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Laura Menninger
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Laura Mennin
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Laura Menninger is a criminal defense attorney from Haddon, Morgan & Foreman, P.C. who served as one of Ghislaine Maxwell's lead defense lawyers in her 2020-2021 criminal trial for sex trafficking charges.
Laura Menninger appears extensively in the Epstein documents, with 245 mentions across court filings, legal correspondence, and email chains from the Maxwell criminal case (U.S. v. Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330). She is primarily seen in professional legal communications—court letters, email exchanges with prosecutors, filing notifications, and trial correspondence regarding evidence, witnesses, and procedural matters. News article excerpts also mention her role representing Maxwell in civil cases dating back to 2015. The documents capture the day-to-day legal work of Maxwell's defense team during the criminal proceedings.
Key Highlights
- •Served as one of Ghislaine Maxwell's primary defense attorneys alongside Jeffrey Pagliuca during the 2020-2021 federal criminal trial
- •Previously represented Maxwell in civil litigation dating back to 2015, including the Giuffre v. Maxwell defamation case
- •Legal correspondence shows extensive coordination with co-counsel (Jeffrey Pagliuca, Christian Everdell, Bobbi Sternheim) and prosecutors on trial procedures, evidence disclosure, and witness testimony
- •Featured in news coverage for cross-examining Maxwell's accusers about inconsistencies between their testimony and prior statements to FBI and media
- •Later involved in a legal fee dispute when Haddon, Morgan & Foreman sued Maxwell for over $878,000 in unpaid attorney fees
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Books for Further Reading
Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
Julie K. Brown
Investigative journalism that broke the Epstein case open
Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
James Patterson
Bestselling account of Epstein's crimes and network
Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein
Bradley J. Edwards
Victims' attorney's firsthand account
Document Mentions (20 of 246)
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Saint Andrew's Plaza New York, New York 10007 October 7, 2021 BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Christian Everdell, Esq. Mark Cohen, Esq. Cohen & Gresser LLP Laura Menninger, Esq. Jeffrey Pagliuca, Esq. Haddon, Morgan and Foreman, P.C. Bobbi Stemheim, Esq. Law Offices of Bobbi C. Stemheim Re: United States v. Ghisla
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im tonight. From: BOBBI C STERNHEIM <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2021 7:46 PM To: < >; (USANYS) Cc: Christian Everdell > ;Laura Menninger > Jeff Pagliuca Subject: [EXTERNAL] U.S. v. Maxwell S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Good evening- Attached is a courtesy copy of this evening's ECF filing. B
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ceipt. Sincerely, Chambers of the Hon. Alison J. Nathan From: Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2021 10:35 PM To: Nathan NYSD Chambers • Cc: < .; Laura Menninger (USANYS) < Subject: US v. Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) - Motion to Preclude CAUTION - EXTERNAL: Chambers, >; Jeff Pagliuca Attached please find a
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From: To: Christian Everdell -, BOBBI C STERNHEIM Cc: Laura Menninger , Jeff Pagliuca Subject: Redactions: Government motion in limine Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 20:54:50 +0000 Attachments: Govemment_MILiredactedi_Final
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(USANYS)" FYI Begin forwarded message: From: BOBBI C STERNHEIM Date: October 18, 2021 at 5:50:52 PM EDT To: " USANYS Cc: Christian Everdell , Laura Menninger Pagliuca Subject: [EXTERNAL] U.S. v. Maxwell S2 20 Cr. 330 (A.IN) Good afternoon- Attached is a courtesy copy of today's ECF filing. Bobbi Pleas
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ristian Everdell • Sent: Monday, March 15, 2021 10:19 PM To: 'NathanNYSDChambei Cc: (USANYS) ; cza; 'BOBBI C STERNHEIM' ; 'Jeff Pagliuca' ; 'Laura Menninger' < Subject: U.S. v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) — Pretrial Motion Reply Memoranda and Exhibits (to be Filed Under Seal) Dear Judge Nathan
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ole Simmons <nsimmons®lunflaw.com>, ' "CEverdell®CohenGressencom" <CEverdell@cohengressencom>, "mcohen@CohenGressencom" <mcohen®cohengressencotn>, Laura Menninger <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Letter regarding discovery attached. Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:51:58 +0000 Attachments: 2020-08-12 _letter
