Ex-Bankruptcy Judge’s Girlfriend Is Under Criminal Probe (1)

Former Jackson Walker LLP partner Elizabeth Freeman, who has come under scrutiny for failing to disclose her relationship to a prominent ex-bankruptcy judge, is subject to a criminal investigation, her lawyer told a bankruptcy court.

Attorney Tom Kirkendall made the statement during a hearing Thursday as he argued that a subpoena from the Justice Department’s bankruptcy monitor, the US Trustee’s office, for years of his client’s bank records should be quashed.

“I find it ironic that the US Trustee is attempting to take advantage of its sister division’s criminal investigation of Ms. Freeman in trying to defend against this motion ...