Before You File, the Defense Already Has a Story.
I find out what the defense is running against your case, and who is behind it. Then I get your client’s story into the press first.
Text me your case name. Same day, you know what the defense is running. No obligation.
If you need me in the room now, I come to your firm with a briefing and a plan.
Retained through counsel, at counsel’s direction. Rule 3.6 compliant.
The Lawyers Settled the Case. I Won the Story.
Hopkins wanted the story to be one rogue doctor. I gave reporters the facts and asked one question: would this have gone on for 25 years at a clinic for wealthy patients? The AP reported the settlement as one of the largest on record in the U.S. involving sexual misconduct by a physician.
How It Works
Text me your case name. I check four things in public data: targeted ads, paid search, look-alike sites and your search ranking. Same day, you get a written summary with dates and sources.
See a sample →A 20-minute call with your partners: what I found, where I found it and the one next step.
Who runs the defense’s communications, their record, their playbook and what comes next. In writing, with the price quoted before I begin. In MDL and mass tort matters, leadership can ask the court whether communications is a common benefit expense. I work with counsel on that request.
What the brief contains →
From the Newsroom to the Courtroom
Twenty-nine years plaintiff-side. Before that, five years as a reporter at Dow Jones.
I know what gets a story placed because I used to be the one being pitched.
Read Karen’s full bio →Will retaining you create a discoverable record?
I am retained through your firm and work at counsel’s direction. Privilege decisions stay with counsel.
Does this comply with Rule 3.6?
I work through counsel, at counsel’s direction, and follow Rule 3.6 on trial publicity. Whether any of it is protected is counsel’s decision. I never contact jurors, witnesses or the venire.
Can you be paid from a common benefit fund?
That is for the court to decide. In MDL and mass tort matters, leadership can ask the court whether communications is a common benefit expense. I work with counsel on that request and supply accounting and documentation.
Do you guarantee a larger settlement?
No. I can’t promise an outcome. I make sure your side of the story reaches the press and the public.
Who does the work?
I do, from day one, and you have my direct line. When a matter needs more hands, I bring in people with 10 or more years. No one junior touches your case.
What does this cost?
The Defense Check and the Partner Briefing are free. Paid work starts with a written scope and a fixed term, agreed before I begin, with an exit built in from day one.
The Defense Has a Plan for This Case. You Should Have One Too.
You don’t need to build a communications operation. You need one text.