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Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Bankruptcy

Jul. 20, 2021

Girardi Keese estate lawyers fight new bid to remove trustee’s counsel

After Girardi lost her first try at disqualifying Richards, her new attorney -- Evan C. Borges of Greenberg Gross LLP -- filed a motion for reconsideration.

Attorneys for the Girardi Keese bankruptcy estate have fired back against Erika Girardi's renewed bid to remove from the case special litigation counsel Ronald N. Richards, who was hired to determine what suspended attorney Thomas V. Girardi's wife owes creditors.

An attorney for Richards, who has continued to comment on the case on his Twitter account, also defended his client's conduct as protected by the First Amendment and a rul...

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