Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Civil Litigation
Dec. 15, 2021
Girardi dangled ‘connections with judges’ Edelson founder testified
“He was trying to explain to me that if we simply dropped it, he would make a ton of money for me because of his connections with the judges of California,” Chicago lawyer Jay Edelson told U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin.
After a Chicago law firm filed a motion for a rule to show cause in December 2020 alleging Girardi Keese misappropriated client funds to be paid to families of victims of a Boeing Co. plane crash, Thomas V. Girardi made a striking offer, the founder of the Illinois firm testified Tuesday.
Girardi, a prominent Los Angeles plaintiffs' lawyer with decades of major legal victories and a lot of political influence, told Edelson PC founder Jay Ed...
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