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Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Mar. 31, 2021

State Bar files formal disciplinary charges against Tom Girardi

The famed plaintiffs’ lawyer is accused of stealing millions of dollars from clients.

Weeks after deeming him unfit to practice law, the State Bar on Tuesday filed 14 disciplinary charges against famed plaintiffs' attorney Thomas V. Girardi, accusing him of stealing millions of dollars in client funds.

The bar also placed a consumer warning on Girardi's online attorney profile, which is standard practice when the bar files disciplinary charges, a spokesperson said. Among the charges are accusations that Girardi lied t...

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