Julie Gilbert is the Firm's Chief Communications Officer and an integral member of the Firm's public law section. She is in charge of media relations, branding and strategic positioning for the Firm, and works with clients on internal, external and crisis communications.
Education
- B.A., Journalism, with honors, The University of Texas at Austin, 1979
- MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program: Dealing With An Angry Public, 2004
Professional History
Chief Communications Officer, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP,
2006-present
Director of Strategic Communications, Locke Liddell &
Sapp, 2002-2006
Vice President of Communications & Marketing, Assistant
General Manager of Communications, Director of
Communications, Metropolitan Transit Authority,
1995 - 2002
Features Editor, Columnist, Reporter, The Houston Post,
1983-1995
General Assignments Reporter, The Houston Business
Journal, 1981-1983
Reporter, The Rosenberg Herald-Coaster, 1979-1981
Professional Affiliations
Texas Gavel Award, State Bar of Texas
National Merit Award, American Diabetes Association
Excellence in Journalism, Press Club of Houston
Outstanding Achievement, Texas UPI Editors
Association
Vanguard Award, Houston's Women In
Communications
Media Award, Houston Psychological Association
Community Leadership
Board of Directors, Jewish Community Center
Membership Committee, Congregation Beth Israel