I’m curious what Plaintiff’s Counsel in CA think about Girardi’s case. I’ve been told that what Girardi did is pretty prevalent, but I can’t confirm. I heard it from a legal malpractice defense attorney.

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That’s literally what the State Bar is supposed to prevent, otherwise what the hell are they doing?

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For us non-California attorneys, could you give us a TLDR? I'm on the road but I will Google later out of curiosity

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Girardi was considered by many as the top PI attorney in the state. He got huge settlements/verdicts for his clients. Yet behind the scenes he was stealing settlement money fund a lavish lifestyle. He would wine and dine State Bar officials to keep them off his back. He was also a huge political donor.

Late last year the State Bar released records showing that he had hundreds of complaints against him over a 30 year span and that the Bar covered up his violations.

The Firm CFO was indicted on embezzlement charges in LA like a month ago and was arrested in Baltimore trying to flee the country. Girardi’s son in law was also indicted yesterday, he’s a member of ABOTA and a past president of the LA chapter.

Many know Girardi as the husband to RHOBH Erika Jayne. In fact, she’s accused of knowingly receiving client funds to fund her lavish lifestyle and musical career.

There’s a Hulu documentary on Girardi too.

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Oh this is the Erin brokovich guy. I remember the recent things about him just didn't know the name. What a mess

It is pretty prevalent. I’m not a plaintiffs counsel just happened to hear stories/see bar complaints

The podcast Noncompliant has an episode on him. If I remember correctly Edelson PC who does the podcast was co-counsel with him. Not a California attorney but interesting perspective nonetheless.

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