State Bar moves to strip law licenses of Girardi's son-in-law, former employee

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State Bar prosecutors moved Friday to disbar David Lira, Girardi's son-in-law, and another former employee, Keith Griffin, for alleged misappropriation of client funds.

The Tom Girardi scandal appeared poised to claim two more legal careers Friday as the State Bar of California initiated disbarment proceedings against theAgency prosecutors are seeking to strip the licenses of former Girardi Keese litigators David Lira, who is married to Girardi’s daughter, and Keith Griffin, one of last lawyers to flee theDisciplinary notices filed in State Bar Court accuse both of misappropriating funds and other misconduct related to the firm’s representation of the families...

The State Bar of California initiated disbarment proceedings against Tom Girardi’s son-in-law David Lira, above, and another lawyer at Girardi’s once-vaunted firm. “Keith was not a signatory of the client trust account nor did he have any access to any bank accounts. The real villain here is Tom Girardi,” he said.

Lira, 63, left the firm about six months before it shuttered. He has testified that he fought with his father-in-law about the airline money before his resignation. Griffin, 51, remained until just before the firm stopped operating and has said he told the Indonesians to sue Girardi for legal malpractice before he left.

 

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