Recent Articles
The Holmes Report, Agency Report Card, 2008
| Read a review of PRCG from the influential public relations trade publication The Holmes Report: "PR Consulting Group founder James Haggerty literally wrote the book on litigation public relations." click here |
Syracuse University Speech, April 6, 2009
| PRCG CEO James F. Haggerty's remarks at at the "Law, Politics and the Media" Lecture Series at Syracuse University. Click here for a video of the speech, and here for prepared remarks. | |
The New York Times, September 30, 2008
"Turmoil Tarnishes a Cherished Tradition"
By Ben White
| “Right now, it can be a little bit like being asked to blow the foghorn on the Titanic,” said Jim Haggerty, chief executive of the PR Consulting Group, which advises companies on communications strategies...click here |
Fox Business News, July 16, 2008
"Jim Haggerty on crisis communications"
By Stuart VarneyFOX BUSINESS NEWS' anchor Stuart Varney interviews PRCG President Jim Haggerty on crisis communications: "What you see is financial companies thinking, 'how little can I say to get out of this.' What they should be thinking is: 'What can I do to win?'" |
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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 8, 2008
"WVU Under Scrutiny After Scandal"
By Bill Schackner and Anya Sostek
| With the resignation of its president, West Virginia University now must work to regain credibility lost in what arguably is the core of any academic institution -- the integrity of its degrees...click here |
The Chronicle Online, March 14, 2008
"Media Again a Player In LAX Case"
By Noreen Khan
| There's a recognition that what goes on in the court of public opinion is just as important as what happens in the court of law," said attorney James Haggerty, an expert in public relations relating to litigation...click here |
Forbes.com, December 16, 2007
"Baseball's Legal Season"
By James F. Haggerty
| With the arraignment of Barry Bonds and the release of the much-awaited report by former U.S. Senator George Mitchell on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball, expect the national pastime to continue to dominate sports coverage in the coming weeks--and legal news coverage as well...click here |
National Law Journal, December 21, 2006
"Global Media Law and The Internet"
By James F. Haggerty & Charles Glasser
| As sports fans around the globe became transfixed last summer by the World Cup, a U.K. libel case featuring Ashley Cole, a top British footballer, captured the attention of many of the world's media lawyers...click here |
O'Dwyers PR, June 24,2005
"Defamation Claim Would Be An Uphill Battle For PRSA"
By James F. Haggerty, Esq.
| PRSA's pursuit of an anonymous staffer who criticized PRSA chief operating officer Catherine Bolton in an e-mail to the PRSA board, raises a remarkable number of legal, policy and PR issues...click here |
Business
Law Today, July/August, 2004
"Putting
the best face on it - Litigation PR in the era of 24-hour cable news"
By James F. Haggerty
| In an information age, where 24-hour cable news makes business litigation coverage the standard, how well you navigate your client through the media minefield will be as important as research, advocacy and negotiation. PR Consulting Group President and CEO Jim Haggerty weighs in on the crucial, if often overlooked, aspect of the modern legal battle: litigation PR... click here |
"The Litigation Media Checklist - A Tool For Managing Legal Communication Risk"
By James F. Haggerty
| With this checklist, Jim Haggerty offers up a reflexive tool for predicting communications issues before they arise. What are the standards by which the danger of a legal issue becoming a full blown public relations disater be measured? How can you stay ahead of the curve and keep your clients out of trouble?... click here |
USA
Today, October 2, 2003
"Public Opinion Can Trump Law"
by James F. Haggerty
| PR Consulting Group President and CEO Jim Haggerty ties together Al Franken, Animal House and the recording industry’s legal onslaught against illegal downloaders... click here |
"Off Court: Is Kobe Bryant Recieving the Right PR Counsel?"
by Alan Pell Crawford
| Jim Haggerty and other PR practitioners weigh in on the misguided communications tactics of NBA wonder-boy Kobe Bryant's legal defense team. What they're doing, what they're not, and where it all leaves Kobe... click here |
Financial
Times, June 16, 2003
"Why
Justice Needs PR"
by Patti Waldmeir
"Saint Martha the Martyr", the infamous cabbage chopping incident, and Jim Haggerty's new book, "In The Court of Public Opinion: Winning Your Case With Public Relations". The convergence of litigation and public relations in the new age of 24 hour media coverage... click here |