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Surname reference in Epstein-related documents
Josephsberg, part of the law firm Podhurst and Josephsberg, was selected by a federal judge to represent Epstein's victims in negotiations for restitution. The selection sparked controversy within the U.S. Attorney's Office due to the firm's connections to Epstein's defense team.
Josephsberg appears primarily in government emails from November 2007 discussing Judge Kenneth Marra's selection of Podhurst and Josephsberg to represent victims during plea negotiations. The emails reveal prosecutors' concerns that the firm had close professional ties to Epstein's entire defense team, including Guy Lewis, Roy Black, and Alan Dershowitz (who reportedly knew Josephsberg from law school). Most mentions cluster around debates over whether to approve this selection and notify victims. A later 2009 mention references motions filed by Josephsberg regarding limits on a no-contact order.
Key Highlights
- •Selected by Judge Davis to represent Epstein's victims in 2007 plea negotiations, despite prosecutors' objections
- •Had existing professional relationships with nearly all of Epstein's defense attorneys, including Dershowitz (law school connection), Guy Lewis, Roy Black, and Lili Ann Sanchez
- •Prosecutors expressed concern about the selection but noted Podhurst and Josephsberg's 'long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics'
- •Later filed motions in 2009 related to no-contact order limits in Epstein case
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EFTA00235326.pdf (email 17: The information contained in this communication is)
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s tuarly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lill.. Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to im
g last Wednesday, November 21", you and Professor Dershowitz seemed very comfortable, and certainly not surprised, with the selection. Podhurst and Josephsberg are no strangers tuarly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lill.. Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who
EFTA00189202.pdf (email 2: Fw: Epstein)
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g timing suggest that I have been sitting on my hands for days. You should know that the first time I learned about Judge selection of Podhurst and Josephsberg, and indeed the first time I ever eard their names, was in our meeting with you on Wednesday of last week. Nevertheless, I have now been able to co
nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to ima
EFTA00227071.pdf (email 111: Epstein)
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nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis; Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to ima
g last Wednesday, November 21", you and Professor Dershowitz seemed very comfortable, and certainly not surprised, with the selection. Podhurst and Josephsberg are no strangers to nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis; Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz w
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EFTA00226107.pdf (email 12: Re: Epstein)
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to Judge selection by COB tomorrow, November 28, 2007, I will authorize the notification of the . Should you give me the go-ahead on Podhurst and Josephsberg selection by COB tomorrow, I will simultaneously send you a draft of the letter. I intend to notify the victims by letter after COB Thursday, Novem
nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long- standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to imag
EFTA00208970.pdf (email 25: Epstein)
2 mentionsEFTA00208970_email_025
nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to ima
g last Wednesday, November 21°, you and Professor Dershowitz seemed very comfortable, and certainly not surprised, with the selection. Podhurst and Josephsberg are no strangers to nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz w
EFTA00230208.pdf (email 4: (USAFLS))
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nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long- standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to imag
suggest that I have been sitting on my hands for days. You should know that the first time I learned about Judge Davis's selection of Podhurst and Josephsberg, and indeed the first time I ever heard their names, was in our meeting with you on Wednesday of last week. Nevertheless, I have now been able to co
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EFTA00193954.pdf (email 2: RE: Meeting Next Week)
2 mentionsEFTA00193954_email_002
g last Wednesday, November 21st, you and Professor Dershoilli!!!med very comfortable, and certainly not surprised, with the selection. Podhurst and Josephsberg are no strangers to nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz
nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long- standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to imag
EFTA00227225.pdf (email 109: e rey pste'n)
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s to nearly the entire Epstein defense team Including Guy Lewis; LIII Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to ima
last Wednesday, November 21.", you and Professor Dershowitz seemed very comfortable, and certainly not surprised, with the selection. Podhurst and Josephsberg are no strangers to nearly the entire Epstein defense team Including Guy Lewis; LIII Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who s
EFTA00226107.pdf (email 11: Jeffrey Epstein)
2 mentionsEFTA00226107_email_011
nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long- standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to imag
last Wednesday, November 21st, you and Professor Dershowi z se med very comfortable, and certainly not surprised, with the selection. Podhurst and Josephsberg are no strangers to nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz
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EFTA00214817.pdf
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nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to imag
g suggest that I have been sitting on my hands for days. You should know that the first time I learned about Judge Davis's selection of Podhurst and Josephsberg, and indeed the first time I ever heard their names, was in our meeting with you on Wednesday of last week. Nevertheless, I have now been able to c
