Criminal
May 16, 2019
Avenatti retains new private defense attorney
A judge on Wednesday ordered Avenatti to reimburse the public defender’s office for all work.
SANTA ANA -- Michael J. Avenatti retained a veteran Orange County defense attorney to represent him in his criminal indictment on Wednesday, after a judge rejected his bid to appoint a public defender without Avenatti disclosing his finances.
H. Dean Steward, a sole practitioner in San Clemente with a longstanding federal white-collar practice, appeared with Avenatti before U.S. District Judge
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