March 25, 2020
A California federal court on Wednesday invited Michael Avenatti to request that it reconsider an earlier decision denying the embattled attorney's bid for release from custody pending his upcoming embezzlement trial, citing the "evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic."
March 06, 2020
An attorney for Michael Avenatti told a California federal judge Friday that the parties in his upcoming trial for embezzlement and fraud are "working on a resolution" but that he hasn't received input from his client due to a lockdown at the New York jail where he is being held.
March 02, 2020
A California federal judge agreed with attorneys for Michael Avenatti and federal prosecutors at a status conference Monday that they should screen potential jurors for bias in the embattled and jailed attorney's upcoming embezzlement trial in May.
January 15, 2020
A California federal judge on Wednesday remanded Michael Avenatti to federal custody after finding probable cause that the embattled attorney committed mail and wire fraud while awaiting trial on criminal charges that he embezzled client funds to pay his own debts.
January 14, 2020
IRS agents arrested embattled attorney Michael Avenatti in Los Angeles late Tuesday during a break in a hearing before the California State Bar, the U.S. attorney's office confirmed to Law360, saying he allegedly violated the terms of his pretrial release on charges he embezzled client funds.
December 19, 2019
Everywhere you looked this year, it seemed lawyers were making headlines. But the news for many wasn't good, as high-profile attorneys from firms like MoFo, Skadden and Willkie Farr faced serious criminal and ethical accusations. Here are six of the biggest legal ethics developments of 2019.
August 26, 2019
Michael Avenatti will get his day in court next spring, a California federal judge decided Monday, scheduling a May 19 trial date in the government's embezzlement case against the embattled attorney.
August 13, 2019
California federal prosecutors on Monday slammed Michael Avenatti's request for "unfettered access" to client files and electronic data seized as part of a criminal investigation against the embattled attorney.
July 29, 2019
Michael Avenatti has urged a California federal court to order the federal government to give him access to his law firm's servers, arguing there is no good reason why he is being barred access and that he needs information in them to defend himself in the government's embezzlement case.
July 08, 2019
A California federal judge declined to set a trial date in the government's embezzlement case against Stormy Daniels' former attorney Michael Avenatti at a status conference Monday, saying the parties need to resolve discovery issues stemming from Avenatti's refusal to give prosecutors passwords to his devices.