"The couple certainly played up the part of flaunting their wealth and the fact that Tom was a powerful attorney who wooed celebrities, judges, and politicians alike," the lawsuit states."But that money was not earned by the firm or by Tom, but was stolen: from co-counsel, from vendors with long overdue bills, and--by far the most unforgiveable [sic] for an attorney--from the firm's own injured clients.
As for Erika's specific involvement, Edelson PC claims that Erika"acted as the 'frontwoman' of the operation, selling to the world that Girardi Keese was successful." "And she was exceptionally good in the role," the documents continue."With tens of millions of dollars backing her, Erika shamelessly displayed a nationwide showroom of the money they stole on Real Housewives, famously spending $40,000 per month on her 'look,' and releasing a song called 'XXPEN$IVE'--featuring the refrain 'It's expensive to be me.'"
Edelson PC is also accusing Erika of interfering with exposure of the fraud. As the lawsuit put it,"Erika uses her significant public platform to lie about her own involvement and to try to assist Tom and the others in getting away with it."Going into detail about her stint on the latest season of RHOBH -- much of which was spent documenting Erika's legal issues -- Edelson PC describes the Bravo star as not showing"any remorse or compassion for the victims.
"Though it would have been understandable for Erika to withdraw from the show," the lawsuit reads,"or at least choose not to talk about her legal problems on national television, she instead made the cynical decision to leverage the scandal to further her career and stay relevant in the tabloids, meaning more exposure and a larger paycheck for her next season of performing on Housewives.