The legal profession's ability to offer clear and cogent messaging, often in the midst of heated crises or highly sensitive negotiations, has been recognized with the 2006
PR News Legal PR Awards. Covering the period between December 6, 2004, and December 5, 2005, this year's winners represent the finest in legal and litigation communications,
ranging from in-house PR counsel to the ability to spread the word on positive commitment to a community's well-being.
The winners of this year's awards are listed here:
- Best PR-Legal Counsel Team: Keating & Co. - "CIA Leak Investigation: The Positioning of Pitney Hardin, the White Collar Criminal Defense Group and Former
Independent Counsel Robert W. Ray."
- Client Newsletter: Dickinson Wright PLLC - Commitment to Client Relations; Honorable Mention: Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, P.C. - Community
Advisor Magazine.
- Community Relations: CMS Cameron McKenna LLP - The Alan Sugar Challenge in Aid of the Hackney Empire Appeal; Honorable Mention: Dickinson Wright PLLC - Dickinson
Wright Women's Network Event.
- In-House PR Professional: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP - "Casting a Wide Net and Catching the Big Fish-Credentials, Reputation and Clients."
- Overall Media Coverage: Robin Bond, Esq. - Robin Bond, Esq. Workplace Legal Expert Media Coverage; Honorable Mentions: Arnall Golden Gregory, "Flying
Under Chapter 11," Bowman and Brooke LLP and Levick Strategic Communications - "You've Come a Long Way, Baby," Foley and Lardner LLP with Dittus Communications -
"The Art of Leveraging Legal Expertise," and Dickinson Wright-Kiley Adams - Publicity and Media Coverage.
- Social Responsibility: Carter Public Relations with Bickel & Brewer - Upon a Strong Foundation: "Bickel & Brewer Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of Giving
Back"; Honorable Mention: Briggs and Morgan, P.A. - "Keyse Jama and the Fight to Preserve Refugee Immigrants' Rights."
More information on the winners can be found online at https://www.prnewsonline.com/awards/legal.