For the Third Year in a Row, Bruce Hennes Named to LAWDRAGON Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy and Consulting
Hennes Communications is proud to announce that Chief Executive Officer Bruce Hennes has been named to the 2021 LAWDRAGON Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy and Consulting, the definitive guide to the experts in management, marketing, communication and recruiting most valued by law firm leaders. This is the third year in a row that Hennes has been named to this prestigious list.
From the LAWDRAGON press release:
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“I’m actually somewhat stunned,” said Hennes. “For more than 30 years, I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of teaching and counseling lawyers and other C-suiters about strategic communications, crisis communications, litigation communications and issue management.”
Hennes’ service to the legal community includes membership on the board of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, making him one of just a few non-attorneys to sit on the board of a major metropolitan bar association. Hennes also sits on the the bar association’s governance and thought leadership committees and is a two-time recipient of their President’s Award. In addition, he is on the faculty of the Ohio State Bar Association’s Leadership Academy, has been a four-time keynoter for the American Bar Association’s Bar Leadership Institute in Chicago, has participated in the Winding River Managing Partner Bootcamp and annually has taught more than 40 continuing legal education seminars to law firms, and state and local bar associations across the country. He also has been published numerous times by the National Law Review and a recipient of their 2020 Go To Thought Leader Award.
Hennes is an adjunct professor in the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University, is president of the Leadership Cleveland Class of 2008 and a member of The Press Club of Cleveland. In 2011, he received the Communicator of the Year award from the International Association of Business Communicators – Cleveland, and in 2013, won a Gold “Rocks” award and “Best of Show” award from the Public Relations Society of America, Greater Cleveland Chapter, for his crisis communications work related to a ferry boat crash in New York City’s Financial District. In addition, he was named one of the “50 Game-Changers of PR for 2017” by industry publication PRNews.
Hennes is an in-demand expert on the many facets of crisis communications and crisis management, speaking frequently to bar and trade associations, elected officials, police, fire, education and health officials. He is especially noted for his insights on handling extreme situations involving threats to life and limb, and often is invited to speak at events sponsored by emergency management agencies. He is the publisher of Crisis Management Today, a twice-monthly newsletter with more than 8,500 subscribers. Now in its 19th year, the award-winning publication has readers worldwide.
Recently named one of Cleveland 500 Most Influential People by Cleveland Magazine, Hennes is a member of The 50 Club of Cleveland, comprised of the city’s top CEOs, and is certified in effective communications by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He holds a degree in political science from York University in Toronto, Canada.
Based in downtown Cleveland, Hennes Communications is one of the few firms in North America focused exclusively on crisis management and crisis communications, each year serving scores of law firms, public and private companies, senior living communities, hospitals, educational institutions, nonprofits and government agencies that are “on trial in the Court of Public Opinion.” From COVID-19, sexual misconduct and labor issues to social unrest and sensitive mergers and acquisitions, the firm’s entire practice is dedicated to working with C-level executives and their attorneys to prepare for, respond to and mitigate crisis situations quickly and effectively.
The firm is also the exclusive provider of crisis management services for the Ohio School Board Association and its 600+ member school districts and for the Arizona School Boards Association and it’s more than 200 member school districts. The firm’s assignments have spanned the United States and include work in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Japan and South America. The firm received two Silver Anvils, the public relations profession’s most prestigious award, from the Public Relations Society of America, as a member of the communications team assembled by client Destination Cleveland to support the 2016 Republican National Convention held in Cleveland.
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Hennes Communications is one of the few firms in North America focused exclusively on crisis management & communications. From COVID-19, sexual misconduct and labor issues to social unrest and sensitive mergers and acquisitions, our entire practice is dedicated to working with C-level executives and their attorneys to prepare for, respond to and mitigate crisis situations quickly and effectively. We are staffed exclusively 24/7/365 by senior-level crisis consultants. Contact us at www.crisiscommunications.com or by calling 216-321-7774.