Ex-Celebrity Lawyer Tom Girardi Found Competent to Stand Trial for Alleged $15 Million Client Thefts

Ex-Celebrity Lawyer Tom Girardi Found Competent to Stand Trial for Alleged $15 Million Client Thefts
Attorney Tom Girardi smiles outside the Los Angeles courthouse on July 9, 2014. Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—Disgraced Los Angeles celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been found competent to stand trial on charges that he stole more than $15 million from his clients.

A federal judge filed a notice of the brief order Tuesday under seal. Lawyers for both sides were given five days to identify any information in it that they would like the judge to keep confidential.