A real lawyer may have advised her that a malpractice suit against her attorney may be her only way out of this.
It’s logical to sue the lawyer for malpractice if he pushed a bad suit to such an extent that he put her in additional jeopardy.
But, it will be interesting to see how this plays out. Will Trump’s lawyers take the judgement and attempt to impound Stormy’s assets? She can ill afford to sue Avenatti, because it seems she was hard up enough for money that she let herself be used for this ridiculous suit in the first place. Moreover, Avenatti is in terrible shape financially. You can’t squeeze blood out of a stone, although it might be fun to watch it attempted.