Thomas Vincent Girardi

  1. April 12, 2023

    Girardi Trustees Defend Deal With Embattled Legal Lenders

    Bankruptcy trustees for former trial lawyer Tom Girardi and his law firm Girardi Keese have urged a Los Angeles federal judge to toss objections to their plan to pay off a lender accused of playing a role in the firm's scandalous downfall, saying Wednesday the payment would resolve costly litigation and clear the way for money to flow to other creditors.

  2. January 25, 2023

    Girardi Trustee Drops Special Counsel Accused Of Conflicts

    Tom Girardi's bankruptcy trustee has replaced Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo LLP as special counsel amid claims that the Los Angeles plaintiffs firm had concealed serious conflicts of interest from its clients and the court.

  3. January 18, 2023

    Erika Girardi Says Trustee's Special Counsel Hid Conflicts

    Erika Girardi on Wednesday accused Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo LLP of concealing serious conflicts of interest to represent the bankruptcy trustee for her husband, disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi, urging the judge overseeing the case to fire the law firm and alert federal prosecutors.

  4. October 19, 2022

    Girardi Victims Claim Attys Improperly Took Their $1.25M

    A law firm that represented a family of Tom Girardi's victims took an improper slice out of $5 million that the disgraced attorney repaid and hid serious conflicts of interest that have pitted the firm against its own clients, the family alleged Tuesday in Los Angeles bankruptcy court.

  5. September 22, 2022

    Tom Girardi's Treasures Going Once, Twice, Sold At Auction

    It is often said that you can't judge a man before walking a mile in his shoes, and one lucky bidder can now do just that in disgraced attorney Tom Girardi's shaded brown crocodile Gucci Oxfords, thanks to an auction Wednesday of items from his Southern California mansion.

  6. August 25, 2022

    Tom Girardi's Art, Treasures Set For Auction Next Week

    More than 200 valuable items from Tom Girardi's Southern California mansion are slated to go up for auction next week, with most of the proceeds going to repay a litigation lender owed by the disgraced lawyer's bankrupt estate.

  7. October 22, 2021

    Mansions, Lingerie And $1.8B: Girardi Trustees Hunt For Cash

    Since Thomas V. Girardi’s powerful plaintiffs firm went belly up in December amid allegations of theft and fraud, bankruptcy trustees have been searching for money to pay off more than $100 million in debt. Here, Law360 takes a look at some of the most noteworthy developments in the cases so far — and some of the questions that remain.

  8. July 06, 2021

    Tom Girardi Victims OK'd To Go After Erika Girardi For Funds

    A California bankruptcy judge gave the green light Tuesday to former clients of celebrity lawyer Thomas Girardi to proceed with a collection lawsuit against his estranged wife, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Girardi.

  9. June 25, 2021

    Erika Girardi Accuses Trustee's Atty Of Harassment

    Erika Girardi wants to disqualify an attorney hired to investigate her in bankruptcy proceedings tied to her disgraced ex-husband, Thomas V. Girardi, saying the attorney has been conducting an online "jihad of extra-judicial statements" targeting her since being appointed earlier this month.

  10. June 23, 2021

    Erika Girardi's Accountant, Atty Targeted In Hunt For $20M

    An attorney investigating Erika Girardi wants to question the reality television star's accountant and divorce lawyer about her finances, saying in court documents they might reveal what happened to $20 million she may have received from her husband Thomas V. Girardi's now-bankrupt law firm.