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Meghann Cuniff is a reporter and editor based in Southern California. A graduate of the University of Oregon, she worked at The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, and the Idaho Statesman in Boise, Idaho, before moving to California in 2013 to work at the Orange County Register. She spent four years as a litigation reporter for the Los Angeles Daily Journal and has written for Los Angeles Magazine, Bloomberg Law, ABA Journal, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Forward, Los Angeles Business Journal and the Laguna Beach Independent. Email her at [email protected]. Twitter: @meghanncuniff
July 30, 2021 | The Recorder
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna agreed prosecutors were entitled to explain the purpose of government meetings with Avenatti's paralegal after the pro se defendant questioned her about them in cross-examination.
By Meghann M. Cuniff
6 minute read
July 29, 2021 | The Recorder
Avenatti's lawyering is so central to the criminal case against him that trial testimony so far also is testing the divide between crimes and malpractice.
By Meghann M. Cuniff
6 minute read
July 26, 2021 | The Recorder
The 19-page complaint, filed by Neama Rahmani and Ronald L. Zambrano of West Coast Employment Lawyers, alleges racism permeates the Santa Ana branch of the U.S. Attorney's Office.
By Meghann M. Cuniff
2 minute read
July 23, 2021 | The Recorder
Michael Avenatti's four-hour cross examination of a former client and alleged theft victim dominated the second day of his federal wire fraud trial before U.S. District Judge James Selna in Santa Ana.
By Meghann M. Cuniff
5 minute read
July 22, 2021 | The Recorder
"This case is about how you calculate what a client is due after their settlement is received," Avenatti told Central District of California jurors.
By Meghann M. Cuniff
5 minute read
July 20, 2021 | The Recorder
Avenatti, who faces 200 years total if convicted, chose to represent himself in his California client theft trial.
By Meghann M. Cuniff
4 minute read
July 19, 2021 | The Recorder
solo practitioner H. Dean Steward filed the document.
By Meghann M. Cuniff
3 minute read
July 16, 2021 | The Recorder
The snafu is a procedural one, but it encompasses issues Avenatti's lawyer, H. Dean Steward, raised about the constitutionality of the jury selection process that could arise again in an appeal should Avenatti be convicted.
By Meghann M. Cuniff
6 minute read
July 14, 2021 | The Recorder
Defense counsel said that allowing jurors to wear masks that conceal facial expressions violates a criminal defendant's Fifth Amendment right to due process and Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury. But that position so far has failed to gain traction with appellate courts.
By Meghann M. Cuniff
6 minute read
July 14, 2021 | The Recorder
First Amendment lawyers say Trump's lawsuits against Big Tech are likely doomed, but that might not deter similar litigation.
By Meghann M. Cuniff
4 minute read
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