May 06, 2022
With suspended attorney Michael Avenatti calling in from prison, a California federal judge on Friday set his retrial date on wire fraud charges for July, while acknowledging that logistical concerns around transporting the incarcerated lawyer could push the date.
January 03, 2022
Attorneys watching litigation in the Golden State expect white-collar prosecutions to jump in 2022, and they're keeping a close eye on landmark cases playing out in appellate courts, including the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's pay equity fight and multiple high-stakes insurance disputes. Here's a look at some major legal fights attorneys in California and beyond will be following closely this year.
October 12, 2021
Embattled high-profile attorney Michael Avenatti asked a California federal court on Tuesday to delay his wire fraud retrial, saying he needs time to review mountains of digital forensic evidence the government turned over in recent weeks while questioning how prosecutors can insist certain evidence isn't relevant when it was never examined to begin with.
October 04, 2021
A California federal judge rejected Michael Avenatti's request Monday to toss the wire fraud case against him due to alleged prosecutorial misconduct that resulted in a June mistrial, shooting down for now the suspended attorney's attempts to avoid a pending retrial on allegations he stole millions from unsuspecting clients.
September 27, 2021
Michael Avenatti told a California federal judge overseeing his wire fraud retrial Monday that he's waiting for the government to turn over millions more searchable files seized from his former law firm, saying the holdup raises questions about how thoroughly the government analyzed the data to begin with.
August 26, 2021
Michael Avenatti's success winning a mistrial in his California federal wire fraud case appears to have earned him a few extra months outside of prison, as he informed a New York federal judge Thursday the government doesn't oppose extending his surrender date over his conviction for attempting to extort Nike.
August 24, 2021
Michael Avenatti scored a major tactical win in his California fraud case when a federal judge declared a mistrial Tuesday, giving the disgraced lawyer a chance to fortify his defense after seeing a monthlong dress rehearsal by the government.
August 24, 2021
A California federal judge declared a mistrial Tuesday more than a month into Michael Avenatti's criminal wire fraud trial, ruling that the government did not disclose potential exculpatory evidence related to bookkeeping software Avenatti's firm used to track case expenses.
August 18, 2021
Michael Avenatti squared off Wednesday with a federal agent involved in the investigation that led to the suspended attorney's criminal trial on wire fraud charges, peppering him with questions in California federal court about bookkeeping data Avenatti suggested is missing from the government's evidence presented to the jury.
August 17, 2021
Michael Avenatti set out Tuesday to convince a California federal jury considering wire fraud charges that he didn't scam his own clients, calling a former attorney from his law firm on the first day of his defense aimed at bolstering arguments that clients owed him the money that prosecutors claim he stole.