Just one week before the start of the first of three federal trials this year where he will sit as the defendant, lawyer Michael Avenatti was arrested Tuesday in California on “potential violations of the conditions of [his] pretrial release,” according to a court filing.
There were no details provided on what those potential violations may entail. The arrest occurred following a disciplinary hearing at the State Bar Court in Los Angeles. Avenatti is expected to appear in federal court Wednesday.
The arrest comes as Avenatti was scheduled to stand trial Jan. 21 in the Southern District of New York on charges stemming from allegedly trying to extort Nike.