Alexander W. Dean

Alex Dean is the Communications Manager at Lippes Mathias LLP, where he serves as the firm's primary media contact, building and maintaining relationships with reporters and journalists across Lippes Mathias' footprint. He works closely with attorneys to find and pitch stories to reporters, and coordinates preparation and participation in resulting interviews.

Alex brings experience in executive communications, crisis communications, internal communications, copy editing, proofreading, and speech writing, working closely with firm leadership to craft messaging that reflects the firm's brand and culture. He also has capabilities in SEO, digital marketing, creative direction, and artificial intelligence—both generally and in a communications context.

Alex leads the firm's cross-platform social media presence, with expertise in both organic and paid strategies and has specific strength with LinkedIn, where he has helped grow the firm's page followers exponentially. He developed Lippes Mathias' unique social media voice and consistently advocates for evolving the firm's social media brand to not just meet, but rather transcend, industry trends.

Alex is also an accomplished nomination writer. His submissions have earned two Best-in-Show Excalibur Awards in 2022 and 2023, the highest honor from PRSA Buffalo Niagara. He has also written award nominations for attorneys at the firm that have resulted in numerous legal industry and professional recognitions from organizations and publications across the country.