David Boies, Jonathan Turley to Discuss in ABA Webinar How They Try High-Profile Cases

CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2011 – Renowned litigator David Boies and nationally recognized legal scholar Jonathan Turley will share insights on trying high-profile cases in today’s media environment during an American Bar Association webinar Nov. 21.

Accredited journalists can receive complimentary registration to cover the program, which is otherwise available exclusively to ABA members.

Boies and Turley will be joined by Atlanta lawyer Randall Kessler, a frequent legal news commentator who represents entertainment and sports clients in family matters. Other panelists will be U.S. District Court Judges Barbara Lynn of the Northern District of Texas and Gene E.K. Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Named by Time magazine last year as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World,” Boies this week signed on as counsel for National Basketball Association players in their dispute with league owners. Earlier this year, he represented the National Football League in its defense against an antitrust suit by players.

Boies was co-counsel in a successful federal lawsuit challenging California’s Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage, and he represented presidential candidate Al Gore before the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark Bush v. Gore.

Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, has represented whistleblowers, military personnel and a wide range of other high-profile clients during the past two decades. A columnist for USA Today and frequent contributor to other national news publications, he often provides legal analysis on network news programs.

What:
ABA webinar: “Trying High-Profile Cases in Today’s Media Environment”
(audio and PowerPoint video)

Who:
David Boies, chairman, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, Armonk, N.Y.
Jonathan Turley, professor, George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.
Randall Kessler, partner, Kessler & Solomiany, Atlanta
Hon. Barbara Lynn, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas
Hon. Gene E.K. Pratter, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

When:
Monday, Nov. 21, 1– 2:30 p.m. Eastern

Journalists may request approval for complimentary registration by sending an email to abanews@americanbar.org. Please include your name, news outlet, email address and phone number.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the world’s largest voluntary professional membership organization. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

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