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Tools & resources for high-profile court cases

These tools and resources complement our high-profile case management guidance. 

Checklists

A high-profile case can achieve notoriety at any stage of litigation. Most high-profile cases can be recognized long before the case is formally filed in court, but some cases attract a high level of media attention much later, and sometimes even midtrial. Use the checklists below to quickly identify and assign each member of the high-profile leadership team with responsibility for critical tasks that should be undertaken immediately for each stage of litigation. These documents can be downloaded and adapted to the needs of individual cases.

  • Preplanning : proactively develop a plan and conduct routine training.
  • Pretrial: period marked by episodic events, short in duration usually lasting less than an hour and up to three days.
  • Trial : period including the actual trial and sentencing.
  • Post-trial : winding down and restoring the court to its previous routine.
  • High-profile case : all four trial phases checklists and additional considerations when looking at case management overall.
  • Venue selection : process of confirming the case is proceeding at this location.

Sample orders, protocols, and notices

Documents for working with the media

Sample media orders/advisories

Sample media packets

Other documents

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