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Interviews are opportunities: What you can say to a reporter about a case
Grandone A lawyer I worked with summed up the love/hate relationship between lawyers and the news media as follows, "We spend 50 percent of the time trying to get publicity about our firm and the other 50 percent worrying about what they press is going to write about us."
The Case against 'No Comment'
Grandone You've seen it on the courthouse steps and on television. A group of reporters following a high-profile case firing a barrage of questions while surrounding or following an attorney and client. While answering questions on the run may be inadvisable, answering with the phrase "no comment" has implications some attorneys have not considered.