Michael Avenatti

Michael John Avenatti (born February 16, 1971) is an American attorney and entrepreneur. He has appeared on broadcast and print media as a commentator on a range of legal issues and has represented parties in a number of lawsuits that have gained international media attention, including cases brought against the National Football League, various celebrity defendants, high-ranking business executives, and Fortune 100 companies. He is also a professional race car driver, having participated in races across the United States and Europe. Avenatti is best known for suing President Donald Trump on behalf of adult film star Stormy Daniels. 2Early life Born in Sacramento, California, Avenatti spent his early childhood in Colorado and Utah. Avenatti moved with his family to Chesterfield, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, in 1982, where he went to Parkway Central High School. Avenatti earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a major in political science in 1996. In 1999, he earned a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C., where he worked with Professor Jonathan Turley on constitutional issues relating to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). He graduated Order of the Coif and first in his clas