Case 1:19-cv-03377-LAP Document 36-4 Filed 07/03/19 Page 2 of 6 PAUL G. CASSELL Ronald N. Boyce Presidential! Professor of Criminal Law THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH and University Distinguished Professor of Law S.J. QUINNEY Telephone: 801-585-5202 A COLLEGE OF LAW [email protected] November 6, 2017 The Florida Bar 651 E. Jefferson St. Tallahassee, FL 32399 Re: Bar Complaint By Mr. Dershawitz Dear Florida Bar: 1. I have been advised of assertions made by Mr. Dershowitz to the Florida Bar concerning attomeys David Boies and Sigrid McCawley. I provide this affidavit at the request of counsel for Mr. Boies and Ms. McCawley in order to provide the Florida Bar with information that I have regarding the accuracy or inaccuracy of those assertions. Sr eis. Civil Cases Against Epstein and Connections with Mr. Dershowitz 12, While the CVRA case was proceeding, Mr. Edwards and | also represented several of Epstein’s victims in civil cases against Epstein. During those civil cases, Mr. Epstein was deposed about others who might have been involved in his sexual abuse of minor girls. Several civil attomeys asked Epstein about Mr. Dershowitz, and Epstein invoked his l'ifth Amendment rights rather than answer questions about Dershowitz. Efforts were made to depose Dershowitz on his connections, but they were unsuccessful. 13. It was known at the time that Dershowitz had not only served as Epstein’s legal counsel, but was also an extremely close personal friend of Epstein. Household employees of Epstein also placed Dershowitz inside the Epstcin mansion during time periods when Epstein was involved in sexually abusing minor girls. For example, houschold employee Juan Alessi testified under oath that one of the famous visitors who came to (he Epstein mansion was “a very famous lawyer that I’m sure you know, Alan Dershowitz.” (Alessi Depo., at 73:22-25.) According to Alessi's sworn testimony, Dershowitz came to the mansion “pretty often . . . at least four or five times a year” and