It’s official. I have now practiced law longer than I have worked as a journalist. It’s an odd personal milestone, and I still feel a bit stuck in that identity crisis of trying to figure out [...]

For the last two weeks, every night at 7 pm, my boys and I have enjoyed watching the Olympics.  They check the medal count each morning and cheer for their favorites (Yes, Katie Ledecky, you have [...]

I came across this picture recently and couldn’t help but laugh at how many times I’ve had clients who have wanted to bury their heads in the sand and in some cases, I’ve wanted too as well.  As [...]

For those of you operating on a school schedule because of your children, summer break is finally here!  While companies deserve a break too, this may be the perfect opportunity to take advantage [...]

There comes a time in the life of many businesses where there’s an internal crisis, and even worse, it becomes public.  The CEO resigns in scandal, a major decision angers a certain community, or [...]

While you may have had your fill of election news and politics, it’s worth taking an objective view of recent White House press conferences as a lesson in relationships with reporters.  Putting [...]

Often in a crisis, the natural instinct is to overthink, come up with a complex solution, or reinvent the wheel. The most effective crisis planning method, however, is the most tried and true [...]

In Nashville, the latest word is that almost all conventions, conferences, and meetings scheduled through May 2020 are being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe.  For each, [...]

Lawyers, perhaps by their very nature, are guarded, suspicious, and protective of their cases and clients.  Ironically, reporters have those very same traits.  Often, against a lawyer’s better [...]

Defamation has been around for a long time but the methods in which someone can defame another seem to be multiplying daily.  Courts consistently have held that the method, i.e. blogs, twitter, [...]