EFTA00214836.pdf
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g suggest that I have been sitting on my hands for days. You should know that the first time I learned about Judge Davis's selection of Podhurst and Josephsberg, and indeed the first time I ever heard their names, was in our meeting with you on Wednesday of last week. EFTA00214836 Nevertheless, I have now
nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to imag
EFTA00214844.pdf
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nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to imag
g last Wednesday, November 21", you and Professor Dershowitz seemed very comfortable, and certainly not surprised, with the selection. Podhurst and Josephsberg are no strangers to nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz w
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EFTA00214843.pdf
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nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to imag
g last Wednesday, November 21g, you and Professor Dershowitz seemed very comfortable, and certainly not surprised, with the selection. Podhurst and Josephsberg are no strangers to nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz w
EFTA00214842.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA00214842
g last Wednesday, November 21g, you and Professor Dershowitz seemed very comfortable, and certainly not surprised, with the selection. Podhurst and Josephsberg are no strangers to nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz w
nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to imag
EFTA01659980.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA01659980
last Wednesday, November 21.st, you and Professor Dershowitz seemed very comfortable, and certainly not surprised, with the selection. Podhurst and Josephsberg are no strangers to nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz w
nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to imag
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EFTA00289808.pdf
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g last Wednesday, November 21", you and Professor Dershowitz seemed very comfortable, and certainly not surprised, with the selection. Podhurst and Josephsberg are no strangers to nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz
nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to im
EFTA00193954.pdf (email 3: Re: Epstein)
2 mentionsEFTA00193954_email_003
nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long- standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to imag
dge selection by COB tomorrow, November 28, 2007, I will authorize the notification of the victims. Should you give me the go-ahead on Podhurst and Josephsberg selection by COB tomorrow, I will simultaneously send you a draft of the letter. I intend to notify the victims by letter after COB Thursday, Novem
EFTA00296496.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA00296496
nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to im
last Wednesday, November 2i n, you and Professor Dershowitz seemed very comfortable, and certainly not surprised, with the selection. Podhurst and Josephsberg are no strangers to nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz
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EFTA00213642.pdf
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nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to im
last Wednesday, November 2i n, you and Professor Dershowitz seemed very comfortable, and certainly not surprised, with the selection. Podhurst and Josephsberg are no strangers to nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz
EFTA00189202.pdf (email 3: FW: Epstein)
2 mentionsEFTA00189202_email_003
nearly the entire Epstein defense team including Guy Lewis, Lili Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, and, apparently, Professor Dershowitz who said he knew Mr. Josephsberg from law school. Second, Podhurst and Josephsberg have long-standing stellar reputations for their legal acumen and ethics. It's hard for me to ima
nds for days. 2537 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-014334 EFTA00189206 You should know that the first time I learned about Judge selection of Podhurst and Josephsberg, and indeed the first time I ever eard their names, was in our meeting with you on Wednesday of last week. Nevertheless, I have now been able to co
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Jeffrey Epstein
PersonAmerican sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
46 docs46 co-mentions
Podhurst
PersonRefers to Podhurst Orseck law firm and Aaron Podhurst, representing Epstein victims
41 docs41 co-mentions
Jay Lefkowitz
PersonAmerican lawyer
37 docs37 co-mentions
Alan Dershowitz
PersonAmerican lawyer, author, and art collector (born 1938)
34 docs34 co-mentions
Alexander Acosta
PersonAmerican attorney and politician, 27th U.S. Secretary of Labor (born 1969)
33 docs33 co-mentions
LB
Leon Black
PersonAmerican billionaire businessman (born 1951)
30 docs30 co-mentions
RB
Roy Black
PersonAmerican lawyer (1945–2025)
27 docs27 co-mentions
Guy Lewis
PersonAmerican basketball player and coach (1922-2015)
26 docs26 co-mentions
Jeffrey Sloman
PersonFederal prosecutor, referenced in Epstein case legal proceedings
24 docs24 co-mentions
LS
Lili Ann Sanchez
PersonPerson referenced in documents
21 docs21 co-mentions
BJ
Bob Josephsberg
PersonPerson referenced in documents
21 docs21 co-mentions
A. Marie Villafana
PersonFormer Assistant U.S. Attorney, lead federal prosecutor in the 2008 Epstein case
19 docs19 co-mentions
Kenneth Marra
PersonAmerican judge
19 docs19 co-mentions
Ken Starr
PersonAmerican judge and educational administrator (1946–2022)
18 docs18 co-mentions
JD
Jane Doe
PersonPseudonym for anonymous victims/witnesses in Epstein legal proceedings
18 docs18 co-mentions
Aaron Podhurst
PersonPerson referenced in documents
18 docs18 co-mentions
JG
Jack Goldberger
PersonAmerican criminal defense attorney who represented Jeffrey Epstein, partner at Goldberger Weiss P.A. in West Palm Beach, Florida
17 docs17 co-mentions
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
OrganizationLarge law firm in the United States, based in Chicago, Illinois
17 docs17 co-mentions
United States
LocationCountry located primarily in North America
16 docs16 co-mentions
FBI
OrganizationFederal Bureau of Investigation, domestic intelligence and security service of the United States
15 docs15 co-mentions