EPSTEIN'S APOLOGY TO EDWARDS While Mr. Edwards was representing clients against me, I filed a lawsuit against him in which I made absolutely-false-allegations about him that I now know to be false. The truth wasis -that his aggressive investigation and litigation style was highly effective and therefore troublesome for me. The lawsuit I filed was my vindictive-attempt to damage-his-business reputation-and-cause Mr. Edwards to stop pursuing cases against me. It did not work. Despite my efforts, he continued to do an excellent job for his clients and, through his relentless pursuit, held me responsible.. I am now admitting that I was wrong and that I now know the things I said to try to harm Mr. Edwards's reputation as a trial lawyer were false. I sincerely apologize for the false and hurtful allegations I made and hope some forgiveness for my acknowledgment of wrongdoing. EFTA00800325