Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
May 24, 2021
Ex-Girardi Keese lawyer briefly threatened with deposition
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly dropped his threat after David R. Lira's attorney said she would file a revised reply instead.
A federal judge in Chicago threatened Friday to order a former Girardi Keese attorney to be deposed because a declaration he filed with a motion to dismiss another law firm's claim against him over unpaid settlement money questioned factual claims in the case.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly dropped his threat after Edith R. Matthai, David R. Lira's attorney and a partner with Robie & Matthai, said she would file a revised...
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