'''Michael John Avenatti''' merupakan seorang mantan [[Pengacarapengacara Amerika Serikat|pengacara Amerika]]yang lahir pada tanggal 16 Februari 1971,<ref name="State Bar of California">{{Cite web|title=License Status Michael Avenatti 206929|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Licensee/Detail/206929|website=[[State Bar of California]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020151153/http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Licensee/Detail/206929|archive-date=Oktober 20, 2021|access-date=25 Oktober 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> terkenal karena keterlibatannya sebagai aktris [[Film porno|film dewasa]] [[Stormy Daniels]] dengan tuntutan hukumnya terhadap [[Presiden Amerika Serikat|presiden AS]] [[Donald Trump]] (di mana dia menipu [[Stormy Daniels]] dan kemudian menjadi gugatan yang tidak berhasil), dan upaya pemerasannya terhadap pakaian [[olahraga]] di [[Nike, Inc.|perusahaan Nike]] yang menyebabkan ia dihukum atas beberapa [[tindak pidana]] berat.<ref name="CNBC">{{Cite web|last=Mangan|first=Dan|date=14 Februari 2020|title=Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti found guilty in Nike extortion trial|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/14/disgraced-lawyer-michael-avenatti-found-guilty-in-nike-extortion-trial.html|website=[[CNBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215135711/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/14/disgraced-lawyer-michael-avenatti-found-guilty-in-nike-extortion-trial.html|archive-date=Februari 15, 2022|access-date=30 Desember 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cooper|first=Aaron|last2=Simon|first2=Darran|date=14 Februari 2020|title=Michael Avenatti has been found guilty on all counts in Nike extortion trial|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/14/us/michael-avenatti-verdict/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215135713/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/14/us/michael-avenatti-verdict/index.html|archive-date=Februari 15, 2022|access-date=30 Desember 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dienst|first=Jonathan|date=14 Februari 2020|title=Michael Avenatti Guilty on All Counts in Nike Extortion Trial|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/michael-avenatti-guilty-on-all-counts-in-nike-extortion-trial/2287069/|website=[[NBC]] New York|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203121034/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/michael-avenatti-guilty-on-all-counts-in-nike-extortion-trial/2287069/|archive-date=Februari 3, 2022|access-date=30 Desember 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Perusahaannya telah mewakili terdakwa [[selebriti]] dan telah mengajukan gugatan terhadap perusahaan [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]].<ref name="superlawyers.com6">{{Cite news|title=Michael J. Avenatti – California Lawyers – The Scourge of KPMG|url=https://www.superlawyers.com/california-southern/article/the-scourge-of-kpmg/2afc085d-5bb4-472a-bc5c-4a9ca16915ef.html|work=Super Lawyers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106212453/https://www.superlawyers.com/california-southern/article/the-scourge-of-kpmg/2afc085d-5bb4-472a-bc5c-4a9ca16915ef.html|archive-date=November 6, 2021|access-date=30 Desember 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=Oktober 30, 2014|title=Kimberly-Clark faces $500 million suit over Ebola protection gown|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kimberlyclark-lawsuit/kimberly-clark-faces-500-million-lawsuit-over-ebola-protection-gear-idUSKBN0IJ1VV20141030|website=[[Reuters]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106212230/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kimberlyclark-lawsuit/kimberly-clark-faces-500-million-lawsuit-over-ebola-protection-gear-idUSKBN0IJ1VV20141030|archive-date=November 6, 2021|access-date=30 Desember 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Ia sering tampil di televisi dan media cetak sebagai komentator [[hukum]] dan [[politik]], dan sebagai perwakilan klien terkemuka.<ref name="concha200511">{{Cite news|last=Concha|first=Joe|date=Mei 11, 2018|title=Michael Avenatti has appeared on CNN and MSNBC 108 times since Maret 7, says Free Beacon|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/387325-michael-avenatti-has-appeared-on-cnn-and-msnbc-108-times-since-Maret-7-says|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218222141/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/387325-michael-avenatti-has-appeared-on-cnn-and-msnbc-108-times-since-Maret-7-says|archive-date=Februari 18, 2022|access-date=30 Desember 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Wemple|first=Erik|title=Michael Avenatti once dominated cable news. Now he's watching it.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/23/michael-avenatti-once-dominated-cable-news-now-hes-watching-it/|work=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913104459/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/23/michael-avenatti-once-dominated-cable-news-now-hes-watching-it/|archive-date=September 13, 2021|access-date=30 Desember 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
Sebelum [[Hakim Agung Amerika Serikat|Hakim Agung]] [[Brett Kavanaugh]] dikonfirmasi, Avenatti membuat deklarasi tertulis pada September 2018 yang menuduh [[Kavanaugh]] meracuni minuman di pesta-pesta dengan tujuan mengizinkan gadis-gadis diperkosa beramai-ramai ketika dia masih di sekolah menengah.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 26, 2018|title=Read the full sworn statement from Julie Swetnick, the third woman to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/26/read-full-sworn-statement-from-brett-kavanaugh-accuser-julie-swetnick.html|website=[[CNBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108084323/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/26/read-full-sworn-statement-from-brett-kavanaugh-accuser-julie-swetnick.html|archive-date=November 8, 2021|access-date=30 Desember 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Penuduh, [[Julie Swetnick]], kemudian menyangkal pernyataan tersebut dalam sebuah wawancara dengan [[NBC News]], mengklaim Avenatti telah salah mengartikan tuduhannya.<ref>{{Cite web|date=Oktober 26, 2018|title=A witness to alleged misconduct by Kavanaugh says Michael Avenatti 'twisted my words,' and that she only 'skimmed' her sworn declaration|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/woman-kavanaugh-declaration-claims-avenatti-twisted-words-2018-10|website=[[Business Insider]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108002540/https://www.businessinsider.com/woman-kavanaugh-declaration-claims-avenatti-twisted-words-2018-10|archive-date=November 8, 2021|access-date=30 Desember 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Chuck Grassley]] merujuk Avenatti dan Swetnick ke [[Departemen Kehakiman Amerika Serikat|Departemen Kehakiman]] untuk penyelidikan [[Pidana|kriminal]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Raju|first=Ariane de Vogue and Manu|date=2018-10-25|title=Judiciary chairman refers Swetnick, Avenatti to Justice Department {{!}} CNN Politics|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/25/politics/julie-swetnick-justice-department-judiciary-committee/index.html|website=CNN|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108023514/https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/25/politics/julie-swetnick-justice-department-judiciary-committee/index.html|archive-date=November 8, 2021|access-date=30 Desember 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-25|title=Key senator refers Avenatti and Kavanaugh accuser to Justice Department for criminal inquiry|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-pol-avenatti-swetnick-investigation-20181025-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115004120/https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-pol-avenatti-swetnick-investigation-20181025-story.html|archive-date=November 15, 2021|access-date=30 Desember 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
