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Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Apr. 7, 2021

Trustee details ‘mess’ of Girardi Keese cases

Elissa D. Miller of SulmeyerKupetz, who is handling the firm’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy, said during a hearing she and other attorneys and assistants, most working part time, are trying daily to transfer its cases.

Cleaning up the wreckage of Girardi Keese isn't easy, a trustee handling the firm's estate told a Los Angeles bankruptcy judge Tuesday.

Elissa D. Miller of SulmeyerKupetz, who is handling the firm's Chapter 7 bankruptcy, said during a hearing she and other attorneys and assistants, most working part time, are trying daily to transfer 9,000 case files to new firms. Miller said she talks to victims daily and tries to notify clients t...

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