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According to the lawyers, the disgraced private eye Anthony Pellicano, who used to be frequently employed by Bert Fields, was in talks with prosecutors to try to avoid charges in the wiretapping investigation that has already led to the indictment of at least 13 people. The indictment says that Mr. Pellicano illegally ran criminal-background checks on a man and the man's wife and mother in October 2002.  Bert Fields, the Hollywood superlawyer, who frequently employed the disgraced private eye Anthony Pellicano, and his law firm are in talks with prosecutors to try to avoid charges in the wiretapping investigation that has already led to the indictment of at least 13 people, lawyers briefed on the case said. The focus on Mr. Fields and his law firm comes as federal prosecutors investigating Mr. Pellicano's wiretapping have expanded their inquiry into nearly every corner of the Hollywood bar: litigators, dealmakers, criminal defense lawyers, and now, a divorce lawyer. But his entanglement in the Pellicano case could open a window onto some of the most hard-fought divorce battles in Hollywood in recent years. According to prosecutors, Mr. Christensen hired Mr. Pellicano.