Erika Girardi’s attorneys have moved to withdraw from representing her following the release of a new documentary exploring the legal troubles she and estranged husbandTom Girardiare facing.
“The relationship of trust and confidence that is essential to a properly functioning attorney-client relationship has broken down and, in the good faith assessment of counsel, the relationship is irreparable,” the lawyers wrote in the documents.
The firm also said they have advised Erika to seek new representation and have warned her of “the potential consequences of not timely securing replacement counsel.”
As of the Tuesday filing, theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar had not identified new counsel to the firm.
A rep for Erika did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Erika and Tom Girardi.Steve Eichner/AP
Erika, 49,filed for divorcefrom Tom, 82, in November, telling PEOPLE that it was not “a step taken lightly or easily.”
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In the months since then, Tom has beendiagnosed with dementiaand late-onset Alzheimer’s disease and his younger brother, Robert, has been namedas a conservator over his person and estate.
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The Housewife and the Hustler, streaming now on Hulu, features various legal experts and those accusing Tom of embezzlement and questionable legal practices discussing the scandals.
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Though Erika has not legally been charged with any crimes, one of the biggest questions posed in the documentary — andon the current season ofRHOBH— is how much she knew when it came to Tom’s legal woes.
“Tom and Erika, they’re stuck together in these bankruptcy proceedings. A lot of these debts, that they owe in bankruptcy proceedings, [they] owe together, possibly,” said Brandon Lowrey, a reporter at Law360. “It’s going to be hard for her to say to she didn’t know that anything was going on.”
source: people.com
