Do You Know Who Is Running the Defense’s Communications?
The defense often has a communications plan before you file. I find out what it is running against your case and who is behind it, and I put your client’s story in front of the people who decide the case.
Text me your case name. I’ll send a free written audit within 12 hours.
The Lawyers Settled the Case. I Won the Story.
I ran communications for a case of 8,000 women. Johns Hopkins wanted the story to be one rogue doctor. I gave reporters the facts and put a question to them: would this have been allowed to happen to wealthy patients? The AP reported the settlement as one of the largest on record in the U.S. involving sexual misconduct by a physician.
“Karen has the ability to get press no one else seems to get.”
How It Works: Three Steps
Text me your case name. I check four things in public data: targeted ads, paid search, look-alike sites and your search ranking. You get a written summary with dates and sources.
See a sample audit →I walk your partners through the audit on a 20-minute call: what I found, where I found it and the one next step.
A written brief on who is running the defense’s communications, their record, their playbook and what to expect next.
What the brief contains →
From the Newsroom to the Courtroom
I’m the principal of Oliver & Ginger, and I’ve worked in plaintiff litigation communications for twenty-nine years. Before that, five years as a reporter at Dow Jones — and before that, Booz Allen.
I know what it takes to get a story placed, because I’ve been on the receiving end of the pitch.
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.
Is this ethical?
This work is structured as privileged attorney work product, under counsel’s direction, and compliant with Rule 3.6 on trial publicity. I never contact jurors, witnesses, or the venire.
Do you guarantee a larger settlement?
No. I can’t promise an outcome. I make sure your side of the story reaches the people who decide the case.
Who actually does the work?
I lead and personally start every engagement from day one. You always have my direct line. When the volume of a matter demands scale, I bring in a vetted bench — no one with fewer than ten years of experience touches your account.
What does this cost?
The 12-hour audit 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.
Can you be paid from a common benefit fund?
Yes. In MDL and mass tort matters, I can be paid out of a common benefit fund under the court’s cost order, with accounting and documentation supplied for the court.
The Defense Has a Plan for This Case. You Should Have One Too.
You don’t need to build a communications operation from scratch. You need one call.
All work is structured as privileged attorney work product and Rule 3.6 compliant.