Bradley Edwards is the Fort Lauderdale attorney who represented Epstein’s victims in Florida legal proceedings for over a decade — beginning with the 2008 NPA challenge and continuing through subsequent civil actions. He became the most persistent legal advocate for victims’ rights in the case and was himself targeted with defamation litigation.
His Entry into the Case
Edwards became involved in Epstein cases through representing several Florida victims who sought to challenge the 2008 plea deal. He filed the CVRA (Crime Victims’ Rights Act) litigation on behalf of Courtney Wild and other clients, arguing that prosecutors had violated federal law by concealing the NPA from victims.
Sustained Advocacy
Over a decade-plus of litigation, Edwards:
- Filed and pursued CVRA violation claims through multiple rounds of federal litigation
- Deposed Epstein and Maxwell in civil proceedings
- Coordinated with other victims’ attorneys
- Filed civil suits on behalf of multiple named clients
- Assisted with the background research that contributed to the Miami Herald investigation
The Dershowitz Conflict
Virginia Giuffre’s civil filings included allegations that Alan Dershowitz was among the men she had been trafficked to. Dershowitz strenuously denied the allegations and filed defamation counterclaims against Edwards and Giuffre’s attorneys, particularly targeting Edwards.
The defamation proceedings ran for years. Eventually, the dispute was resolved through a settlement in 2021 in which both parties made statements — Giuffre acknowledged some uncertainty about whether Dershowitz was in the group she described, while Dershowitz acknowledged Giuffre was a victim of trafficking rather than a willing participant.
Relentless Pursuit
Edwards wrote a book titled “Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein” (2020) documenting his experience representing victims and the obstacles he encountered in pursuing justice. The book became a significant public account of the institutional failures surrounding the case.
Significance
Edwards’ work illustrated that legal advocacy for trafficking victims requires extraordinary persistence in the face of well-resourced opposition — and that the legal system, while slow, can ultimately be made to produce accountability through sustained effort.