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RICHARD S. LEVICK '87

Richard S. Levick, Esq. is the President of Levick Strategic Communications, the worldwide leader in legal media. The firm has managed the media in nearly 3,000 legal matters and crises, representing nearly half of the 100 largest law firms in America and their highest profile clients. Front page engagements have ranged from the Catholic Church and Guantanamo Bay, to Rosie O'Donnell and Iraq.

Mr. Levick and his firm have published acclaimed books, including Stop the Presses: The Litigation PR Desk Reference, Inside/Outside: How Businesses Buy Legal Services, and 365 Marketing Meditations. His articles appear regularly in publications throughout the world: For the Defense, Legal Times, The European Lawyer, Mealey's Emerging Toxic Torts, Law Practice Management, and Asian Counsel, among others.

Mr. Levick gives over 50 speeches a year on litigation communications and crisis media. In the past year he keynoted In House General Counsel conferences in China, Hong Kong, Australia, India and New Zealand as well as dozens of speeches throughout the U.S. He is a frequent commentator on radio and television on high-profile cases. PR News honored Mr. Levick as the "Public Relations Professional of the Year for US Agencies" in 2002.

Richard is the former Director of American University's School of Public Affairs Leadership Program. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from the University of Maryland, a Masters of Science in Environmental Advocacy (Communications) from the University of Michigan, and a Juris Doctor degree from American University's Washington College of Law.

 
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