Media Skills: The Lawyer As Spokesperson is a comprehensive work, the first or one of the only books of this type, written exclusively for the broad legal community, including lawyers across the practice areas and judges.
The book and companion DVD
feature detailed
instructions for proactively setting media strategies, handling
challenging or unsolicited media interactions, initiating press
coverage, building spokesperson skills, sharpening interview skills,
preparing clients for interview, and building beneficial ongoing
media relations.
For more information and to order Media Skills: The Lawyer As Spokesperson Book and DVD go to LexisNexis
The dynamic new offering is from noted trial advocate Roger J. Dodd and public relations specialist Claudia N. Oltean.
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Roger J. Dodd
Claudia N. Oltean
Roger J. Dodd
Roger J. Dodd is an internationally-known trial attorney, author, lecturer, consultant and recognized expert on cross-examination techniques. His focus is on serious or catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, trucking cases, aviation accidents, and medical malpractice.
Mr. Dodd is Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in both civil and criminal practice, and has been a member of the Florida Bar for 29 years, and The State Bar of Georgia for 30 years.
Listed among the nation's most elite lawyers in The Best Lawyers in America since 1991, he is co-author of the best selling title ever published by LexisNexis: Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques. Since its inception in 2004, Mr. Dodd has been named a Georgia "Super Lawyer" -- the prestigious professional recognition based on peer nominations. He is a member of The American Board of Trial Advocates, attaining the distinction of Advocate in that organization.
Mr. Dodd is a frequent guest and commentator on Court TV, Good Morning America and numerous local Fox, CBS, NBC and ABC affiliate stations. Since 1990, he has published numerous articles in Trial, the American Trial Lawyers Association's monthly magazine. Mr. Dodd has lectured or testified as an expert witness in all fifty states, as well as internationally. His lecture tour is limited to 30 appearances a year, to standing-room-only crowds, at state bar association meetings and at meetings held by expert witnesses and other legal organizations.
Mr. Dodd was born in a small steel mill town outside Pittsburgh. He graduated from Pennsylvania's Bucknell University in Economics and then completed law school at the University of Pittsburgh. After graduating with his law degree, Mr. Dodd joined a firm in Valdosta, Georgia, where he took a burglary case to trial in his first month in practice. This was to be the first of hundreds of court-room experiences in his over 30 years of practice. In addition to taking on and winning a wide variety of civil and criminal cases, Mr. Dodd has long been a strong proponent of pro-bono work and has served on boards of organizations that work on behalf of underprivileged children.
In addition to his practice in Valdosta, Georgia, Mr. Dodd is senior partner of Spohrer & Dodd of Jacksonville, Florida.
Claudia N. Oltean is a recognized leader in marketing, training and business development. She is a partner and co-founder of LegalPR, a public relations firm that represents lawyers and their clients in their interactions with the court of public opinion.
Ms. Oltean has over 20 years of worldwide marketing and business development experience for corporations as diverse as General Electric, GE Medical Systems Europe, VeriSign, Nissan, Pepsi, and Hyatt Hotels. She is also technology-focused and has worked as a consultant and investor to technology startups. Ms. Oltean's experience includes executive level work for Fortune 50 companies and consulting work for a broad range of Fortune 500 companies in the retail, manufacturing and service industries. She has written and published national surveys on customer satisfaction and has acted as company spokesperson for customer satisfaction issues. She has extensive experience with written and video communications, including video development.
Ms. Oltean's education includes an undergraduate degree with honor in Communications Arts and Sciences and beginning master's level work in Counseling and Human Resources, both from Western Michigan University. She has also completed numerous specialized professional programs from such institutions as GE Crotonville and Pepperdine University.