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CASE NO.: 502009CA040800X3OOCMBAG
Plaintiff(s),
VS.
SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, individually,
BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, individually, and
M., individually,
Defendant(s).
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:
I. 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
prosecuting claims against the counter-defendant, Jeffrey Epstein.
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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 counter-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
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to all Counsel on the attached list, this
, 2012.
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Bar No.: 169440
ary E-mail:
condary E-mail(s):
Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.
2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
West Palm Beach, Florida 33409
Phone:
Fax:
Attorney for Bradley J. Edwards
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COUNSEL LIST
Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A.
250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phonil=
Fax:
Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein
Bradley J. Edwards, Esquire
Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos &
Lehrman, FL
425 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 2
Fort Lauderdale FL 33301
PhonME
Fax:
Fred Haddad, Es uire
Fred Haddad, P.A.
One Financial Plaza, Suite 2612
Fort Lauderdale. FL 33394
Phon
Fax:
Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein
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Marc S. Nurik,
itEsquire
Law Offices of Marc S. Nurik
One E Broward Blvd., Suite 700
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Pho
Fax:(
Attorneys for Scott Rothstein
Lilly Ann Sanchez, Esquire
The L-S Law Firm
1441 Brickell Avenue, 15th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Phon
Fax:
Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein
Ton'a Haddad Coleco
Esquire
Tonja Haddad, P.A.
315 SE 7th Street, Suite 301
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phon
Fax:
Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein
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