Before You File, the Defense Already Has a Story.
I find out what it is running against your case and who is behind it. Then I put your client’s story in the press first.
Text me your case name. Same day, you know what the defense is running. Free.
Privileged attorney work product. Rule 3.6 compliant. If you need me in the room now, I come to your firm with a briefing and a plan.
29 years. 121 matters. $1 billion+ recovered. Number one in plaintiff-side litigation communications.
“Karen has the ability to get press no one else seems to get.”
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 is running the defense’s communications, their record, their playbook and what to expect next. In writing, quoted before I begin. In MDL and mass tort matters, I can be paid from the common benefit fund under the court’s cost order.
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.
How does this square with Rule 3.6?
The work is 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.
Can you be paid from a common benefit fund?
Yes. In MDL and mass tort matters, under the court’s cost order, with accounting and documentation supplied for the court.
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 ten 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.