Indicted, disbarred, and disgraced plaintiffs’ attorney Thomas Girardi will return to federal court in Los Angeles on Tuesday for day two of a hearing to determine his competency to stand trial on wire fraud charges.
The results of the hearing could determine whether he’s fit to be tried in two criminal cases, or none.
The onetime principal of the now-bankrupt Girardi Keese plaintiffs law firm was indicted on consecutive days earlier this year by federal court grand juries in L.A. and Chicago, charged in both venues with stealing client funds.
He and his co-defendants have pleaded not guilty.
Girardi allegedly ...
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