Tom Girardi Deemed Competent to Face Embezzlement Trial (1)

Disbarred attorney Thomas Girardi is competent to stand trial for allegedly stealing tens of millions of dollars from clients, a medical expert for the government concluded.

Girardi’s competency has been a subject in the Girardi Keese bankruptcy. His competency to stand trial also came up in the criminal proceedings he faces in California and Illinois. federal courts

The government’s expert neuropsychologist, Dr. Diana Goldstein, “concluded her examination and opined, among other things, that defendant is competent to stand trial,” prosecutors said in a motion.

The motion filed by the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California requested ...