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Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Bankruptcy

Dec. 20, 2021

Girarid Keese bankruptcy trustee can’t hire another law firm

Indira J. Cameron-Banks, a principal at Cameron Banks Law who represents the family of a former Girardi Keese client who has aggressively pursued Thomas V. Girardi’s assets, argued that trustee Elissa D. Miller was already spending enough money tracking down the firm’s assets.

A judge has rejected the petition of the Girardi Keese bankruptcy trustee to hire a law firm to investigate litigation funders that lent the firm money.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell of Los Angeles turned down Elissa D. Miller's application to hire Girard Sharp LLP to look into the possible misuse of assets last week after a creditor's attorney objected to the cost of ...

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