A former Girardi Keese attorney Thursday pleaded guilty to criminal contempt related to the firm’s failure to distribute millions of dollars in settlement funds to victims of a fatal plane crash.
David Lira, son-in-law of disgraced attorney Tom Girardi, pleaded guilty to a count alleging he violated a court order directing them to send the victims their money.
“Mr. Lira continually asked Mr. Girardi to pay these clients their rightful settlement money pursuant to the court order, however Girardi did not,” Lira attorney Damon Cheronis wrote in an emailed statement after the change of plea hearing. “Mr. Lira was ...
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