CLE - Crisis Communications & Crisis Management for Attorneys & Their Clients

Instructor:
Stephanie York, Esq.
Vice President, Hennes Communication

Description:“As almost any general counsel of a large, publicly traded, consumer-oriented company will tell you, legal controversies today are tried in the Court of Public Opinion -- at least as much as in any Court of Law. Every organization, especially large, publicly traded corporations have much to gain (or lose) by the way a legal controversy is positioned in the media. Because the value of a company's reputation is immeasurable -- and perhaps its largest uninsured asset -- a corporation loses when the brand image is tarnished, even if the corporation technically wins at trial. Furthermore, since most legal controversies are settled prior to trial, the court of public opinion has arguably become the most important battleground affecting not only good will and market share, but legal bargaining power and settlement negotiations. Managing this battleground, therefore, has become integral to many corporations' legal strategies.” Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Vol. 22, 2009 

The 1-hour seminar includes: Establishing & maintaining “control of the message”; when a reporter calls - making points and not just answering questions; reporter’s agenda vs. the attorney’s agenda; dealing with the press proactively and reactively.

* 1 general CLE approved

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Digital Materials: 
At no additional charge, Seminar Materials are digitally available two or three days before the seminar date.  To access or download the written materials, visit the www.akronbar.org/materials

This program has been approved for credit in the following jurisdiction(s):

Supreme Court Of Ohio, Commission on CLE

Credit has been approved with the Supreme Court Of Ohio, Commission on CLE for 1.00 General credit. Akron Bar Association is an approved CLE provider with the Ohio Supreme Court.

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