Girardi Keese Clients Get One More Chance for Bar Class Action

Former Girardi Keese clients trying to hold the California State Bar accountable for its deep ties to convicted ex-attorney Tom Girardi and his firm were given a final opportunity to amend and refile claims in L.A. state court.

Judge Stuart M. Rice found the claims that focused solely on Girardi’s relationships with the Bar, at the heart of the most recent complaint, to be insufficient on Thursday. Previously, Rice found the trial court lacked jurisdiction to hear discipline-related claims, causing the proposed class to remove claims related to the Bar’s failure to act on hundreds of ethics complaints against Girardi ...