Brad Edwards

Brad Edwards is the founding partner of Edwards Henderson and the author of Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein.  He is a nationally recognized Board Certified Civil Trial attorney who specializes in providing civil representation for children, survivors of sexual abuse, and victims of violent crimes. Brad is licensed to practice in Florida, New York, and Washington, D.C.

In 2020, Brad was inducted into the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers, whose invitation-only membership is limited to the best 500 attorneys in the world. As a result of his resounding work for survivors, Brad was consecutively recognized as the 2020 FJA Jon E. Krupnick Lawyer of the Year and the 2021 Daily Business Review Lawyer of the Year. In 2024, the UCF Center for the Study of Human Trafficking awarded Brad the prominent Polaris Star Award: Agents for Change alongside Tim Tebow for his outstanding contributions and dedication to finding justice for abuse victims.

Notable Verdicts

From 2008 through 2019, Brad served as pro-bono lead counsel on behalf of the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein in the seminal case upholding crime victims’ rights in this country. In 2019, the Federal Judge on the case ruled in favor of the victims, holding that the government had violated the rights of Epstein’s victims under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act when Epstein entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement without the knowledge of his victims in 2008. In 2023, after relentlessly pursuing justice on behalf of the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein for 15 years, Brad spearheaded unprecedented litigation as lead counsel against the banking institutions that facilitated Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation for decades. The litigation ended in a $290 million settlement with JP Morgan Chase and a $75 million settlement with Deutsche Bank on behalf of hundreds of survivors from all over the world.

For years, Brad has been recognized as one of the leading trial lawyers in the United States. He was recognized for obtaining one of the Top 50 Verdicts in the United States in 2015, 2016, and 2018. He was also recognized for obtaining two of the top Florida verdicts in 2011 and 2012.  These achievements were highlighted in 2018 when Brad obtained a $71 million jury verdict on behalf of a client who was sexually abused on board a private yacht.  This was the largest contested jury verdict in the United States obtained on behalf of a single survivor of sexual abuse. Throughout his career, he has obtained over one billion dollars in verdicts and settlements for his clients.

Media

Brad was featured in the Netflix series, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich, on ABC 20/20 Truth & Lies: The Jeffrey Epstein Story, on Lifetime: Surviving Jeffrey Epstein, and on the Dax Shepard podcast Armchair Expert as a result of the groundbreaking work that he performed on behalf of the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein. Brad was the featured legal analyst in the BBC documentary, The Abercrombie Guys: The Dark Side of Cool, exposing the decades-long sex-trafficking operation of Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, Michael Jeffries, and his partner, Matthew Smith, which led to Brad filing yet another monumental sex trafficking class action lawsuit on behalf of the survivors. He has also been featured on CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, the TODAY Show, 60 Minutes, and Good Morning Britain.

Awards

Brad has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America for the past sixteen years. He is rated AV by his professional peers through the Martindale-Hubbell © Peer Review Rating system as a Top Rated Lawyer. Brad has also been certified as a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has been profiled in The Best Lawyers in America, recognized by the National Trial Lawyers, and by SuperLawyers as being one of the best lawyers in the country. Since 2015, the National Association of Distinguished Counsel has recognized Brad as one of the Nation’s Top One Percent. He is on the board of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children as well as the National Crime Victim Bar Association.

Background

Before entering private practice, Brad began his legal career at the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, where he served as a lead trial attorney prosecuting violent criminals. His competitive edge is evident in the way he tirelessly prepares his cases. Prior to pursuing a career in law, Brad was a standout high school quarterback as well as a nationally ranked tennis player. He played collegiate tennis at the University of Florida and graduated with honors before attending the Florida State University College of Law.

You can contact Brad at Info@cvlf.com or 800-400-1098.