State Bar Claims Thomas Girardi Intentionally Stole From Clients

The State Bar of California has filed disciplinary charges against Thomas Girardi over claims that the now infamous plaintiffs’ attorney stole millions in client settlement funds, according to a 14-count disciplinary notice filed Tuesday.

Girardi isn’t eligible to practice law pending resolution of the allegations, which is standard practice when disciplinary charges are filed and the bar believes the allegations are serious and well-founded—and mandatory where, as here, an attorney has asserted a claim of incompetence.

The disciplinary action follows a state probate court’s decision to overrule the bar’s objections to the appointment of a temporary limited conservator due to ...