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Civil Litigation,
Law Practice,
Bankruptcy

Apr. 19, 2019

Avenatti’s creditors seek information on defense team payments

A fight over a subpoena focuses on $25,000 Avenatti paid his new criminal lawyers.

Avenatti’s creditors seek information on defense team payments
Michael Avenatti talks to the press after speaking at a Democratic dinner in Iowa in 2018 (New York Times News Service).

Michael J. Avenatti's creditors are seeking records of his payments to his new criminal defense team at Bienert Katzman PC, saying they need to determine if assets from his bankrupt law firm have been used to pay the white-collar boutique.

Attorneys for Jason M. Frank, who's owed $14.85 million in relation to the bankruptcy of Eagan Avenatti LLP, wants to expedite a judge's consideration of his request to compel Bienert Katzman to c...

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