Tom Girardi’s Assets Frozen Amid Erika Jayne Divorce, Lawful Drama

The plot thickens. A federal decide in Chicago has frozen Tom Girardi‘s property amid his break up from Erika Jayne, professing that the famed lawyer owes thousands and thousands to his consumers.

Girardi, 81, appeared by using mobile phone at a contempt hearing on Monday, December 14, when U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin named the attorney’s monitor report “unconscionable.” According to a report by The Los Angeles Situations, Girardi “misappropriated at minimum $2 million in client cash that had been owing to the people of all those killed in the crash of a Boeing jet in Indonesia” in 2018.

Two members of Girardi’s lawful crew claimed, however, that the Colorado indigenous didn’t now possess the cash in query. In the course of the hearing, Durkin warned that Girardi could be “disbarred and pretty probably charged criminally” for misusing funds from purchasers.

The go to freeze Girardi’s assets comes one month just after Jayne, 49, submitted for divorce after much more than 20 decades of marriage. A supply later instructed Us Weekly solely that the Serious Housewives of Beverly Hills star and her estranged spouse “had an unconventional marriage, investing a ton of time apart.”

“This is not a step taken flippantly or quickly,” Jayne mentioned of her break up in a statement to Us in November. “I have wonderful love and regard for Tom and for our a long time and the lives we built with each other. It is my absolute want to commence via this approach with regard and with the privacy that both Tom and I should have. I ask for other individuals give us that privacy as perfectly.”

The pair, who wed in 1999, did not have a prenuptial arrangement. Court paperwork obtained by Us immediately after their split said that the reality star is seeking spousal aid — and is requesting that Girardi fork out her legal service fees amid their divorce. She also questioned the judge to block the Girardi & Keese founder from seeking spousal guidance from her.

Items bought more intricate for the twosome when they had been hit with a lawsuit earlier this month that accused them of embezzling income from those people afflicted by the Lion Air Flight 610 crash. Federal court paperwork alleged that the duo’s divorce is “a sham attempt to fraudulently safeguard Tom and Erika’s income.” Neither Girardi nor the “Roller Coaster” singer have publicly dealt with the claims.

For the duration of Monday’s listening to, the legal professionals symbolizing Girardi claimed that his organization only had about $15,000 in its accounts and was unable to thoroughly pay workforce. Legal professional Evan Jenness advised the choose that Girardi should undergo a psychological assessment as the lawful drama carries on.

“I’m unsure that he understands possibly the mother nature or the gravity of the existing situation,” Jenness informed the court docket, for each The Los Angeles Situations.

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