Erika Girardi’s legal troubles are far from over, it seems. A lawsuit filed by Tom Girardi’s former co-counsel alleges that she is responsible for fees that were misappropriated by her husband’s firm, Girardi Keese. The former Mrs. Girardi has called their claims unenforceable, as they are allegedly based on an “illegal and unethical” funding agreement.
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Girardi Legal Woes Mount as Records Show $10MM in Debt to Lit Fin Firm
by John Freund
written by John Freund
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.
‘Real Housewives’ Husband Held in Contempt Over Missing Settlement Payouts
by John Freund
written by John Freund
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.
Court Orders Tom Girardi to Reveal Financials in Law Finance Claim
by John Freund
written by John Freund
Tom Girardi, of the eponymous law firm Girardi Keese, has been ordered to deliver to his financials to the court after he failed to pay $6MM of a $16MM settlement with Law Finance Group. Law Finance sued Girardi for failure to repay a $15MM loan, and eventually settled on the $16MM figure, only to claim that Girardi skipped out on the final $6MM payment.