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1. www.law.com › 2021/12/08 › ex-girardi-keese-partnersEx-Girardi Keese Partners Testify About 'Outrageous Lies' and ...

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   Dec 8, 2021 · When Durkin asked him if this raised any concerns to him about the firm's finances, Griffin responded: "Certainly, at this point in time, I was concerned there were problems with the trust account."

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2. www.latimes.com › california › storyState Bar to strip law licenses of Girardi son-in-law, ex ...

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   Jun 17, 2023 · Both Lira and Griffin had worked at the firm for two decades but have insisted that they had little insight into its finances because it did not operate like a traditional firm. Girardi was the ...

3. www.law.com › 2022/11/02 › jay-edelson-took-actionJay Edelson Took Action—But 2 Other Lawyers Did Nothing to ...

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   Nov 2, 2022 · Still, in a 14-page order, he made conclusions about the lawyers: He found no wrongdoing among those at Edelson, but was highly skeptical that Lira and Griffin did not know about Girardi's fraud.

4. www.pressreader.com › usa › los-angeles-times-sundayTwo more may fall in Girardi scandal - PressReader

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   Jun 18, 2023 · Both Lira and Griffin had worked at the firm for two decades but have insisted that they had little insight into its finances because it did not operate like a traditiona­l firm. Girardi was the sole owner and though he gave lawyers the title of partner, they were his employees and had no power over how he ran the firm.

5. www.pressreader.com › usa › los-angeles-timesTwo at Girardi’s firm face State Bar penalties - PressReader

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   Jan 29, 2024 · He offered several excuses to the families for the delay, including concocted tax issues and the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence suggests Lira and Griffin knew that he was mishandlin­g the funds. “Tom is lying to clients,” Lira confided to the firm’s chief financial officer in a March 2020 email.

6. www.latimes.com › california › storyTwo lawyers at Tom Girardi’s law firm sanctioned over ...

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   Jan 23, 2024 · Tom Girardi’s son-in-law and a second lawyer who worked at his firm have been sanctioned by a State Bar judge for not doing enough to protect clients from the disgraced legal legend’s ...

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   Why did lira and Griffin not know about the firm's finances?

   • Both Lira and Griffin had worked at the firm for two decades but have insisted that they had little insight into its finances because it did not operate like a traditional firm. Girardi was the sole owner and though he gave lawyers the title of partner, they were his employees and had no power over how he ran the firm.

   State Bar to strip law licenses of Girardi son-in-law, ex-employee

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   Who are Lira & Griffin?

   • Lira and Griffin worked for the firm when it represented surviving family members of people killed in 2018 when Lion Air flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea. Girardi declared bankruptcy not long after admitting to the court that he didn’t have the money he still owed the clients.

   Former Girardi Colleagues Say Court Lacks Power to Sanction Them

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   Who are David lira & Keith Griffin?

   • Agency prosecutors are seeking to strip the licenses of former Girardi Keese litigators David Lira, who is married to Girardi’s daughter, and Keith Griffin, one of last lawyers to flee the crumbling firm two years ago.

   State Bar to strip law licenses of Girardi son-in-law, ex-employee

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   Did lira & Griffin conceal settlement money?

   • The State Bar case against Lira and Griffin alleges that they helped him conceal from their clients, Indonesian widows and orphans, that millions in settlement money had arrived into a firm trust account, but that it was not flowing on to the clients.

   State Bar to strip law licenses of Girardi son-in-law, ex-employee

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   Who is Keith Griffin?

   • Separately, the same judge suspended the law license of Keith Griffin, who had worked with Girardi for two decades. Griffin, one of the last attorneys to leave as the firm crumbled, is prohibited from practicing law for six months and is on probation for a year.

   Two lawyers at Tom Girardi's law firm sanctioned over mishandling of

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   Did lira lie?

   • Lira is accused of lying in the same hearing when he testified that the airline case was the only Girardi Keese settlement he knew of in which money was delayed for a month and a half or more.

   State Bar to strip law licenses of Girardi son-in-law, ex-employee

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8. news.bloomberglaw.com › product-liability-andFormer Girardi Colleagues Say Court Lacks Power to Sanction Them

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   Feb 12, 2022 · Former Girardi Keese attorneys David Lira and Keith Griffin say the Northern District of Illinois lacks authority to order them to compensate their former clients for settlement funds allegedly stolen by Thomas Girardi. Lira and Griffin worked for the firm when it represented surviving family members of people killed in 2018 when Lion Air ...