DAVE POSTON, ESQ., Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel
- Posted by julieat
- On February 1, 2017
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. 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.
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
“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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