Crisis Management 101: What we lawyers can learn from the Penn State debacle

STATE COLLEGE, PA - JULY 20: A visitor photographs the statue of former Penn State University football football coach Joe Paterno Max, 3, and Gus Buzby, 6, of New Jersey, have their photo taken with the statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium July 20, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. Penn State's Board of Trustees is debating whether or not to remove the statue in the wake of the child sex scandal of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and Paterno's roll in not reporting it. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Don't get confused about where attorney-client privilege begins and ends.

http://verdict.justia.com/2012/07/27/talking-with-an-expert-about-serious-attorney-client-privilege-confusion-during-the-penn-state-child-abuse-scandal

Don't let the "bad-publicity" tail wag the "obey the law" dog.

http://verdict.justia.com/2012/08/10/how-lawyers-can-minimize-professional-mistakes-during-a-scandal-like-that-at-penn-state

Hear Louis Freeh discuss his PSU report here:

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbc-news/48162456#48162456

Read Freeh's full report here:

http://thefreehreportonpsu.com/

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