Michael Avenatti is an American attorney! He wanted to run for the presidency in 2020 but he withdraw!
What about finding out some trivia and facts about his life and his career.
- His full name is Michael John Avenatti
- He was born on February 16, 1971
- He is an American attorney
- He has appeared on broadcast television
- As well as in print
- As a legal commentator and representative for prominent clients
- Including various celebrity defendants
- High-ranking business executives
- And Fortune 100 companies
- He is also a professional race car driver
- Having participated in races in the United States and Europe
- Michael Avenatti represented adult-film actress Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against President Donald Trump
- In an attempt to void a non-disclosure agreement she had signed
- Michael Avenatti also represented Daniels in a related defamation suit against Trump
- In October 2018, a federal judge dismissed the defamation lawsuit and ordered Daniels to pay Trump’s legal fees
- Michael Avenatti said he would appeal that decision
- Daniels later said that Avenatti had initiated the suit against her wishes
- At various times, Avenatti has been criminally charged in a number of cases
- He has also been sued in civil court several times
- He was born in Sacramento, California
- Michael Avenatti spent his early childhood in Colorado and Utah
- His father was a manager for Anheuser-Busch
- He moved with his family to Chesterfield, Missouri, in 1982
- There he attended Parkway Central High School
- After graduating in 1989, Michael Avenatti attended Saint Louis University for a year
- He was later transferred to the University of Pennsylvania
- There he graduated with a B.A. in political science in 1996
- While in college he worked as an opposition researcher for Rahm Emmanuel’s political consulting firm
- Michael Avenatti attended George Washington University Law School
- There he graduated Order of the Coif and first in his class with a J.D. in 2000
- While at GW, he worked with Professor Jonathan Turley on constitutional issues relating to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
- In 2003, George Washington University Law School established the Michael J. Avenatti Award for Excellence in Pre-Trial and Trial Advocacy
- An annual award given to the member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrates excellence in pre-trial and trial advocacy
- Michael Avenatti also received George Washington University’s prestigious Alumni Recognition Award in 2010
- Michael Avenatti has on several occasions, including in a post to Twitter, expressed interest in running for President of the United States in 2020
- He held his first fundraiser at the Democratic Wing Ding in August
- In September 2018, Avenatti said he would run in 2020 only against Trump or Pence
- On November 1, 2018, Avenatti released his first political ad
- Which urged Americans to vote on November 6, 2018
- On December 4, 2018, Avenatti announced that he would not be a candidate for President of the United States in 2020
- In a Twitter post, he announced “I do not make this decision lightly- I make it out of respect for my family.”
- He was married for 13 years to Christine Avenatti Carlin
- With whom he has two teenage daughters
- He married Lisa Avenatti in 2011
- They have one son
- Lisa Storie- Avenatti filed for divorce in December 2017
- In December 2018, according to court documents, Michael Avenatti and his wife settled their divorce
- With Avenatti agreeing to pay Lisa $80,000 in child support
- And transfer to her ownership of several assets including five luxury wristwatches valued near $50,000 each, a Frank Gehry sculpture, other artwork, and a leased 2017 Ferrari 488 GT Spider
- While his law firm would transfer to Lisa its interest in a 2016 Honda private jet
