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EPISODE · Apr 10, 2025 · 25 MIN

Speaking Truth to Power: What to Do When Lawyers Become Targets

from The Rule of Law: The Academy Speaks · host International Academy of Trial Lawyers

In this premiere episode of The Rule of Law: The Academy Speaks, Academy President Joe Tucker sits down with renowned trial lawyers Cliff Edwards and Kathy Patrick to explore what happens when lawyers themselves become targets—by political leaders, powerful interests, and institutional forces. Together, they reflect on courage, duty, and the vital role trial lawyers play in defending democracy and the Rule of Law. (This episode was recorded on Saturday March 29, 2025).

In this premiere episode of The Rule of Law: The Academy Speaks, Academy President Joe Tucker sits down with renowned trial lawyers Cliff Edwards and Kathy Patrick to explore what happens when lawyers themselves become targets—by political leaders, powerful interests, and institutional forces. Together, they reflect on courage, duty, and the vital role trial lawyers play in defending democracy and the Rule of Law.

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