The day before deputy attorney general Todd Blanche's planned interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, Allison Gill and I unpacked everything unusual about the meeting.
This may be outside the scope of your reporting but I became curious and can't seem to find an answer: When did David Boies cease representing Viginia Guiffre in her claims against Epstein and his co-defendents and when did Sigrid McCawley start representing Guiffre and apparently many hundreds(?) of other Epstein & Co victims? I'm curious because it seemed that one reason Guiffre was able to 'win' a settlement with Prince Andrew was because David Boies is such a powerhouse attorney and his credibility so unassailable that he was able to get a settlement when no one else could bring a case, especially against a member of the Royal Family of Britain. Attorney Sigrid McCawley may be just as well known in legal circles, but it's a new name (at least to me, an interested reader who's followed the case for years), and doesn't have the 'cachet' that Boies name does. Can either of you, Allison or Adam, shed any light on this change in attorney and what it might mean for the future of the victims' case(s) against Epstein, Maxwell & and any co-defendants? Thank you so much for your detailed legal reporting, as always. You both provide great insights into the legal system that are much appreciated.
Thanks for explaining. The shuffling of attorneys in these high profile cases raises lots of questions to me. I often find that if you can get a "high powered" attorney (like Boies) to take your case, the odds of 'winning' some measure of justice increases. However the odds of getting a "high powered" attorney like Boies to take a case is about as low as having your case make it up to the Supreme Court and be accepted and receive a judgement from them. (Unless you're Trump and you use the shadow docket to get your case to your hand picked Supreme Court Justices who rule against the US Constitution and in favor dictatorship, but I digress....)
This may be outside the scope of your reporting but I became curious and can't seem to find an answer: When did David Boies cease representing Viginia Guiffre in her claims against Epstein and his co-defendents and when did Sigrid McCawley start representing Guiffre and apparently many hundreds(?) of other Epstein & Co victims? I'm curious because it seemed that one reason Guiffre was able to 'win' a settlement with Prince Andrew was because David Boies is such a powerhouse attorney and his credibility so unassailable that he was able to get a settlement when no one else could bring a case, especially against a member of the Royal Family of Britain. Attorney Sigrid McCawley may be just as well known in legal circles, but it's a new name (at least to me, an interested reader who's followed the case for years), and doesn't have the 'cachet' that Boies name does. Can either of you, Allison or Adam, shed any light on this change in attorney and what it might mean for the future of the victims' case(s) against Epstein, Maxwell & and any co-defendants? Thank you so much for your detailed legal reporting, as always. You both provide great insights into the legal system that are much appreciated.
Thanks, Kelley! Sigrid McCawley and David Boies were co-counsel for Giuffre and other Epstein victims.
Thanks for explaining. The shuffling of attorneys in these high profile cases raises lots of questions to me. I often find that if you can get a "high powered" attorney (like Boies) to take your case, the odds of 'winning' some measure of justice increases. However the odds of getting a "high powered" attorney like Boies to take a case is about as low as having your case make it up to the Supreme Court and be accepted and receive a judgement from them. (Unless you're Trump and you use the shadow docket to get your case to your hand picked Supreme Court Justices who rule against the US Constitution and in favor dictatorship, but I digress....)
Thank you so much