'We Were a Key Part of Tom Winning Some Big Cases.' How Tom Girardi's Downfall Hit One Consulting Firm.
L. Everett & Associates, an environmental consulting firm based in Santa Barbara, is one of 500 creditors in the Girardi Keese bankruptcy. The firm, which has a $200,000 claim, worked for 20 years with Girardi Keese, often on cases referred by Erin Brockovich. “There was a time when the checks stopped coming, and we became quite nervous,” said CEO Lorne Everett.