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From: Sent: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:14 PM To: Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP Cohen < >: Bobbi Sternheim ; 'BOBBI C STERNHEIM' ; Laura Menninger < ; Jeff Pagliuca Cc: >; (USANYS) [Contractor] Subject: US v. Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) - discovery production Counsel, (USANYS) < Mark S. P
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Apr 15, 2019Source: House Oversight Committee
mentioned briefly in a court filing on Nov. 28, and first reported on Tuesday by the New York Daily News. During a Nov. 7 hearing, Maxwell’s lawyer, Laura Menninger, mentioned Dershowitz’s name as among those “third parties” that Ransome claims she was instructed to have sex with, according to a transcript of the
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From: Christian Everdell < Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 2:40 PM To: (USANYS) Cc: 'Jeff Pagliuca' > ) < Subject: Discovery Issues and - >; Laura Menninger Bobbi Sternheim We write to raise a few issues concerning the discovery. Below is the list of items. Please let me know if you are free for a call
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tein-2018R01618MTrial MIIADefense MILs From: Nicole Simmons Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 11:41 PM To: 'Nathan NYSD Chambers' Cc: Jeff Pagliuca Laura Menninger (USANYS) Subject: [EXTERNAL] U.S. v. Maxwell, Case No. 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) [Ms. Maxwell's Motions in Liminel Dear Judge Nathan: At the request of Je
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Please see attached. Best, From: Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 11:04 AM To: Christian Everdell I 4: IM>; (USANYS) • ; 'Jeff Pagliuca' ; Laura Menninger BOBBI C STERNHEIM Subject: RE: Letter Chris, We are continuing to review the requests in your letter, and we intend to provide you with a written
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r filed by Bobbi Sternheim tonight. From: BOBBI C STERNHEIM Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2021 7:46 PM To: Cc: Christian Everdell >; (USANYS) < ;Laura Menninger Jeff Pagliuca Subject: [EXTERNAL] U.S. v. Maxwell S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Good evening- Attached is a courtesy copy of this evening's ECF filing. Bobb
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ant United States Attorney Southern District of New York 1 St. Andrew's Plaza New York, NY 10007 From: Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 4:56 PM To: Laura Menninger <[email protected]>; Ic >; (USANYS)< > Cc: Jeff Pagliuca <[email protected]>; Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP (ceverdell@cohengr
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United States Attorney Southern District of New York 1 St. Andrew's Plaza New York, NY 10007 From: Sent: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 12:09 AM To: 'Laura Menninger' <[email protected]>; (USANYS)< > Cc: 'Jeff Pagliuca' [email protected]>; 'Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP (ceverdell@cohengresse
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nt Andrew's Plaza New York, New York 10007 October 25, 2021 BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Christian Everdell, Esq. Cohen & Gresser LLP New York, NY 10022 Laura Menninger, Esq. Jeffrey Pagliuca, Esq. Haddon, Morgan and Foreman, P.C. Denver, CO 80203 Bobbi Stemheim, Esq. Law Offices of Bobbi C. Stemheim New York, N
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From: ' :3' To: Nathan NYSD Chambers Cc: Christian Everdell Bobbi Sternheim ,'Laura Menninger' "Jeff Pagliuca" Subject: US v. Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) - Government Opposition to Defense Motions Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 04:20:19 +0000 Attach
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APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Ghislaine Maxwell, FILED. [2927741] [20-3061] Notice will be electronically mailed to: Laura Menninger, Assistant U.S. Attorney: EFTA00016306 --- PAGE BREAK --- Notice will be stored in the notice cart for: The following document(s) are associate
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<[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2021 7:46 PM To: (USANYS)< > (USANYS) cfl Cc: Christian Everdell <[email protected]>; Laura Menninger <[email protected]>. Jeff Pagliuca <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] U.S. v. Maxwell S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Good evening- Attached is a c
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S. v. Maxwell S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Good afternoon- Attached is a courtesy copy of today's ECF fling. Regards- Bobbi BOBBI C. STERNHEIM, ESQ. >; • Laura Menninger < ; Jeff Pagliuca ••Covid-19 Notice: The West 19th Street office is currently closed but we continue to work remotely. Please use email or fax, in
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