The attorney representing a former JPMorgan investment banker has suddenly stepped away from the Lorna Hajdini case, just hours before a scheduled court hearing.
Daniel Kaiser, a high-profile lawyer who previously represented accusers of deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, has filed documents with the New York Supreme Court to be officially “discharged” as the accuser's attorney.
Kaiser notified the court he was no longer representing his client and that the accuser would temporarily be representing himself, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The timing was particularly striking as the withdrawal came just hours before the accuser was due to appear in court on Tuesday to argue for his right to be listed only as “John Doe” in court records, rather than by his real name, according to New York Post.
Court filings revealed that the accuser does not currently have a new lawyer lined up.
