Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
State Bar & Bar Associations
Apr. 25, 2019
Bar probes average 6 months
Michael J. Avenatti faces charges of extortion and fraud but continues to represent clients, raising the question of what the State Bar can do to protect clients while a lawyer is investigated.
Michael J. Avenatti told a judge this week he's still representing clients, even as he faces federal felony charges of extortion and wire fraud and multiple lawsuits claiming he defrauded clients. Avenatti has not been convicted, but his case raises the question of what authorities could do to protect clients while a lawyer is investigated by law enforcement or the State Bar.
An attorney charged with a felony is required to report i...
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