girardi himself, plan to file an involuntary bankruptcy petition by the end of the week.
‘Real Housewives’ Husband Held in Contempt Over Missing Settlement Payouts
The husband of reality TV star Erika Jayne is being held in civil contempt along with his law firm. A federal judge in a Chicago court made the decision after Thomas Girardi and the Girardi Keese law firm failed to identify the whereabouts of more than $2 million in payments for survivors and family of the Lion Air Flight 610 plane crash.
