USA v. Girardi et al

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Case Number:

1:23-cr-00054

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

Firms

  1. May 16, 2025

    Criminal Case Dropped Against Girardi In Illinois

    An Illinois federal judge has nixed the criminal charges against disbarred attorney Tom Girardi after the government's move to dismiss the case, citing his age and conviction in California.

  2. May 14, 2025

    Girardi's Son-In-Law Should Face Ill. Theft Case, Feds Say

    Disbarred attorney Tom Girardi's son-in-law should be ordered to face Chicago charges that he helped the once-celebrated plaintiffs' lawyer steal client money because he "blew through" the deadline for dismissal motions and supported them with arguments that lack merit, federal prosecutors argued Wednesday.

  3. May 07, 2025

    Girardi Keese Ex-CFO Will Cop To Client Theft In Chicago

    Girardi Keese's former chief financial officer will plead guilty in federal prosecutors' Chicago case alleging he and a relative of now-disbarred Tom Girardi helped the disgraced former legal titan steal millions from clients, according to his Wednesday request that the judge handling the case accept his anticipated plea remotely.

  4. April 22, 2025

    Girardi's Son-In-Law Wants Chicago Client Theft Case Tossed

    Disbarred attorney Tom Girardi's son-in-law Tuesday urged an Illinois federal court to toss a superseding indictment accusing him of helping steal millions from clients of the now-defunct Girardi Keese, saying prosecutors created confusion around the charged offenses by highlighting California legal ethics rules without explaining their relevance, "if any."

  5. September 12, 2024

    Feds Eye Nixing Girardi's Ill. Case After Calif. Theft Conviction

    The federal government might drop its criminal charges in Illinois against disbarred attorney Tom Girardi following his recent conviction in California on similar charges of stealing millions from clients, a prosecutor indicated Thursday during a status hearing in the Prairie State matter.

  6. July 03, 2023

    Girardi Fights To Keep Atty Expert For Competency Hearing

    Tom Girardi's public defenders are urging a California federal judge to keep an expert's testimony about his mental competence, saying the expert, a veteran criminal law attorney, is well-qualified to opine that Girardi cannot properly assist in his own defense.

  7. June 22, 2023

    Feds Seek Unredacted Girardi Mental Evaluation Report

    Prosecutors have urged a Los Angeles federal judge to force Tom Girardi's defense team to release a full copy of an expert's mental evaluation report, saying it would be highly relevant to establishing the disbarred attorney's competence to stand trial.

  8. June 19, 2023

    Girardi Aims To Keep Redactions In Gov't Competency Report

    Prosecutors are stepping on Thomas Girardi's right not to incriminate himself by pressing for certain hidden details in a doctor's report that concluded he was competent to stand trial, his legal team told a California federal judge Friday.

  9. June 12, 2023

    Girardi Competent To Stand Trial, Gov't Expert Says

    Former celebrity attorney Tom Girardi is competent to face a federal criminal trial on charges he stole millions from his clients, a government expert has concluded, setting up a legal battle over the 84-year-old's mental state and Alzheimer's disease diagnosis.

  10. March 03, 2023

    Judge Enters 2nd Not Guilty Plea For Girardi

    An Illinois federal judge entered a not guilty plea for Tom Girardi on Friday as the disgraced former attorney prepares for a hearing to determine his ability to face fraud and contempt charges over an alleged multimillion-dollar theft from clients of now-defunct Girardi Keese.