A jury found he “had actual knowledge that Avenatti was committing wrongdoing” and “provided knowlingly substantial assistance or encouragement to Avenatti in committing wrongdoing.”

The coach, Gary Franklin, had contended that Geragos and the now-disgraced and disbarred lawyer Michael Avenatti had bungled a potential $1.5-million settlement from Nike by pushing for a lucrative revenue stream for themselves.

A Los Angeles jury rejected claims that Geragos engaged in fraud but found that he helped Michael Avenatti try and extort Nike.

Menendez brothers’ attorney Mark Geragos must pay $100K over his alleged role in a failed Nike extortion scheme with Michael Avenatti.

The popular 82-year-old television court show judge, whose real name is Judith Susan Sheindlin, revealed in an interview with USA Today what she thinks should happen to Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are currently in prison for the 1989 shotgun murder of their parents, Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez and Jose Menendez.

Celebrity attorney Mark Geragos must pay $100,000, a Los Angeles jury said, to the youth basketball coach whose case was at the heart of Michael Avenatti’s 2020 conviction for trying to extort Nike Inc.

Mark Geragos, the lead attorney for the Menendez brothers, tells “Banfield” that Roy Rossello breaking his silence about Jose Menendez is critical for their goal of having the brothers’ conviction thrown out.