Thomas Durkin, during his confirmation hearing to be U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Two Ex-Girardi Keese Lawyers Face Hearing Over Missing Client Payments
At a Thursday hearing, U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin said he would hold an evidentiary hearing by Sept. 14 to determine whether to issue contempt orders against David Lira and Keith Griffin, former partners at Girardi Keese, for failing to alert him that clients with settlements over the Lion Air crash in 2018 hadn't been paid. Durkin previously issued a $2 million contempt order against Tom Girardi, founding partner of Girardi Keese.
July 08, 2021 at 05:59 PM
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Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
A federal judge will hold an evidentiary hearing by Sept. 14 to determine whether to issue contempt orders against two former Girardi Keese lawyers for failing to alert him about $2 million in missing client settlement funds.
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