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Karen McDougal, the former Playboy model who has alleged having an affair with President Donald Trump more than a decade ago, said she is armed with “really good attorneys” to deal with whatever fallout—legal or political—comes her way.

“There could be a big lawsuit, like against me. There could be financial ruin. But that's why I have really good attorneys to make sure that doesn't happen,” McDougal told CNN's Anderson Cooper in an interview aired Thursday night.

Peter Stris

Who's advocating for McDougal? The law firm Stris & Maher.

The litigation boutique—well-known for appellate advocacy—”punches above its weight,” founding partner Peter Stris said. But the firm has had to do that and more since taking on McDougal as a pro bono client.