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Civil Litigation

Jul. 10, 2025

Coach claims Geragos represented him without ever meeting him

Trial begins in a youth coach's case against attorney Mark Geragos, saying his involvement with Michael Avenatti, who tried to extort Nike, killed a sponsorship deal.

Coach claims Geragos represented him without ever meeting him
Mark Geragos

A Los Angeles trial has begun for a lawsuit accusing prominent attorney Mark Geragos of participating in an alleged extortion scheme against Nike without ever speaking to or receiving consent from the man he purportedly represented.

The case centers on Geragos' alleged involvement in a 2018 scheme alongside now-imprisoned attorney Michael Avenatti, who was later sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for his role. Federal prosecutors did not indict Geragos as a co-conspirator, which...

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