Who is Tom Girardi?
Tom Girardi is an attorney and he is the co-founder of the Los Angeles-based law firm Girardi & Kesse. Tom is also the ex-husband of Real Housewives cast member Erika Jayne. He is one of the most successful lawyers in California and he has earned billions from winning cases for his clients.
In this article, I would be writing about Tom Girardi biography, age, kids, house, young, documentary, net worth, and other facts about him but let’s take a look at his profile below.
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Tom Girardi Biography
Tom Girardi was born on June 3, 1939, in Denver, Colorado, and much is not known about his parents. He attended Loyola High School in 1957 and after graduating, he proceeded to Loyola Marymount University and he graduated in 1961. Tom proceeded to Loyola Law School where he earned his J.D from the institution in 1964.
Tom Girardi Career
As a lawyer, Thomas has worked on several cases and he became the first attorney in the state of California to win a $1 million-plus award for a medical practice case. He also handled cases for companies like Lockheed Corp, Pacific Gas & Electric Co, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transport Authority, and Hollywood’s seven major movie studios.
Thomas has faced a lot of charges and on March 9, 2021, his status was changed by the State Bar of California to not eligible to practice law in California.
Tom Girardi Wife
Thomas has been married three times; he married his first wife Karen Weitzul in 1964 and divorced her in 1983. After his divorce, went on to marry his second wife, Kathy Risner, in 1993 but they ended up divorcing in 1998. Tom married Erika Jayne in 2000 but their union separated in 2020.
Tom Girardi Net worth
Thomas has earned a lot of money throughout his career and his firm introduced taking major cases on contingency, a situation where clients paid no money upfront and in return, would keep 25-40% of the amounts of the final judgments. He has an estimated net worth of $100,000.