December 22, 2009

Lansing Attorney Who Represents High-Profile Clients Speaks About Jury Trials and the Media at Cooley on January 14

At microphone from left to right, Andrew P. Abood of the Abood Law Firm in Lansing, along with Joel Brodsky and Reem Odeh of Brodsky & Odeh in Chicago, speak to media about Drew Peterson's trial at a news conference in Joliet, Ill. Peterson, from Will County, Ill., is a former police sergeant who was accused of killing his third wife. Photo courtesy of John Smierciak of Smierciak Images, Inc.

Lansing attorney and Cooley alumnus Andrew P. Abood, who has represented high-profile clients in cases drawing national media coverage, will discuss Jury Trials and the Media at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School’s Lansing campus on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2009 at 5 p.m. in the Cooley Center, 300 S. Capitol Ave., room 911. Cooley students, faculty and staff as well as members of the legal community and the public are invited to attend this free event.

The event is part of the Integrity in Our Communities speaker series offered by Cooley’s Center for Ethics, Service and Professionalism, and features attorneys and judges sharing their experiences as legal professionals.

Abood, who works with his brother, F. Joseph Abood, at the Abood Law Firm in Lansing, will share his experiences leading high-profile cases, the importance of clients’ representation in the media and offer advice on the best ways to work with media during jury trials.

Abood will discuss some of the high-profile clients he has represented, including Drew Peterson of Will County, Ill., a former police sergeant who was accused of killing his third wife, and Lisa Holland of Williamston, Mich., who was accused along with her husband, Tim Holland, of murdering their 7-year-old adopted son, Ricky Holland, who was at first reported as a missing child.

For event information, contact Heather Spielmaker, director of Cooley's Center for Ethics, Service, and Professionalism at (517) 371-5140, ext. 4112 or by email at spielmah@cooley.edu.

Cooley Law School is the largest law school in the nation.  Founded in 1972, the private, non-profit law school operates J.D. programs across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor.  Today, Cooley Law School has nearly 14,000 graduates across the nation and worldwide and also offers joint degree and master of laws programs.  Cooley offers enrollment three times a year; in January, May and September.   Additional information about Cooley can be found at cooley.edu.