BIOGRAPHY
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Charles Jones, President

Seasoned professional with more than 20 years of public relations, marketing and journalism experience.
Industry Experience

Legal Marketing:
- Publicized national expansion of Florida’s largest corporate law firm.
- Managed event planning and media relations for the Miami office opening of the Johnnie Cochran Law Firm and the first-year observance of his death.
- Publicized Chinese drywall litigation on behalf of lawyers representing victims in a national class action.
- Facilitated media relations for a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against one of the largest banks in the U.S.
- Oversaw media relations for lawsuits stemming from major airline disasters in Russia, Brazil, Latin America and the U.S.

Professional Services Marketing:
- Assisted several medium and small law and accounting firms with publicity, marketing and practice group development.
- Promoted local and national real estate deals for developers and brokers.
- Led media relations and event management for a large regional bank merger.
- Provided public relations and marketing support for one of the nation's leading minimally invasive prostate cancer institutes.

International Business:
- Promoted events that encouraged trade, tourism, and positive relations between South Florida and the nations of Italy and Japan.

Crisis Communications:
- Handled media relations for celebrity Anna Nicole Smith’s funeral and the related court hearings.
- Directed public outreach for a South Florida city involved in litigation over a Superfund site.
- Counseled clients accused of child molestation following a murder at a private school.

Professional Experience   

Vice President of Client Relations with Wragg & Casas Public Relations (Miami)
- Served as a member of the Senior Management Team.
- Managed staff development, account resources and client relationships.
- Identified and evaluated new business opportunities, draft proposals and participate in pitches.
- Directed public relations programs and integrated marketing communications for clients in several key industries including legal, accounting, banking, real estate, non-profit, health care, construction, international business, municipal aviation, government and energy.
- Developed and executed extensive communications and media strategies for clients with crisis situations and reputation management matters.
- Created and led interactive communications training programs and seminars to assist executives and high-profile individuals effectively deliver key messages to various target audiences.

Broadcast Journalist with WFTV-TV (Orlando), WNCT-TV (Greenville, NC), and WOLO-TV (Columbia, SC)
AWARDS
  • "2003 Black Alumnus of the Year" - University of South Carolina
  • "Trendsetter in Public Relations & Marketing" - Florida Trend magazine (2004)
  • "Up & Comer of the Year in Public Relations" - South Florida Business Journal (2004)
  • "Gold Medal Award" - Miami Today (2004)
 
COMMUNITY
  • Brickell Area Association: Past President-Elect
  • South Florida After-School All-Stars: Board of Directors
  • HELP, Inc.: Board of Directors
 
EDUCATION
  • B.A. - Journalism & Mass Communications
  • University of South Carolina (1991)

  

 
 
 
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CJones & Associates handled national crisis communications for the Rothstein Rosenfeldt & Adler law firm when Scott Rothstein, the managing partner, admitted to operating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme. The following are video clips from the media tour of the law firm's Fort Lauderdale offices and Rothstein's inner sanctum that was organized by CJ&A PR.

(Video 1) (Video 2) (Video 3)




 

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