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Executive Team: Charles Jones is a seasoned public relations executive with more than 20 years of communications experience. He currently represents a diverse group of clients in Corporate & Crisis Communications; Legal Marketing; Multicultural Marketing; Entertainment Publicity; and Public Speaking & Media Training. Previously, Jones was a member of the management team for one of the region’s largest PR firms, where his professional accomplishments included publicizing the national expansion of Florida’s largest corporate law firm; managing media relations for the Chinese drywall litigation; and creating events to heighten awareness for one of the nation’s largest retail banks. Jones recently handled crisis communications for the Rothstein, Rosenfeldt & Adler law firm after the managing partner admitted to operating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme inside the firm; for actor Gary Coleman’s adoptive parents and former agent following the star’s untimely death; and for the Bahamas funeral and probate court legal proceedings for celebrity Anna Nicole Smith to determine where she would be buried and who would care for her baby. Previously, Jones was a member of the management team for one of the region’s leading PR firms. Among his numerous honors, Jones received the Black Alumnus of the Year Award from the University of South Carolina; was named a “Trendsetter in Public Relations & Marketing” by Florida Trend magazine; an “Up & Comer in Public Relations” by the South Florida Business Journal; and a “Gold Medal Award” winner by Miami Today. Active in the community, Jones is on the board of directors for South Florida After-School All-Stars; National Voices for Equality, Education, & Enlightenment; and Lawyers to the Rescue. A former broadcast journalist, Jones was an award-winning news reporter for WFTV-TV in Orlando, FL; WNCT-TV Greenville, NC; and WOLO-TV in Columbia, SC. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in Journalism & Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina in 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.
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