His law firm, Eagan Avenatti LLP, had hauled in more than $400 million in verdicts and settlements. Assorted booking photos of Gerald Tobin, a Florida ex-con identified in court papers as a "private investigator" who performed services for Michael Avenatti's law firm, Eagan Avenatti LLP. In a prepared response to questions from CNN, Avenatti wrote that he was unaware of Tobin's criminal record or that he was not a licensed private investigator. But he said he could not discuss details of the matter because of the terms of his agreement with Avenatti's firm. Even he seemed skeptical that his filing would propel a law firm such as Eagan Avenatti into bankruptcy.

Source: CNN June 01, 2018 18:45 UTC