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Second Edition of 'In The Court of Public Opinion' Explores Media and Public Relations During Litigation

Posted on: Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 11:29 CDT

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney and communications consultant James F. Haggerty today announced the publication of the second edition of In The Court of Public Opinion: Winning Strategies for Litigation Communications. The new edition is published by the American Bar Association (ABA), one of the nation's leading independent publishers.

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In The Court of Public Opinion examines the role of media and public perception in high-profile legal matters, offering practical tips and advice for managing legal communications in the media age. The groundbreaking 2003 edition of the book was called "the perfect handbook for this age. . ." by Financial Times, and was also positively featured in USA Today, the Boston Herald, The New York Law Journal, O'Dwyer's PR Newsletter and The Holmes Report.

The new edition has been substantially revised, and features new chapters on the use of the Internet, blogs and other social media, as well as the availability of attorney-client privilege for public relations activities. The book also contains revealing interviews with six of the nation's top litigators:

• Joseph V. Cheshire IV, defense lawyer in the Duke lacrosse rape case;
• Theodore V. ("Ted") Wells, Jr., perhaps the nation's most prominent trial lawyer, who has represented Citigroup, AIG and I. Lewis ("Scooter") Libby;
• W. Mark Lanier, renowned trial lawyer who won the first Vioxx trial;
• William S. ("Bill") Ohlemeyer, former Associate General Counsel at Altria Group, now at Boies, Schiller & Flexner;
• Evan R. Chesler, presiding partner of Cravath Swaine & Moore; and
• Ronald M. Green, co-founder of Epstein Becker & Green and one of the nation's most prominent employment defense attorneys.
  

In The Court of Public Opinion: Winning Strategies for Litigation Communications is available on the ABA website, at http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=1620407, and soon at major booksellers nationwide.

About James F. Haggerty

James F. Haggerty is an attorney, writer and communications consultant based in New York. He is CEO of The PR Consulting Group (www.prcg.com), an internationally known niche public relations firm specializing in legal issues and litigation, crisis communications and public affairs. He also maintains an active law practice.

Mr. Haggerty has worked with high-profile legal issues for more than twenty years, including some of the largest cases of their kind in history. Admitted to practice in New York and Florida, he studied law at Fordham University in New York and Stetson University in St. Petersburg, Florida (J.D.). A frequent lecturer on media and communications issues, Mr. Haggerty has appeared on CNN and Fox Business News, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, Forbes, The National Law Journal, Executive Counsel and Business Law Today.

SOURCE The PR Consulting Group

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