Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Civil Litigation
Jan. 21, 2021
Former Girardi Keese lawyers face troublesome ethics questions
After allegations that Thomas V. Girardi stole settlement money from the families of the passengers who died in a Boeing jet crash in Indonesia, U.S. Judge Thomas M. Durkin of the Northern District of Illinois quizzed former lawyers at the firm on any role they may have had in an alleged embezzlement.
As former lawyers at Girardi Keese are trying to avoid responsibility for withholding client funds, ethics lawyers see other potential issues on the horizon.
After allegations that Thomas V. Girardi stole settlement money from the families of the passengers who died in a Boeing jet crash in Indonesia, U.S. Judge Thomas M. Durkin of the Northern District of Illinois quizzed former lawyers at the firm on any role they might have had i...
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