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Attorney fears his conversation about ex-AG Schneiderman will be leaked by Stormy Daniel's lawyer

By Stephen Rex Brown

| NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |

May 17, 2018 | 8:34 PM

An attorney who spoke with Michael Cohen about ex-State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's alleged abuse of women fears details of their conversation could be leaked by Stormy Daniel's "reckless" lawyer, Michael Avenatti.

The letter, filed Thursday by attorney Peter Gleason in connection with the ongoing review of documents and other materials seized from Cohen's residences and office, takes issue with Avenatti's legal tactics.

Gleason said that around 2013 he spoke with Cohen about two women who said Schneiderman had been "sexually inappropriate" with them.

If Cohen, who is President Trump's personal attorney, documented the conversation, those notes could now be in the hands of the FBI and prosecutors.

Avenatti has sought to intervene in the Manhattan Federal Court case regarding which of Cohen's documents are subject to attorney-client privilege.

Gleason wrote that he didn't trust Avenatti with any details about the two women.

"Counsel's concern for what might be part of Plaintiff's seized files is related to what counsel perceives as the reckless and wanton behavior of Michael Avenatti," Gleason wrote, referring to Avenatti's "fast and loose style."

Avenatti shrugged off the filing.

"We never sought access to any such information so I have no idea what he is talking about. It appears to be an effort for him to get attention," he told the Daily News.

Attorney Peter Gleason (pictured) says he doesn't trust Stormy lawyer Michael Avenatti with any details about his discussion with Cohen.

Gleason is seeking a protective order that would keep any information about the women secret. An earlier filing said he advised the women not to go to the Manhattan District Attorney's office, and that he'd reached out to Trump about the allegations through another intermediary, who put him in touch with Cohen.

Trump was feuding with Schneiderman at the time over his fraud investigation into Trump University.

Gleason did not elaborate as to why he chose to speak with Cohen about the alleged victims of Schneiderman.

But he reiterated that he did not trust Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance to handle their cases properly.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned after four women came forward to say he abused and harassed them, leaves his home in Manhattan on May 9.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned after four women came forward to say he abused and harassed them, leaves his home in Manhattan on May 9. (Anthony DelMundo/New York Daily News)

Gleason likened his conversation with Cohen to one between two doctors discussing a patient with a perplexing affliction.

"In the same way a physician might seek advice from another physician on a patient's unusual medical condition so too should attorneys reach out to their colleagues at the bar if an unusual legal matter arises," he wrote.

Cohen is reportedly being investigated for bank fraud, wire fraud and violations of campaign finance laws.

Avenatti has sought to intervene in the case over Cohen's documents because he suspects some of the information pertains to Cohen's $130,000 hush money payment to Daniels, who claims she had an affair with Trump.

Avenatti has become a near-constant presence on television, insisting that Cohen faces almost-certain indictment.

Schneiderman resigned in disgrace last week after the New Yorker reported he was a hard-drinking brute who had abused four women while presenting himself publicly as a champion of the #MeToo movement.