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Posted: 2024-08-27T23:06:47Z | Updated: 2024-08-27T23:06:47Z

Disgraced Los Angeles attorney Tom Girardi has been convicted of wire fraud after he was accused of embezzling millions of dollars from clients, including victims of catastrophic accidents and families who lost loved ones.

A jury on Tuesday found Girardi, the estranged husband of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne , guilty on four counts stemming from a decade-long scheme . The octogenarian, who is set to be sentenced in December, faces up to 80 years in prison.

Girardi reportedly turned down a journalists request for comment after his trial, with the now-disbarred lawyer chuckling and then saying , No, No.

HuffPost did not hear back from Girardis legal team when asked if there were any plans to appeal.

Before his fall from grace, Girardi was known as one of the more powerful and well-connected lawyers in Los Angeles, securing multimillion-dollar settlements as a personal injury attorney.

One of his most prominent cases, a lawsuit against Californias Pacific Gas and Electric Company, was the inspiration for the Academy Award-winning drama Erin Brockovich, starring Julia Roberts .

He also represented families of victims of the 2018 Lion Air Flight 610 crash in Indonesia, as well as Bryan Stow, a San Francisco Giants fan who sued Major League Baseball after he was attacked and severely injured in a Dodger Stadium parking lot in 2011.