Client Successes
Supporting VeteransLitigation for service members seeks reform of military justice system | Public Safety PoliticsFirefighters raise awareness and defend their interests |
Legal Legacy of WarsPrivatization of military activity abroad creates new legal challenges | Advising AmLaw 100 FirmsLending support to large law firms’ communications teams |
A President’s ExitLeaving one of the nation’s largest universities with respect | An Olympic PursuitRaising awareness of international consumer fraud investigation |
Vindicating Trial WinLitigation communications support European settlement negotiations | No Comment? No WayOpposing counsel leaks details of a confidential settlement |
Confronting a Cultural IconLaw firms protect clients’ interests from attacks by high-profile defendant | Dangerous WorkplacesAfter oil rig, mining and war zone incidents, survivors speak out |
Road to RedemptionA public official explaining his guilty plea in a divided community | Wall Street CompensationLawyers for financial services employees clarify contracts |
Arresting DevelopmentPrevented from discussing incident, police officers rely on their lawyers | Leveling the Playing FieldOff-the-field challenges addressed by pro and college athletes and coaches |
Our clients have appeared or been featured in thousands of news reports around the world. This listing includes some of their recent appearances in the news.
Updated: May 24, 2013
CNNExamining military sexual assault scandal, 5/23/13 BUSINESSWEEKU.S. Sergeant Raped in Afghanistan Found Nowhere to Go, 5/23/13 SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSMilitary sex offenders rarely punished while victims are discharged, 5/19/13 MSNBCSexual assault in the military jumps in 2012, 5/7/13 REUTERSResidents united, for now, in Texas town wrecked by explosion, 4/27/13 BLOOMBERG NEWSTexas Fertilizer Plant Sued by Local Blast Victims, Insurers, 4/25/13 APBP faces $1B lawsuit for Texas refinery gas leak, 4/16/13 APTexas considers giving prosecutors more protection, 4/3/13 TEXAS LAWYERLegal Leaders on the Rise, 3/25/13 |
BLOOMBERG NEWSGE Unit Loses $5 Million Verdict Over Dye Damage to Skin, 3/22/13 NPRSexual Violence Victims Say Military Justice System Is 'Broken,' 3/19/13 NEW YORK TIMESVeterans Testify on Rapes and Scan Hope for Justice, 3/19/13 ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTIONOnline privacy not so certain, 3/12/13 NEW YORK TIMESAttacked at 19 by Air Force Trainer, and Giving Voice to a Scandal, 2/27/13 APSuit: 185K spyware images sent to rental computers, 2/21/13 BLOOMBERG NEWSBP Spill Pact Excluded Billions in Possible Loss Claims, 2/21/13 APFirst Amendment defense signaled in sex abuse case, 2/21/13 HOUSTON CHRONICLEFormer employee wins age lawsuit, 2/19/13 |
HOUSTON CHRONICLEEviction error has happy ending for veteran, 2/7/13 LOS ANGELES TIMESGeneral admits failure in Lackland sex scandal, 1/23/13 TEXAS LAWYERLitigator of the Week, 1/21/13 NBC TODAY SHOWAir Force sweep, 1/19/13 HOUSTON CHRONICLEJury in land case awards $16.5 million, 1/13/13 NEW YORK TIMESContractor Settles Case in Iraq Prison abuse, 1/9/13 HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNALJury awards $16.5M in case over land purchase, 12/26/12 NEW YORK TIMESPBS Show Settles Suit Over Pay for Interns, 12/21/12 CNNBetrayal of Trust, 11/22/12 BLOOMBERGKBR Ordered to Pay Troops, 11/2/12 |
Media Training
Every lawyer or organization leader should understand whether, when and how to contact or respond to the news media.
Our customized, individual or small-group training covers:
- Communications strategy
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- On-camera training and critique
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Firm News
| Houston Bar Association honors Erin Powers with "President's Award" for service as co-chair of the Law and the Media Committee during the 2012-2013 term. |





