Michael Avenatti (Photo by Jennifer S. Altman/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
* Michael Avenatti has failed in his bid to have counts in his indictment dismissed. [Nassdaq]
* A suspended Providence attorney has admitted to taking a dead client’s pension for around a dozen years. Seems slightly unethical. [Providence Journal]
* A man charged with murder has elected to act as his own attorney. [The Herald]
* Ikea is reportedly paying $46 million to settle a lawsuit involving a dresser that tipped over and killed a child [CBS News]
* A veteran of the Mueller investigation has decided to join Cooley LLP (the law firm, not the school). [National Law Journal]
Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at jordan@rothmanlawyer.com.