Many fans are curious about Tom Girardi's financial success in April 2026. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What is Tom Girardi's net worth?

Tom and Erika announced their separation in November 2020 after 21 years of marriage.

Decades later, Erika Jayne became famous after being featured on the reality TV series "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills". She began appearing on the show in 2015.

In 1999, Tom married actress Erika Chahoy. At the time, she was in her late 20s and he was in his 60s. It was his second marriage, and he was actually still in the midst of a heated fight with wife #1 over their assets. When they met, she was working as a waitress at a restaurant in Beverly Hills called Chasen's that Tom co-owned.

Before reality fame, Tom was known for being a highly successful consumer lawyer in California. Over several decades of legal cases, Tom won billions of dollars in judgments for his clients. His firm, Girardi & Keese, pioneered the practice of taking major cases on contingency, where clients paid no money up front, and in return would keep 25-40% of the final judgment amounts. These cuts made Tom extremely wealthy.

In January 2023, Tom was indicted by grand juries in both Los Angeles and Chicago for allegedly stealing $18 million from clients, including $3 million that was set aside for victims of a 2018 Lion Air plane crash. He was found guilty in August 2024 and faced a possible 20-year sentence. At the time he was found guilty, Tom was 85. In June 2025, Girardi was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison after being convicted of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from his clients. He was also ordered to pay $2.3 million in fines and restitution.

Tom Girardi is an American attorney who has a net worth of $100 thousand. Tom Girardi is perhaps best known for being the former husband of "Real Housewives" cast memberErika Jayne. They were married from 1999 to 2020. In 2015, Tom estimated his net worth to be around $264 million. In a 2020 court case, Tom testified that he had at some point recently been worth $50-$80 million, but by that point had no more money. It's complicated, and we'll do our best to explain everything later in this article.

In 1970, Girardi was the first attorney to win more than a $1 million award for a medical malpractice case in the state of California. He took on cases against companies such as Lockheed Corp, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Girardi also took on the seven major movie studios in Hollywood. His famous case against Pacific Gas & Electric was the inspiration for the movieErin Brockovich, and awarded $333 million to 650 residents in Hinkley, CA.

Tom Girardi was born in June 1939. Girardi graduated from Loyola Marymount University, Loyola Law School, and New York University.

In summary, the total wealth of Tom Girardi reflects strategic moves.

Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.