What is Michael Avenatti?
{{Infobox person | name = Micheal Avenatti | image = Michael Avenatti West Hollywood July 26 2018 (cropped).jpg | caption = Avenatti in 2018 | birth_name = Michael John Avenatti | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|2|16}} | birth_place = [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], [[California]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | children = <!--see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Avenatti&curid=55848647&diff=851803799&oldid=851460319&diffmode=source before adding to here --> | spouse = {{marriage|Lisa Storie Avenatti|2011}} | education = [[University of Pennsylvania]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br/>[[George Washington University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | occupation = Attorney | years_active = 2000–present | website = {{url|avenatti.com|Official website}} }} '''Michael John Avenatti''' (born February 16, 1971)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/1005192160977682432|title=Michael Avenatti on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en}}</ref> is an American lawyer and businessman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw33AwwK9P4|title=Michael Avenatti on CNN MJA Live|last=Michael Avenatti|date=October 3, 2014|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cemeteries-draw-complaints/|title=Cemeteries draw complaints|publisher=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/27/business/kpmg-reports-some-progress-on-shelters.html|title=KPMG Reports Some Progress On Shelters|first=Lynnley|last=Browning|date=April 27, 2006|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Avenatti is best known for [[suing]] President [[Donald Trump]] on behalf of porn star [[Stormy Daniels]] in an attempt to prove that [[Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal|Trump paid Daniels]] to stay silent during their affair.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Atkinson|first1=Claire|title=Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti is rea