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Dec. 23, 2020
Ex-Girardi Keese attorneys quizzed on client funds
U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin entered an order of civil contempt Dec. 14 against Girardi and the Girardi Keese firm and froze his assets. At the end of the hearing, the judge scheduled a hearing Jan. 8 to consider holding two former Girardi Keese attorneys -- David R. Lira, Girardi's son-in-law, and Keith D. Griffin -- in contempt.
A federal judge voiced skepticism Tuesday of arguments by two former Girardi Keese attorneys who said they should not be held in contempt over the failure to pay plaintiffs following a settlement because Thomas V. Girardi controlled the firm's funds.
"Does the course of nonpayment give them an obligation of doing more than what they did?" U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin of the Northern District of Illinois said during a hearing....
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