Michael Avenatti, the convicted ex-attorney who gained fame for his fiery cable-news denunciations of President Donald Trump, was re-sentenced on Thursday, June 12, to 11 years and three months in ...

NEW YORK -- A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti's conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike -- one of several legal messes that have ...

Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer who shot to fame representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against Donald Trump before a swirl of criminal charges ended his legal career, was ...

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced celebrity lawyer turned criminal defendant Michael Avenatti to 30 months in prison for attempting to extort millions of dollars from Nike.

Attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening the company with bad publicity.

Michael Avenatti was sentenced on Thursday to 30 months in prison for his attempt to extort Nike for millions of dollars. Above, Avenatti on September 10, 2019, in Los Angeles.

The high-profile lawyer was convicted of trying to get more than $25 million from Nike in what prosecutors called “an old fashioned shake down.” NBC New York’s Michael Avenatti reports.

Michael Avenatti Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Nike Extortion Case The lawyer, who once represented Stormy Daniels, was found guilty in February 2020 of trying to extort more than $20 ...

Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer who gained fame by representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits involving President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of trying to extort sportswear gia… ...

Michael Avenatti convicted in Nike extortion case Michael Avenatti, the audacious lawyer who became famous for representing adult film star Stormy Daniels, found himself on the other side of a ...

"Michael Avenatti is a D-list attorney but a Grade-A scumbag," Sasse said in a release. "It's hard to get airtime from the slammer, so Nike's win is cable television's loss.