The California lawyer, currently incarcerated, learned his fate in Manhattan federal court.
The verdict was returned Friday at a federal court in New York.
Avenatti became well known in 2018 when he represented Daniels in lawsuits against Donald Trump.
A lawyer who gained fame by representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Trump has been convicted of trying to extort sportswear giant Nike.
An attorney for Michael Avenatti says his client cannot properly prepare for his extortion trial while he is housed in drug kingpin El Chapo's chilly former cell.
California attorney Michael Avenatti is due to return to a New York court to face charges accusing him of cheating porn star Stormy Daniels out of $300,000 in a book deal.
California attorney Michael Avenatti faces a November trial date on charges he tried to extort millions of dollars from Nike.
The embattled attorney Michael Avenatti has pleaded not guilty to accusations that he defrauded his most famous client, porn star Stormy Daniels.
Attorney Michael Avenatti has been charged with ripping off porn star Stormy Daniels, the client who made him famous.
R. Kelly's attorney says he's still waiting for prosecutors to hand over videotape of what another attorney, Michael Avenatti, says shows the singer having sex with an underage girl.