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DAVE POSTON, ESQ., Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel and Co-Managing Partner

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  • On February 1, 2017

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Dave Poston is a licensed attorney who has held numerous international in-house and agency positions for law and other professional services firms handling international responsibilities from offices in Atlanta, London, New York and San Francisco.

Throughout his career, Dave has developed media opportunities for his clients and employers in hundreds of important international media and trade publications. He managed firm-wide public relations and marketing in various roles as marketing and/or public relations director or manager at King & Spalding LLP, Dorsey & Whitney LLP and Jones & Askew LLP. He worked with more than 20 West Coast law, architecture, construction, financial services, management consulting, real estate, technology and travel clients at Blattel Communications.

Dave has earned recognition from a variety of prestigious organizations over the course of his career, most notably being named the Public Relations Professional of the Year by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) in 2020. Dave also leads Poston Communications’ Crisis Communications and Litigation PR division, which has been recognized by Chambers and Partners as one of the top 20 crisis firms in the U.S., achieving rankings in its Litigation Support and Crisis & Risk Management Guides. Additionally, Dave is a Ranked Individual in Band 4 of the Litigation Support Guide and Band 2 of the Crisis & Risk Management Guide. Dave “is intelligent, a creative problem solver, pushes the envelope, and always looks at situations from an objective perspective,” one Poston client told Chambers researchers.

Dave graduated with a double major — Bachelor of Arts in political science and English & history — from Emory University in Atlanta and received his law degree from Tulane Law School in New Orleans. He also received training in graphic design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and sales with Miller Heiman and Motorola’s Six Sigma University. He has served as the co-chair of the Legal Marketing Association’s (LMA) “Strategies” magazine, president of the LMA Southeastern Chapter and a member of the 2003 Committee of the Year for the LMA New York Metropolitan Chapter. He is also a member of the State Bar of Georgia. When he isn’t in the office, Dave enjoys exploring Atlanta on his bike and being outdoors.

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Speaking Engagements, Presentations and Webinars

Spencer Educational Foundation

“Reputational Risk Management”

Webinar

June 10, 2021

 

Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA), Orlando Chapter

“Litigation Public Relations: U.S. Supreme Court Decision a Year Later”

Webinar

May 12, 2021

 

Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Georgia Chapter

“The Role of In-House Counsel in Corporate Communications”

Webinar

February 3, 2021

 

2020 Legal Marketing Association (LMA) International Conference

“How to Make DE&I Authentic and Not a Crisis”

Co-presenter with Charles Edwards at Jackson Spalding, Zach Olsen at Infinite Global, Gina Rubel at Furia Rubel and Julie Wall at Balch & Bingham

Virtual Conference

October 19, 2020

 

2020 Legal Marketing Association (LMA) International Conference

“Coronavirus Communications”

Co-presenter with Moderator Jessica Jaramillo with Ireland Stapleton, Charles Edwards at Jackson Spalding, Zach Olsen at Infinite Global, Gina Rubel at Furia Rubel and Julie Wall at Balch & Bingham

Denver, Colorado

March 26, 2020

 

Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), Ft. Worth Chapter

”The Integration of PR and BD to Generate Revenue for the A/E/C Industry”

Webinar

July 28, 2020

 

Legal Marketing Association (LMA), Southwest Chapter, Phoenix City Group

“Crisis Communications: Gaining and Retaining Your Counselor Role through Plan, Response and Recovery for Your Law Firm and Its Clients”

Phoenix, Arizona

October 16, 2019

 

Legal Marketing Association (LMA), Plaintiff Firm Special Interest Group (SIG)

“Public Relations as a Lead Generation Tool for Plaintiff Firms”

Webinar

April 24, 2019

 

Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), Central Florida Chapter

”The Integration of PR and BD to Generate Revenue for the A/E/C Industry”

Orlando, Florida

April 24, 2019

 

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Georgia Chapter

“B2B Thought Leadership Workshop”

Co-presenter with Mikey Mooney with Poston Communications and Michele Golivesky with Swift Currie

Atlanta, Georgia

April 11, 2019

 

2017 Legal Marketing Association (LMA) Annual Conference

“The PR Measurement Challenge: How to Overcome It and Identify Success”

Co-presenter with Allison McClain Joyce at Nixon Peabody and Jessica Sharp at Maven Communications

Las Vegas, Nevada

March 27-29, 2017

 

Legal Marketing Association (LMA), Southeast Chapter, Atlanta City Group

“(More Than) 50 Integrated Business Development and Public Relations Tactics to Drive Revenue”

Co-presenter with Ryan King at Ogletree and Kelly Rike with Rike Consulting Group

Atlanta, Georgia

April 2017

 

2016 Legal Marketing Association (LMA) Annual Conference

“The Black Gold of Public Relations: Tactics that Strike the Well of  Business Development & Revenue”

Co-presenter with Ryan King at Ogletree and Cynthia Holbrook at Winston & Strawn

Austin, Texas

April 11-13, 2016

 

Legal Marketing Association (LMA), Southeast Chapter, Regional Conference

October 2014

 

Legal Marketing Association (LMA), Southeast Chapter, Atlanta City Group

Atlanta, Georgia

June 2012

 

Various Client Presentation Topics

2004-2020

 

Awards

CSR & Diversity Award – LGBTQIA2+ Centered Campaign

PRNEWS

2021

 

Public Relations Professional of the Year

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)

2020

 

Diversity & Inclusion Awards – Outstanding Voice

Atlanta Business Chronicle

2020

 

Best Media Relations Campaign

Bulldog Awards

2020

 

Image Award

Florida Public Relations Society Orlando Area Chapter

2020

 

Judges Award

Florida Public Relations Society – Orlando Area Chapter

2020

 

Your Honor Award

Legal Marketing Association (LMA) – Southeast Chapter

2020

 

Radiance Award – Public Service

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) – Sunshine District

2020

 

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silver Anvil Judge 2021

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Bronze Anvil Judge 2021

 

Articles

Legal Marketing Association (LMA) Mid-Atlantic Chapter Newsletter

“This Is Not a Drill: A Conversation with Crisis Communications Advisor Dave Poston”

July 7, 2020

 

The Legal Slant

“Thriving at the Intersection of BD and PR with Dave Poston”

Podcast

June 2020

 

North Carolina and South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

“How to Manage a Remote Law Firm and Legal Team Effectively”

April 7, 2020

 

American Lawyer Media Mid-Market Report

“Cyber Attacks Are the New Normal”

Co-authored with Ioana Good

March 3, 2020

 

Association of Corporate Counsel Georgia Chapter (ACC GA) Newsletter

“When a Crisis Comes, In-House Counsel Can Take on Broader Roles”

Co-authored with Megan Paguin

December 2019

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