CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

Georgialee A. Lang — Georgialee Lang BA JD Attorney and Arbitrator, Vancouver
Donna M. Turko — Turko & Company, Vancouver

Media Law 101

• understand the basics: what the media needs and wants
• how and when to respond to media questions
• is anything really “off the record”
• media dos and don’ts and assorted tips

Moderator: Donna M. Turko — Turko & Company, Vancouver
Rick Cluff — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Vancouver
John Daly — Global BC, Vancouver
Susana Da Silva — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Vancouver
Ian Mulgrew — The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver
Greg Rasmussen — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Vancouver

Networking Break

How the Media Can Help or Hurt Your Client

• civil cases: family and immigration
• criminal cases: the OJ Simpson factor
• is there such a thing as too much media attention?
• when your media strategy backfires

Moderator: Georgialee A. Lang — Georgialee Lang BA JD Attorney and Arbitrator, Vancouver
The Honourable Wally T. Oppal, QC — Vancouver
Leonard T. “Len” Doust, QC — McCarthy Tetrault LLP, Vancouver
Neal Hall — The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver
Tracey L. Jackson — Dunnaway, Jackson, Ouellet & Associates, Vancouver
Catherine A. Sas, QC — Miller Thomson LLP, Vancouver

Cameras in the Courtroom

• free press or fair trial
• the media’s view
• from where I sit: Crown counsel and the judiciary
• where we are now and where we are likely going

Moderator: Donna M. Turko — Turko & Company, Vancouver
The Honourable Chief Justice Robert Bauman — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Daniel W. Burnett — Owen Bird Law Corporation, Vancouver
Craig E. Jones — Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria
Marilyn Sandford — Ritchie Sandford, Vancouver 

Lunch With Featured Speaker

David Baines — Investigative Reporter, The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver                 

Real Lawyers Have Blogs: Lawyers and the New Media

• don’t get left behind
• how to engage reporters and traditional media 
• blog your way to becoming a better lawyer
• blog your way to enhancing your reputation and growing your word of mouth reputation

Kevin O’Keefe — LexBlog, Inc., Seattle, WA

Social Media

• Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and more
• the virtual law firm
• how to build your practice on line

David J. Bilinsky — The Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Nicole L. Garton-Jones — Heritage Law, West Vancouver
Susan Van Dyke — Van Dyke Marketing and Communications, Vancouver

Networking Break

Lawyers as Media Commentators

• lawyer as expert
• you too can be a pundit
• ethical issues: how not to put your foot in your mouth

Moderator: Donna M. Turko — Turko & Company, Vancouver
Mark R. Jette — Sutherland Jette, Vancouver
Terence E. La Liberte, QC — La Liberte Cronin & Company, Vancouver
Georgialee A. Lang — Georgialee Lang BA JD Attorney and Arbitrator, Vancouver
D. Neil MacKenzie — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria
Peter C. Ritchie, QC — Ritchie Sandford, Vancouver 

Concluding Remarks

Georgialee A. Lang — Georgialee Lang BA JD Attorney and Arbitrator, Vancouver
Donna M. Turko — Turko & Company, Vancouver