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State Bar & Bar Associations,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Apr. 2, 2021

Some think Girardi downfall could tarnish the profession

Thomas V. Girardi’s national stature allowed the alleged wrongdoing to penetrate into popular culture in a way most attorney scandals do not.

Some think Girardi downfall could tarnish the profession
Thomas V. Girardi

There is a growing concern among some trial lawyers over how the spectacular downfall of Thomas V. Girardi might negatively impact the plaintiffs' bar.

"I think that we have to recognize that it's embarrassing," said Brian S. Kabateck of Kabateck LLP. "And I think that the plaintiffs' bar has a responsibility to clean up and to take some overall general responsibility for what's happened here."

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