Episode 144: Tom and Erika Girardi - The Hustler and the Housewife, Part 1
Plane crashes. Gas explosions. Poisoned waters. People facing the worst moments of their lives all turned to one man who promised to solve their problems. Then they watched as his lavish lifestyle with his wife played out on their TVs every week without knowing that the money paying for it all belonged to them. This week’s episode is Tom and Erika Girardi, the Hustler and the Housewife.
SOURCES
Bar Page: http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Licensee/Detail/36603
Bankruptcy Case: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18758982/thomas-vincent-girardi/?page=1
Malpractice suit (accusing Erika): https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18707698/edelson-pc-v-girardi/
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills
The Housewife and the Hustler: https://www.hulu.com/series/the-housewife-and-the-hustler-4976b6a6-f055-449e-a260-17a80c5b3c62
Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame: http://www.triallawyerhalloffame.org/inductees/thomas-v-girardi/
Dinsmore says it won’t dump client Erika Jayne Girardi as allegations mount, Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/dinsmore-says-it-wont-dump-client-erika-jayne-girardi-allegations-mount-2021-06-18/
Tom Girardi and reality star wife sued for alleged theft of Lion Air settlement funds, Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-otc-girardi/tom-girardi-and-reality-star-wife-sued-for-alleged-theft-of-lion-air-settlement-funds-idUSKBN28C3F7
A Hall of Fame Lawyer, a ‘Real Housewife’ and a Stunning Fall, The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/business/erin-brockovich-thomas-girardi-boeing.html
Vegas parties, celebrities and boozy lunches: How legal titan Tom Girardi seduced the State Bar, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-06/how-california-state-bar-enabled-tom-girardi
The legal titan and the ‘Real Housewife’: The rise and fall of Tom Girardi and Erika Jayne, LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-17/tom-girardi-erika-jayne-rhobh-divorce
Girardi Gained Their Trust, But Left Them With Regret, Law360: https://www.law360.com/articles/1345840/girardi-gained-their-trust-but-left-them-with-regret
Podcast Interview (10/24/2020), Tom Girardi - Schmoozin' with Forouzan (Ep.1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nluZO-BCiFQ
Ex-Girardi Client Urges Revival Of $10M Excessive-Fees Suit, Law 360: https://www.law360.com/articles/934682/ex-girardi-client-urges-revival-of-10m-excessive-fees-suit
Erika Jayne Reveals She Pre-Planned Split After Tom Girardi ’Pushed’ Her ‘Further and Further’ Out, People: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/erika-jayne-left-tom-girardi-without-telling-him-rhobh-revelations/
RHOBH: Tom Girardi's Alzheimer's Diagnosis Questioned Amid Legal Issues, Screen Rant: https://screenrant.com/real-housewives-beverly-hills-tom-girardi-alzheimers-skepticism/
The Big-Ticket Cases Possibly Subject to the Girardi Keese Bankruptcy Estate, National Law Journal: https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2021/01/14/the-big-ticket-cases-possibly-subject-to-the-girardi-keese-bankruptcy-estate/
Girardi Keese Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Settlement Share, Law 360: https://www.law360.com/articles/1324689/print?section=california
Law Firms Mishandled $100M Earthquake Settlement, Suit Says, Law 360: https://www.law360.com/articles/383045/print?section=california
RHOBH's Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi's Divorce and Legal Woes: Everything We Know So Far, US Weekly: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/rhobhs-erika-jayne-tom-girardis-divorce-everything-we-know/wells-fargo-suit/
The Legal Titan and the 'Real Housewife': The Rise and Fall of Tom Girardi and Erika Jayne, The Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-17/tom-girardi-erika-jayne-rhobh-divorce
Erika Jayne, IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149633/
Tom Girardi's Alleged Victims Detail Erika Jayne's Husband's 'Snake' Behavior in 'The Housewife and the Hustler,' US Weekly: https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/housewife-and-the-hustler-erika-jaynes-husband-toms-victims-speak/joe-ruigomezs-story/
San Bruno Fire Victim Says Famous Attorney Holding Back on PG&E Settlement Payout, NBC Bay Area: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-bruno-fire-victim-says-famous-attorney-holding-back-on-pge-settlement-payout/154993/
'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Star Erika Jayne's Most Candid Quotes About Her 32-Year Age Difference With Tom Girardi, Us Weekly: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/rhobhs-erika-jaynes-on-her-age-difference-with-husband-tom-girardi/toms-role-on-rhobh/
Q&A Conversation With 'Real Housewives' Star Erika Girardi, Our Latest Reality TV Obsession, Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-erika-girardi-interview-20160308-story.html
Erika Jayne on Broadway!, Wendy Williams Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZimdN1qCLM
Erika Jayne is a “Pretty Mess”, Wendy Williams Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYlgtomjO4E
Erika Jayne on Trump, LGBTQ rights, & ‘RHOBH’, Larry King NOW!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t8mGTzOXPE
