{"id":1942361,"date":"2026-05-18T19:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1942361"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:00:01","slug":"claviculars-high-powered-lawyer-didnt-plan-for-hot-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1942361","title":{"rendered":"Clavicular&#8217;s High-Powered Lawyer Didn\u2019t Plan For Hot Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/78\/16by9\/2026\/05\/18\/78c00f15054a4a6791ab8443f632d038_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Clavicular&#8217;s High-Powered Lawyer Didn\u2019t Plan For Hot Judge<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Clavicular<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">High-Powered Lawyer Didn\u2019t Plan<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">For Hot Judge to Hear Case<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-18T12:00:01-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202605\"><br \/>\n                May 18, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            12:00 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-bc9042ce0d385f1395012fe0651516a7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260518_78c00f15054a4a6791ab8443f632d038\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0268442f-3572-4a21-a80f-a05fc12073db\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/78\/4by3\/2026\/05\/18\/78c00f15054a4a6791ab8443f632d038_md.jpg\" alt=\"clavicular and judge insta 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">NBC<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b829f790e7e8798ea1492f4ce9ca80f3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Streamer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/clavicular\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Clavicular<\/strong><\/a>and his team did not make moves to have his criminal case be heard before the hot judge, TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6b4658e60d22e9c42846064717c4e630\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260518_32a3dcd796594500a1f4435337977ff9\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0268442f-3572-4a21-a80f-a05fc12073db\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/32\/4by3\/2026\/05\/18\/32a3dcd796594500a1f4435337977ff9_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jeffrey A. Neiman logan paul\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a5a4d9ac2e12a9b68ba59d47462ced60\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>According to sources close to Clav\u2019s lawyer,<strong> Jeffrey A. Neiman<\/strong> from Neiman Mays Floch &amp; Almeida, denied the high-powered lawyer worked behind the scenes to have a hot judge, specifically Judge <strong>Marcus Bach Armas<\/strong> of Miami-Dade County&#8217;s Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, be the one to sentence the influencer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fcde4458f7b2830426fdf05e1a10701a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-4bf91ad3-c5b0-4d7d-83b2-54e429f00f01-849510290-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/46\/16by9\/2026\/05\/18\/463d0d60015c434692ba407d3e64d1ac_md.png\" alt=\"051826 clavicular kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-4bf91ad3-c5b0-4d7d-83b2-54e429f00f01-849510290-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">JUDGE-MAXXING<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/clavicular-faces-off-with-judge-05-18-2026\/\">Video: Looksmaxxer Clavicular Gets Brutally Upstaged By Hunky Judge<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">NBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4c7397b469da6a8eab460fe6aa3c441f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The clip of the sentencing went viral with many claiming the judge was &#8220;mogging&#8221; Clav, aka he was sexier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8e66d7173af3ebaa27a6d16223859780\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>When asked about speculation, the judge was hand-selected by Clav&#8217;s attorney, the source said Jeffrey is good &#8230; but not that good. Jeffrey has a long list of celebrity clients, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/erika-kirk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Erika Kirk<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/logan-paul\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Logan Paul<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kevin-oleary\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kevin O&#8217;Leary<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8264bcb457a030a7c6acb2efaa774174\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>As TMZ first reported, Clavicular reached a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/15\/clavicular-viral-alligator-shooting-case-court-deal-reached\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>plea deal<\/strong><\/a> in the case last week. The criminal case revolved around the streamer shooting a dead alligator.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-406b1ab2a0ae26fe8a743e55f6d94e40\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-6c6d8dea-6ffd-4835-a050-d7cfa8d7c3b0-806071316-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5e\/16by9\/2026\/03\/26\/5ec781869225483c990eb414f8a89ffb_md.png\" alt=\"032526 clavicular and tarzan kal2\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-6c6d8dea-6ffd-4835-a050-d7cfa8d7c3b0-806071316-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">SHOTS FIRED<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/clavicular-and-tarzan-shoot-dead-crocodile-03-26-2026\/\">Video: &#8216;Looksmaxxing&#8217; 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src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/78\/16by9\/2026\/05\/18\/78c00f15054a4a6791ab8443f632d038_xl.jpg&#8221;] Clavicular&#8217;s High-Powered Lawyer Didn\u2019t Plan For Hot Judge ClavicularHigh-Powered Lawyer Didn\u2019t PlanFor Hot Judge to Hear Case Exclusive By TMZ Staff Published May 18, 2026 12:00 PM PDT NBC Streamer Clavicularand his team did not make moves to have his criminal case be heard before the hot judge, TMZ has learned. 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