Are you a law student or attorney with a desire to be published? Send your pitch for a 500-1000 word opinion or analysis piece to dan@novackmedialaw.com.

Advice for how to put together a strong article: Find a controversy that interests you then call up a few media lawyers and ask them what they think. What case is it like? How is it different from other cases? Lawyers are nothing if not analogy machines. Fill in some legal research around their musings and baby, you've got a stew going (aka a solid 800-word “legal analysis”). 

Here’s how to build a perfect SLANDERTOWN article:

1) Attention-Grabbing Opener - What’s the issue and why is it important?

2) Brief synopsis of the facts - What happened?

3) General statement of the law.

4) Application of the facts to the law - How did a court resolve the issue or how is it likely to?

5) Sum it up - What does this say about the law or our society?