Erika Girardi’s estranged husband Tom’s firm in debt to ‘hundreds of clients’ and ex-workers

The law firm of Tom Girardi, the estranged husband of reality star Erika Jayne, is in debt to ‘hundreds of clients’ and ex-workers amid his divorce from the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills personality.

A trustee’s probe of the liquidation of the 81-year-old Colorado native’s firm Girardi Keese released Tuesday indicated the company owed a minimum of $26 million to ‘anywhere from dozens to hundreds of clients’ in settlements, according to US Weekly.

Trustee Elissa Miller of the firm SulmeyerKupetz PC said in the report that about $2 million in the unpaid settlements are earmarked to planitiffs in the Lion Air Flight 610 crash.

After Erika Jayne, 49, filed for divorce last November, a class action firm Edelson PC said in December said the divorce was orchestrated to ‘fraudulently protect Tom and Erika’s money’ as they’re ‘on the verge of financial collapse’ in a lawsuit accusing the pair of embezzling settlement funds for the families of the victims of the 2018 crash, in which all 189 people onboard died.

Miller’s report indicated that Girardi’s firm was also on the hook for $11 million to a San Bruno, California family as result of a suit stemming from a gas pipeline explosion in 2010.

Also impacted were more than 8,200 clients who had damages in the 2018 Woolsey fire in Southern California.

The report stated that there was ample ‘evidence that many cases had settled but the clients had not received the funds from the settlement,’ and that new claims for unpaid monies continued to trickle in.

Jayne opened up about the ongoing legal problems in a preview for the Bravo series’ upcoming season, claiming she had no clue about any of it.

Kyle Richards specifically asked about the money for the crash victims, and she told her that ‘no one knows the answer but Girardi.

Jayne issued a statement following her divorce filing after 21 years of marriage.

‘After much consideration, I have decided to end my marriage to Tom Girardi,’ Jayne said. ‘This is not a step taken lightly or easily. I have great love and respect for Tom and for our years and the lives we built together. It is my absolute wish to proceed through this process with respect and with the privacy that both Tom and I deserve. I request others give us that privacy as well.’

Insiders told the outlet this month that Jayne has hit a ‘breaking point’ amid production of the current season, as she’s been inundated with questions from castmates about the divorce and legal issues.

‘From day one Erika was, like, “I will tell my story, but you have to let me tell you myself,”‘ the source said. ‘Then news kept coming out about all these legal issues Tom was involved in and it led to the girls wanting answers.

‘They kept trying to stir up more drama on top of the existing drama Erika had going on in her personal life.’

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ new season begins airing on Bravo May 19 at 8/7c.