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Judge Rules Trustee for Avenatti's Bankrupt Law Firm Can Pursue Fees From Ex-Partner's Cases | The Recorder - Law.com

Michael Avenatti and his stand by counsel Courtney Cummings Cefali outside the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse. (Credit: Meghann M. Cuniff/ALM)

A federal judge has cleared the way for the trustee in Michael Avenatti’s law firm bankruptcy to seek money from three lawsuits that are in the hands of an ex-Avenatti law partner, including one that settled last year for $10.3 million.

Filippo Marchino of the X-Law Group argued the claims should be dismissed under California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which protects free speech in connection with public matters, but Judge Otis Wright II in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California determined the key issues involve unpaid legal fees, not protected speech.

U.S. District Judge Otis Wright II. Courtesy photo
U.S. District Judge Otis Wright II. Courtesy photo

U.S. District Judge Otis Wright II. (Courtesy photo)



source: https://www.law.com/therecorder/2021/12/06/judge-rules-trustee-for-avenattis-bankrupt-law-firm-can-pursue-fees-from-ex-partners-cases/

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