DOJ-OGR-00020286.pdf

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Appellee, No. 21-770/21-58 - v. - GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant-Appellant. AFFIRMATION OF CHRISTIAN R. EVERDELL IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL CHRISTIAN R. EVERDELL, an attorney admitted to practice before this Court hereby affirms under penalty of perjury, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746: 1. I am a partner at COHEN & GRESSER LLP (Cohen & Gresser) and I am currently one of the counsel of record for Ghislaine Maxwell, the defendant-appellant, in the above-captioned appeals. 2. Pursuant to 2d Cir. L.R.4.1(d) and Fed. R. App. P. 27, I respectfully submit this affirmation in support of the present Motion to be relieved as counsel for Ms. Maxwell in these appeals. 3. We are aware that Ms. Maxwell has retained David Oscar Markus, of the law firm of Markus/Moss PLLC, to represent her in these appeals. 4. On April 1, 2021, Mr. Markus filed a Notice of Appearance as additional counsel on behalf of Ms. Maxwell in these appeals and filed a motion for pretrial release on her behalf. DOJ-OGR-00020286