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NOT A CERTIFIED COPY JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Plaintiff(s), vs. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 502009CA040800XXXXMBAG -,-J (/'j ,.._, :x,-:.--.r: c::, 'J> ,.._, -_--,3:::;:o :;;mo en nf"'l:z: ..,, c►::::o -0 -n· N ---1::Iaco Ul C"') ' 0 <;~C") -0 -.c::,:: ::m: ,, t, ~' r m SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, individually, BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, individually, and L.M., individually, r-:z· ,_o---1~ -<' • rri ·c·.; N .. ' •-; c..). Defendant( s ). -r-, :::0 ,o· -::-c I ·••·· ---------------- MOTION TO DISQUALIFY OPPOSING COUNSEL Counter-plaintiff, Bradley J. Edwards, by and through his undersigned attorneys, moves this Honorable Court for entry of an order disqualifying Attorney Fred Haddad, from further participation in this proceeding and in support thereof would show: 1. Mr. Haddad served as defense counsel for Russel Adler, a former law partner of Mr. Edwards at the firm of Rothstein Rosenfeldt & Adler (RRA). 2. The subject matter of the representation included matters directly related to circumstances at issue in this proceeding, including specifically the legitimacy of the prosecutions against Mr. Epstein and the extent to which members of the RRA firm other than Rothstein knew of and participated in the Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Rothstein. 3. In the course of Mr. Haddad's representation of Mr. Adler, Mr. Haddad was afforded unrestricted access to the files of RRA including the litigation files generated in the course of pro~ecuting claims against the counter-defendant, Jeffrey Epstein. NOT A CERTIFIED COPY Edwards adv. Epstein Case No.: 502009CA040800XXXXMBAG Motion to Disqualify Opposing Counsel 4. Included among the Epstein files are materials protected by attorney-client and work product privilege. Those privileges have been consistently asserted in the context of this litigation to protect the interests of RRA's former clients who continue to be represented by Mr. Edwards in a currently pending Federal Court action. 5. Mr. Haddad's access to materials to which he is denied access in the context of this litigation creates an irreconcilable conflict of interest which prejudices the counter-plaintiff and compromises the counter-plaintiffs obligations to preserve the confidences of his clients. Wherefore, the cowiter-plaintiff respectfully requests the entry of an order disqualifying Mr. Haddad from further involvement in this matter. I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was sent via E-Serve ~c-th... to all Counsel on the attached list, this _(JO ___ da P • ary E-mail: jsx@searcylaw.com condary E-mail(s): mep@searcylaw.com Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida 33409 Phone: (561) 686-6300 Fax: (561) 383-9451 Attorney for Bradley J. Edwards 2 NOT A CERTIFIED COPY Edwards adv. Epstein Case No.: 502009CA040800:XXXXMBAG Motion to Disqualify Opposing Counsel COUNSEL LIST Jack A. Goldberger, Esquire jgoldberger@agwpa.com; smahoney@agwpa.com Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A. 250 Australian A venue South, Suite 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone: (561)-659-8300 Fax: (561)-835-8691 Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein Bradley J. Edwards, Esquire bj e.efile@pathtojustice.com; staff.efile@pathtojustice.com Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, FL 425 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: (954)-524-2820 Fax: (954)-524-2822 Fred Haddad, Esquire Dee@FredHaddadLaw.com; haddadfm@aol.com Fred Haddad, P.A. • One Financial Plaza, Suite 2612 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394 Phone: (954)-467-6767 Fax: (954)-467-3599 Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein 3 Marc S. Nurik, Esquire marc@nuriklaw.com Law Offices of Marc S. Nurik One E Broward Blvd., Suite 700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: (954)-745-5849 Fax: (954)-745-3556 Attorneys for Scott Rothstein Lilly Ann Sanchez, Esquire lsanchez@thelsfirm.com The L-S Law Firm 1441 Brickell A venue, 15th Floor Miami, FL 33131 Phone: (305)-503-5503 Fax: (305)-503-6801 Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein Tonja Haddad Coleman, Esquire tonja@tonjahaddad.com; Debbie@Tonjahaddad.com Tonja Haddad, P.A. 315 SE 7th Street, Suite 301 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: (954)-467-1223 Fax: (954)-337-3716 Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein