Crisis and Litigation PR

We view challenges as opportunities.

Our risk management division, Poston Crisis, combines decades of strategic communications and legal experience to bring calm, confidence and command to any situation. No matter the challenge, we have helped dozens of clients successfully overcome threats to their business and reputation.

Our Crisis Communication / Litigation PR Services

Plan. Respond. Advocate.

While there’s no silver bullet in a crisis, there is a silver lining. Our proven method for strategic and high-stakes communication includes a comprehensive suite of services to help our clients plan, respond and advocate.

Plan

Crisis Communications Plans
Litigation Public Relations Strategies
Reputation Vulnerabilities Assessment
Emerging Issues Management and Tracking

Respond

Crisis Communication: Rapid Response
Strategic Communications Counsel for Litigation Teams
Media Relations and Stakeholder Communication
Digital and Social Media Integration and Response

Advocate

Proactive Media Relations and Communications Strategies
Reputation Management: Corporate and Individual
Review Management

Media Training

Poston Communications also offers a comprehensive suite of media training services to complement crisis communications and litigation public relations strategies. View our full list of media training and communications coaching programs.

Trusted to Lead

Poston Crisis has led high-stakes, crisis communication and litigation public relations in the midst of even the most trying situations. Our crisis experience includes:

Active Shooter
Bomb Threats
Compliance & Ethics
Corporate Governance
Cyber Breaches
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
Criminal Activities
Data Privacy
Death and Homicide
Drug Trafficking
Environmental Hazards
Fraud & Financial Misconduct
Foodborne Illness
Hospitality and Hotel Management

Human Resources / Labor and Employment Issues
Legal and Litigation
Manufacturing Challenges
Mergers and Acquisitions
Products Liability Defects
Regulatory Matters
Religious Misconduct
Sexual Harassment
Strategic and Succession Planning
Weather, Natural Disasters and Acts of God
White Collar Crime
Workplace Injuries and Issues
Whistleblower Investigations

Big Law Makes a Splash on Fishbowl: How Can You Protect Your Firm’s Reputation Online?

“Anyone have thoughts on (FIRM)? Looking at an opportunity there.” “I’m a new corporate associate and I constantly feel like I have no idea what I’m doing, or I’m always doing things wrong. Does anyone else feel this way?” “Should I stay, or should I go? I am a 6th year working at a top […]

Poston Crisis & Litigation PR Team Encourages Law Firms to Rethink Communications Plans for Cybersecurity

Cyber attacks continue to top the list of fears that keep law firm leaders up at night. Poston Communications’ Crisis & Litigation PR team is often asked about whether, when and how firms should respond. Using our Plan, Respond, Advocate process, we encourage firms to proactively consider cybersecurity in their crisis communications plans. We were […]

Plan, Respond, Advocate: How You Can Command the Narrative in a Cybersecurity Crisis

Call it glass half empty, pessimistic or perhaps valuable advice that good journalists live by: Trust no one. Question everything. Verify. That journalism training – ingrained and reinforced through my years of covering all kinds of beats – had me smiling as I sat listening to a tech expert talk about hacking his own clients […]

Crisis Checklist for In-House Counsel (Dave Poston and Megan Paquin in Daily Report)

In the December 9 “In-House Georgia” special section of the Daily Report, Poston Communications CEO Dave Poston and Vice President Megan Paquin examine the important role corporate legal departments play in crisis management and provide a crisis checklist for in-house counsel. “Legal departments bring unique skills and can serve as proactive business counselors to advance […]

Turn Your Crisis into an Opportunity: Why a Crisis Shouldn’t End with the Response

You did it. You weathered the storm by effectively responding to your crisis. Now, it’s back to business as usual, right? Not so fast. At Poston Communications, we understand that a crisis plan does not stop at the response. In fact, turning your challenges into opportunities is important when emerging from the crisis storm to […]

4 Steps to Take Before Developing a Crisis Plan

Thinking about the myriad crises your organization could face is intimidating, but more daunting is attempting to handle these crises without a sound plan. According to a study by Deloitte, 51% of companies say they do not have plans in place for probable crisis scenarios. Your organization could be confronted with a crisis at any […]