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Legal & Crisis Communications

When the stakes are high and reputations hang in the balance, you need a legal and crisis communications partner who brings both strategic clarity and calm under pressure. Whether your organization is navigating high-profile litigation or a class-action settlement, labor action, C-suite issue, wildfire disaster or a tragic incident—(W)right On Communications brings trusted experience, empathy and rigor to the table.

We partner with law firms, in-house counsel, crisis response teams and executive leadership to manage narratives, protect reputations and deliver clear, consistent communications. Our savvy, imaginative and trusted team operates discreetly and decisively—because in times of crisis, there’s no time to waste.

Our Crisis and Legal PR Expertise Includes:

Crisis Communications Planning & Execution

From fatal incidents to natural disasters and lawsuits, we develop clear protocols to guide responses during the first critical hours—as well as the days, weeks or months that follow. Our team works alongside clients to ensure consistent messaging, secure stakeholder trust and uphold brand integrity.

Litigation & Class Action Support

Court-approved communications strategies help claimants understand, trust and participate in complex legal settlements. We design strategic outreach campaigns—from digital to traditional media, webinars, influencer collaborations and multicultural communications—to ensure reach, comprehension and credibility.

CASE STUDY: $5.5B Payment Card Settlement Public Relations and Outreach

Incident Response & Executive Counsel

When tragedy strikes—whether it’s workplace violence, an environmental crisis or a loss of life—we provide real-time support to protect your brand and ensure empathy is expressed with clarity and care. Our statements, talking points and spokesperson coaching balance transparency with sensitivity. We’ve also provided trusted counsel to C-suite, board executives and other business leaders when crises hit their brand from social media s—storms to “me too” moments. These are tough calls that require an experienced, objective outside view.

Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement

Every crisis is different. That’s why we tailor communication plans based on stakeholder analyses—ensuring outreach addresses the right audiences, with the right messages, through the right channels.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: How to identify the stages of grief in COVID-19 messages

Our Proven Crisis Response Framework

For our high-reputation clients, we’ve developed and implemented communication workflows that guide actions in the first 24 hours of a crisis. These protocols include media monitoring, situational risk analysis, stakeholder engagement and message development—built on best practices and real-world experience.

Protecting Your Brand When It Matters Most

Whether supporting clean energy projects under scrutiny, mitigating fallout from executive missteps or navigating politically sensitive issues, our team is equipped to lead with insight, poise and precision. We help you anticipate, respond and move forward—while keeping stakeholders aligned and reputations intact.

Crisis doesn’t wait. Neither should you.

Let’s talk today about putting a Legal and Crisis Communications plan in place—or how we can support your team right now. Call 858.886.7900 or email info@wrightoncomm.com.

Click on any of the case studies below to see how we’ve helped companies like yours.

B2B Client Partners

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