Deborah Lisa Gruver, J.D.

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L EGAL EXPERIENCE:

The Lyle Company March 2013 – Present

Senior Portfolio and Transactions Manager for AT&T

Drafted and analyzed lease and license agreements between AT&T Towers and co-locating carriers, yielding

leasing agreements generating more than $300 million annually for the business unit

Managed business term negotiations and legal approvals, including detailed reviews of construction

drawings, structural analysis and landlord rights in the Mid-Central Market

Berkley Specialty Underwriting Managers July – Dec. 2012

Regulatory and Compliance Legal Intern

Developed 50-state surveys of statutory and industry regulations for Commercial Automobile and Worker’s

Compensation policies and legal claims

Populated National Regulatory Database tracking rate, rule and form filings for all 50 states across multiple

business units

DeKalb County Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) May-Aug. 2012

Legal Intern

Attended Landlord Tenant Court and participated in Mediation sessions; registration with the Georgia

Office of Dispute Resolution as a State Mediator pending

Processed court orders through judicial database, from intake through final disposition

Created consumer and community outreach materials for the courthouse, the DRC and targeted CLEs

M ARKETING EXPERIENCE:

Marketing Momentum 2005-2011

Founder, of marketing consulting practice supporting corporate clients and agencies, including:

John Marshall Law School – Developed internal communication policies and procedures, drafted website

content, LLM marketing materials, articles for The Advocate magazine, and conducted media relations and

community outreach

Bigelow Advertising, Flashlight Marketing Communications, KCPR – Secured new business revenue

of more than $200K in national and regional consumer brands; developed strategic marketing plans and key

messages for corporations, non-profits and entrepreneurs; created content for websites, blogs and sales

materials.

Conducted corporate messaging sessions, executive media training, and speech writing and publicity for

agency account teams including, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Creative Education Foundation and 360

Communications

Arthritis Foundation, National Office 2002-2005

Vice President, Strategic Marketing Alliances, Director, Public Relations; Commercial Sales & Marketing

Created, managed and implemented sponsorship and fundraising programs for Fortune 500 Pharmaceuticals

resulting in more than $2 million dollars in 15 months

Generated new channels of publishing revenue resulting in more than $850,000 in nine months

Managed nationwide brand implementation strategy and CEO positioning, developed and implemented

public relations team processes, staff training, and executive media training

Developed and implemented sponsorship agreements and ensured nationwide compliance; executed

national and local marketing campaigns for corporate partnerships; established co-branded media relations

programs and national direct mail, special events and online promotions

Deborah Lisa Gruver, J.D.

Clarus Corporation 2000-2002

Public Relations Manager

Developed marketing and sales materials and managed media, analyst and investor relations increasing

shareholder value from 4 to 144 on NASDAQ in six months

Executed and managed corporate messaging for national and local media relations, created alliance

marketing presentations and programs, and managed public relations strategy, staff and agencies

Grey Communications, Inc. 1999-2000

Account Supervisor

Established technology practice by generating new business, securing recurring clients in new market

segments and managing a team of five servicing national telecommunication organizations

Developed proprietary, web-based account management tool for clients, vendors and staff

Manning, Selvage & Lee 1998-1999

Senior Account Executive

Established new technology practice by securing new business, generated sales presentations, executing

branded marketing strategies and

Managed account teams for multiple clients, implementing national campaigns with budgets ranging from

$5-50,000/month

Launched GSM Network, an international alliance among competing telecommunications vendors, now

known as 4G

Baron, McDonald & Wells (now Ogilvy) 1996-1998

Intern; Assistant Account Executive; Account Executive

Established a satellite office in Austin, TX managing account teams for multiple clients

Developed working knowledge of public relations agency management and operations, successfully

executed all public relations strategies, specializing in national media relations and corporate message

development

E DUCATION:

John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, Georgia Juris Doctorate, December 2012

Honors/Activities: Dean's Award for establishing Leadership Lecture Series, Research Assistant for Professor

Jeffrey Van Detta, John Marshall IT Help Desk, Litigation Society

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Bachelor of Science, Public Relations 1996

Honors/Activities: National Champion – Bateman Case Study Competition; College of Journalism &

Communications, VP; Public Relations Student Society of America, VP; Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority, VP; Research

Assistant for PR Department Chairman

S ELECT CLIENTS:

TECHNOLOGY: IBM, Dun & Bradstreet, Harbinger, Security First, Equant, NuBridges, Ericsson, Nortel

Networks, Nokia, Motorola, Bosch, BellSouth, AT&T, Technology Association of Georgia

CONSUMER: Kilpatrick Stockton, Accenture, Creative Education Foundation, The Fresh Market, Eat Well Be

Well Foods, Hilton Hotels, Atlanta Magazine, Resolute Consulting Group, Nabisco, Pringles, Durex, GirlTalk

HEALTHCARE: Merck, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, NatureMade, Genentech, Wyeth, Amgen, Smith & Nephew,

AstraZeneca, Centocor, Solvay, Arthritis Foundation, American College of Rheumatology, American Heart Assoc.

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