What to Know Mark Geragos and fellow attorney Brian Kabateck are caught up in an ongoing investigation of other LA lawyers including Tom Girardi stemming from a $17.5-million settlement with an insurance company based in France. Geragos and Kabateck denied any wrongdoing and said they have cooperated in previous investigations by the bar. An extensive investigation by the Los Angeles Times in March raised questions about how the settlement money was disbursed, including alleging that some of it went to “pet charities” of the two attorneys as well as their alma mater, Loyola Law School. The State Bar of California...