Yeah, it looks like Michael Avenatti may have even more personal issues than his pornstar client. He is in a nasty legal fight with his wife ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5745819/Michael-Avenattis-estranged-wife-wishes-hurry-finalize-divorce.html
... and now this, which you have pointed out.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/22/stormy-daniels-lawyer-michael-avenatti-faces-increased-scrutiny-over-taxes-business-dealings.html
Birds of a feather flock together, don'tcha know!

The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence