who is the attorney that the movie erin brockovich

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Tom Girardi

What happened to the lawyer in Erin Brockovich?

Feb 15, 2020 · You might know Tom Girardi as one of the lawyers who worked on the landmark 1993 Pacific Gas and Electric Company case, which served as the basis for the Oscar-winning 2000 film Erin Brockovich. Perhaps you know him as the husband of Erika Jayne, one of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, on Bravo.

Who is the director of the movie Erin Brockovich?

Mar 11, 2021 · He was admitted to practice law in California on January 13, 1965. The post Real-Life ‘Erin Brockovich’ Lawyer Tom Girardi Loses His Law License first appeared on Law & Crime.

Who are the actors in the movie Brockovich?

Jun 11, 2021 · Tom Girardi was the actual, real-life attorney who stepped in to help Erin Brockovich get justice for the residents of Hinkley, Calif. back in 1993.Jun 11, 2021 About Contact

Who does Ed Masry represent in the movie Erin Brockovich?

Oct 21, 2019 · Who is the lawyer who worked with Erin Brockovich? Tom Girardi. Tom Girardi, the real-life “Erin Brockovich” attorney and husband to “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne, has lost his law license as the apparent result of an ongoing conservatorship case.

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Who is the real life lawyer in Erin Brockovich?

Thomas Vincent GirardiAccording to online records, attorney Thomas Vincent Girardi of the Los Angeles firm Girardi & Keese was ordered to assume inactive status as of March 9th. He was admitted to practice law in California on January 13, 1965.Mar 11, 2021

What did Tom Girardi have to do with Erin Brockovich?

Girardi was about as famous as a lawyer can get in post-O. J. America. He was one of the lawyers brought in by Ed Masry and Erin Brockovich to help sue Pacific Gas & Electric on behalf of the residents of Hinkley, California. (A composite of him and another lawyer, Walter Lack, appears in the movie).Nov 29, 2021

What happened Girardi Keese?

It served clients in California in a variety of legal areas. It was known for representing plaintiffs against major corporations. Chapter 7 Bankruptcy petitions were filed by creditors against the firm in December 2020 and it was defunct by January 2021.

Is Tom Girardi the lawyer in Erin Brockovich?

Girardi Keese was portrayed in the film Erin Brockovich as helping win a $333 million settlement in a case concerning contaminated drinking water.Jan 14, 2022

What law firm did Erin Brockovich work for?

Masry & VititoeMasry & Vititoe, the law firm for which Brockovich was a legal clerk, received $133.6 million of that settlement, and Brockovich received $2.5 million as part of her fee.

Who is Erika Girardi son?

Tommy ZizzoErika Jayne / Son

What happened to Erika Girardi case?

Erika Jayne dismissed from embezzlement, fraud lawsuit against Tom Girardi. Erika Jayne can breathe a sigh of relief. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star has been dismissed from the embezzlement and fraud lawsuit against her estranged husband, Tom Girardi.Jan 29, 2022

Is Tom Girardi still in court?

Tom Girardi has been disbarred. According to documents filed under the Central District of California and obtained by PEOPLE, Girardi did not contest the decision. ... On June 9, Tom's younger brother Robert Girardi was designated as his permanent conservator.Aug 21, 2021

Overview

Reception

Erin Brockovich was released on March 17, 2000, in 2,848 theaters and grossed $28.1 million on its opening weekend. It went on to make $126.6 million in North America and $130.7 million in the rest of the world for a worldwide total of $257.3 million.
On review website Rotten TomatoesErin Brockovich holds an approval rating of 85% based on 150 reviews, with an average rating of 7.50/10. The critics consensus reads, "Taking full advantage o…

Plot

In 1993, Erin Brockovich is an unemployed single mother of three children who has recently been injured in a traffic accident with a doctor and is suing him. Her lawyer, Ed Masry, expects to win, but Erin's confrontational courtroom behavior under cross-examinationloses her the case, and Ed will not return her phone calls afterwards. One day, he arrives at work to find her in the office, apparently working. She says that he told her things would work out and they did not, and that s…

Cast

• Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich
• Albert Finney as Edward L. Masry
• Aaron Eckhart as George, Erin's biker boyfriend
• Marg Helgenberger as Donna Jensen

Production

The film was shot over eleven weeks, five weeks of that taking place in Ventura, California.
Erin Brockovich performed well with test audiences but executives at Universal Studios were worried that audiences would be turned off by the title character's use of profane language.

Home media

The film was released on VHS and DVD on August 15, 2000.

Accuracy

On her website, Brockovich says the film is "probably 98% accurate". While the general facts of the story are accurate, there are some minor discrepancies between actual events and the movie, as well as a number of controversial and disputed issues more fundamental to the case. In the film, Erin Brockovich appears to deliberately use her cleavageto seduce the water board attendant to allow her to access the documents. Brockovich has acknowledged that her cleavage may have h…

External links

• Erin Brockovich at IMDb
• Erin Brockovich at the TCM Movie Database
• Erin Brockovich at AllMovie
• Erin Brockovich at Box Office Mojo