Media and the Legal Profession (2010)

When dealing with a high profile matter, ethical rules, professional guidelines and media relations mix, creating complex and challenging questions for attorneys. This program presents fact patterns and questions to a prestigious panel of legal, media and public relations professionals to guide attorneys toward projecting the best image for themselves, their clients and the profession.
The first fact pattern addresses a medical malpractice case that the client want publicized in order to effect a change in the law. The panel discusses the balance of gaining attention for a cause against the privilege and confidentiality concerns. The second fact pattern focuses on a criminal client about whom the police release selective information to the press. Among the issues the panel covers is the ethics in balancing client advocacy against media advocacy. The final fact pattern addresses attorney responsibilities to a client with diminished capacity and the practical and ethical issues in commenting on a case while it is being tried.
Program Contents
• Changing a Law through Promoting a Case
• Protecting a Criminal Client from Being Tried by the Media
• Commenting on a Case which is Being Tried
Program Speakers
Douglas B. O'Brien, Esq. (Chair)
News Anchor, 1010 WINS
New York City
Arthur Aidala, Esq.
Law Offices of Aidala & Bertuna, P.C.
New York City
Steve Alschuler
President, Linden Alschuler & Kaplan, Inc.
New York City
Honorable Theodore Jones
Associate Judge
Court of Appeals
White Plains
Pery Krisky, Esq.
Law Offices of Michael S. Ross
New York City
Grace Moran, Esq.
Moran & Karamouzis LLP
Rockville Center
Lynn Oberlander, Esq.
General Counsel to The New Yorker
New York City
Total MCLE Credits 3.5
Ethics MCLE Credits3.5
* Each additional person who uses the tapes for MCLE credit must purchase a copy of the “MCLE coursebook.”