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In 1999, a young woman named Hae Min Lee was strangled to death in Baltimore, Maryland. Not long after, her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed was convicted of her murder. For fifteen years, Syed has maintained his innocence, through two trials and multiple appeals, with the help of family friend and lawyer Rabia Chaudry. Last year, when it seemed like relief through the courts might never come, Chaudry took a gamble and reached out to Sarah Koenig, a producer for This American Life. Koenig heard the story and was hooked, and now, millions of other people are too, through hit podcast Serial. Serial, a fresh look at Syed’s case, debuted at the top of the charts on iTunes and has been the subject of nearly inescapable discussion online and offline.

What can the making of Serial teach us about advocacy in the public sphere? What must lawyers consider when engaging with the media to tell the stories of their cases and their causes? What are the risks and the potential rewards? In a discussion with lawyer and 2014 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow Umbreen Bhatti, Chaudry will share her reflections on the experience.

Co-Sponsored by the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, Stanford Criminal Justice Center and the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford.

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