Criminal
Jun. 4, 2024
Girardi's celebrity status requires private juror vetting, lawyers say
Girardi's attorneys compared Girardi's situation to that of Stormy Daniels' former attorney, Michael Avenatti, whose fraud trial included the use of private questionnaires as part of juror selection.
Counsel for disbarred attorney Tom Girardi argued his celebrity status and "voluminous publicity" before and after his California indictment would put his constitutional rights in jeopardy should a federal judge decline to issue private questionnaires to potential jurors in his upcoming wire fraud trial.
Because Girardi was a high-profile plaintiffs' attorney, is married to entertainer Erika Girardi - known by her stage name Erika Jayne - and made appearances on her ...
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