There’s a Reporter on the Line: 10 Tips to Ethically Maximize a Media Phone Interview

07 Mar , 2025

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You’ve arranged to speak with a reporter. Do you know how to deliver insights that are memorable? Do you know the boundaries of what you can say to advocate for your client, without going beyond what is permitted when engaging in extrajudicial communications? Review the relevant Rules of Professional Conduct with an eye on keeping your remarks ethically sound. Learn how to respond to questions with quotable answers that get your points across.

Ethical Considerations:

RPC 1.6 Rule of Confidentiality of Information

RPC 3.6 Rule on Extrajudicial Statements

RPC 3.6(a) Trial Publicity

RPC 3.6(c) Trial Publicity: Limits Do Not Apply

RPC 3.6(d) Trial Publicity

RPC 3.8 (f) Prosecutors

ABA Model Rule 8.4(c) Conduct involving Dishonesty, Fraud, Deceit or Misrepresentation

ABA Model Rule 8.4(d) Conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice

FRCP 11 Prohibits filing a pleading for any improper purpose

 

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