Michael Avenatti Net Worth 2019: How Much Money Does Michael Avenatti Have?
Stormy Daniels has recently become a major figure in the press, leading us to become more curious about who are the people that she keeps close to her. So of course, with all of the recent publicity about Stormy Daniels’s case, we got to wondering, who is the lawyer representing her? And his Nike controversy that made him arrest, Michael Avenatti has been all over the media recently. So just how successful has Michael Avenatti been in the past and what is Michael Avenatti Net Worth in 2019? Read on to find out!
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Michael Avenatti Career, Earnings, Salary
Interestingly, Michael Avenatti is not only a lawyer but also a race car driver. Yep, you read that right. In fact, he’s been a professional driver in 33 professional sports car races, including the Porsche Supercup and the FIA World Endurance Championship. But let’s get back to his career as a lawyer for a minute. Michael Avenatti began his academic career at the University of Pennsylvania. He then went on to graduate from George Washington University School of Law.
Interestingly, shortly after graduating from law school, the Michael J Avenatti Award for Excellence in Pre-Trial and Trial Advocacy was established, as early in 2003. Michael Avenatti then went on to work for a number of prestigious law firms. He started out at O’Melveny & Myers, getting involved with a number of high profile candidates, including representing Christina Aguilera and litigation surrounding the film K-19: The Widow Maker. He then went on to join an LA Boutique law firm called Greene Broillet & Wheeler, where again, he cut his teeth on a number of high profile cases. But it’s clear Michael Avenatti really began to garner major headlines when he was the lead counsel for a $454 million verdict after a jury trial in Federal Court in Los Angeles in a fraud case against Kimberly-Clark and Halyard Health, a $80.5 Million class-action settlement against Service Corporation International, a $41 million jury verdict against KPMG, and a $39 million malicious prosecution settlement.
Michael Avenatti’s Arrest And Controversies Attached To Him
Michael Avenatti was arrested these past two months after being charged for trying to force more than $20 million from Nike by portraying negativity about the brand publicly.
On March 25, 2019, Michael Avenatti was arrested by national law implementation officers as he had been charged with financial crimes. He supposedly demanded $20 million out of Nike in for their forge publicity that he threatened them he could do. Federal authorities revealed that Avenatti told the lawyers at Nike that he would call a press conference to publicize the accusations of misbehavior by employees at the company just before the company’s four-monthly remuneration call. He also apparently called out to Nike to hire him to carry out an investigation on such matter at the company and in return, asked for a handsome salary. He blackmailed Nike to pay him a sum of $22.5 million settlement in order to avoid the forge press release he threatened to carry and also to prevent his investigations.
The lawyer is also best known for taking the case to the court of the adult-film star Stormy Daniels in her nondisclosure covenant lawsuit against the President of United States, Donald Trump. Michael Avenatti’s representation of Stormy Daniels has created a major media sensation. In particular, the recent finding that Stormy Daniels has been threatened has prompted a furor. According to multiple sources, Michael Avenatti said to the press that his “[client has been] “physically threatened…” I think it will become apparent to people when they tune in to 60 minutes … the details related to the threat.”
Michael Avenatti Net Worth 2019
So, how much money has Michael Avenatti worth in 2019?
Michael Avenatti has claimed that his career highlights include massive attainments which have earned him a handsome worth. In all, we estimate Michael Avenatti net worth in 2019 at over $20 million.
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