Litigation Support & Strategic Communications: PR Partnership for Legal Success


Essex Strategies offers litigation support and strategic communications to legal teams and businesses. We’re a trusted PR crisis management firm for high-stakes litigation and reputation recovery.

Introduction

In high-stakes litigation, your legal strategy is only part of the equation. Public perception, stakeholder trust, and media scrutiny all play a role in shaping outcomes. At Essex Strategies, we provide litigation support services that align communications with legal objectives—ensuring your messaging protects both courtroom credibility and long-term reputation.

As one of Boston’s leading PR crisis management firms, we collaborate with legal counsel and business leaders to manage visibility, maintain control, and communicate with precision.

Why Litigation Support Needs Strategic Communications

Litigation today unfolds in both legal and public arenas. Whether you're defending against claims, managing investor concerns, or responding to regulatory action, uncoordinated communication can raise risk.

Essex Strategies brings communications expertise into the litigation process, offering:

  • Alignment with litigation strategy and attorney oversight

  • Controlled media relations that avoid prejudicing proceedings

  • Clear stakeholder communication that supports legal posture

Our Litigation Support Services

1. Legal Crisis Messaging

  • Pre-litigation narrative framing

  • Reactive and proactive press statements

  • Talking points for executives and legal counsel

  • Media coaching for deposition or court-related visibility

2. Business Litigation Support Services

  • Communications strategy during shareholder disputes, class actions, or IP battles

  • Internal comms for employees, partners, and boards

  • Regulator and investor updates tailored to legal constraints

3. Strategic Media Relations

  • Coordination with law PR firms and in-house counsel

  • Discreet outreach to legal media and mainstream press

  • Messaging calibration across legal and public channels

Ideal for:

  • General counsel and law firm partners managing complex litigation

  • Businesses in crisis facing legal scrutiny, shareholder action, or publicized lawsuits

  • Law PR firms seeking an expert partner to handle litigation-related messaging

Why Essex Strategies

  • Years of litigation-aligned PR experience

  • 24/7 counsel for active litigation and fast-moving legal crises

  • Trusted by attorneys, executives, and public affairs teams

  • Strategically neutral—we work behind the scenes, supporting your legal team, not competing with it

When to Bring in Litigation Support Services

  • Before filing a high-profile case

  • Upon receiving media interest in an active lawsuit

  • When anticipating regulatory scrutiny or litigation-related reputational risk

  • To control the post-verdict or settlement narrative

Partner with Essex Strategies

Whether preparing for a public trial or managing a reputational storm, our litigation support services help you control the narrative while respecting legal boundaries. We're more than a PR firm—we're your litigation communications ally.

Contact Essex Strategies to learn how we support your litigation strategy with discretion, clarity, and confidence.