Michael Avenatti’s Wednesday Arrest Is Not His First Brush With The Law
Michael Avenatti has made a name for himself as a celebrity lawyer by representing Stormy Daniels, but he’s also solidified a strong reputation as a Trump opposer and potential 2020 Presidential candidate.
On Wednesday, people saw a glimpse of a possible dark side to Michael Avenatti when the lawyer was arrested on charges of domestic violence. But this is hardly the first time Avenatti has had a brush with the law.
After making a name for himself as one of the heads of a multi-million-dollar law firm, Eagan Avenatti LLP, Michael Avenatti found himself in the media for a different reason. In 2017, the law firm filed for bankruptcy when it couldn’t pay a Florida man the relatively small sum of $28,700, according to CNN.
At the time, Michael Avenatti was already scheduled for a deposition in an arbitration with a former partner who claimed the law firm owed him $18 million.
