The bankruptcy trustee for Girardi Keese is suing Joseph DiNardo and his law firm over their attempt to discharge a $7.5 million abetting fraud claim.
The lawsuit was lodged in DiNardo’s own bankruptcy, which was filed in 2023 after two litigation lenders reportedly associated with him avoided a suit accusing them of helping convicted ex-lawyer Thomas Girardi engage in fraud.
The fraud-aiding claim against DiNardo and his firm is debt that can’t be discharged via bankruptcy, the trustee said in a Monday complaint in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York.
Elissa D. Miller, the Chapter ...
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