SANTA ANA, Calif.—Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer recently sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison a $25 million extortion case in New York, is expected to face a trial Wednesday in California on charges he embezzled millions from his clients.
Opening statements are scheduled in Santa Ana in the second trial this month for Avenatti. He is expected to represent himself in the case after U.S. District Court Judge James V. Selna on Tuesday granted his request to do so.
