California Client Fund Paid $1.1 Million to Girardi Claimants

The California State Bar’s client security fund has paid more than $1.1 million to people claiming they were victimized by now-disbarred plaintiffs’ lawyer Thomas Girardi.

To date, 33 applications have been processed, each of which can have multiple recipients, bar spokesman Rick Coca said. Sixteen applications are pending seeking an additional $1.48 million.

The fund as of Sept. 30 contained $8.9 million, according to numbers provided by the bar. Last year the agency reimbursed $5.66 million to 291 victims of attorney misconduct.

“We cannot yet project a total for 2022, but as of the end of September 2022 we’ve paid ...