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State Bar & Bar Associations,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Jan. 5, 2021

Judge says she’ll likely refer Girardi to State Bar

Girardi is accused of stealing millions of dollars from several clients. The case discussed on Monday involved a victim of the San Bruno pipeline explosion in 2010 who suffered burns on 50% of his body.

A Los Angeles judge will likely refer plaintiffs' attorney Thomas V. Girardi to the California Bar for possible disciplinary charges for mishandling client funds, she said Monday.

Girardi is accused of stealing millions of dollars from several clients. The case discussed on Monday involved a victim of the San Bruno pipeline explosion in 2010 who suffered burns on 50% of his body. Girardi is alleged in a lawsuit to have withheld $11 m...

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