Avvocating 2011: Keynote Speaker Announced
We’re less than one month away from the Avvocating Conference! We have lawyers and legal marketers from more than 20 different states attending. Have you signed up yet?
In anticipation of two great days focused on advanced online marketing strategies and tactics, we will take time over the next couple weeks to tell you about the speakers confirmed to present at the conference.
That said, we are very excited to announce that Kendall Coffey, of Coffey Burlington in Miami, Florida, will be the Avvocating Conference keynote speaker.
KEYNOTE: Spinning the Law: Trying Cases in the Court of Public Opinion - Kendall Coffey, Lawyer
What if the Elian Gonzalez controversy and the Florida recount happened today? Kendall Coffey, the high stakes litigator who was involved in both the Elian Gonzalez case and the 2000 presidential election recount, examines the role of public opinion in the court of law. Looking at these historic events, Kendall will explore how both sides used public sentiment to further their goals, and most importantly, how these strategies can be applied to cases today. It has only been ten years, but the media and technology landscapes have changed dramatically. How do you adapt? Have the rules changed? Should attorneys embrace social media as a tactic for persuading public opinion? Kendall will provide unique guidance that is essential for the modern litigator to understand.
Kendall Coffey is an author, guest lecturer and speaker, legal analyst, former U.S. Attorney and partner at Coffey Burlington concentrating on complex litigation at trial and appellate levels, in federal and state courts. He is a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida (1993-1996); and most recently Chair, Southern District Conference, Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission (April 2009 – present). Kendall is annually recognized as one of Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, a Florida “Super Lawyer,” and South Florida Legal Guide’s “Top Lawyers”. Mr. Coffey is also a teacher (adjunct faculty member for the University of Miami School of Law) and has been a legal analyst providing commentary for international, national and local broadcast networks.
Most recently, he has appeared in television and radio shows around the country discussing his new book Spinning the Law: Trying Cases in the Court of Public Opinion, and at speaking engagements ranging from Stanford Law School to the New York Lawyers Association. Recent engagements include featured speaker at Los Angeles Loyola Marymount Law School’s Fidler Institute on Criminal Justice, the 6th Annual H.F. Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America held at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in NYC and the Annual CLE Conference for Civil and Criminal Litigators held in Miami earlier this month.
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April 25th, 2011 at 4:40 pm
This would be of interest if it were to be done in the Chicago area
May 10th, 2011 at 9:04 am
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