WHO WE ARE


Ryan Julison has spent more than 25 years leading communications and media relations efforts on a wide-range of issues of international public interest. Julison is recognized for his unique expertise directing media and public relations strategies for attorneys and in crisis situations.


He established Julison Communications in 2009, creating a specialized, full-service public relations and crisis communications firm with a focus on highly-dynamic, complex litigation issues.


Julison is highly sought after for his strategic communications counsel to both attorneys and their clients involving stories of national and international media interest. Julison has many long-held and respected relationships with news media professionals at all levels.


He works with attorneys on cases that are already receiving media attention and on those for which he works to cultivate media interest.


Julison led media relations for the unprecedented $1.2 billion Black Farmers Settlement in 2013, sex abuse litigation at Ohio State University and the University of Michigan, a record-breaking $23.6 billion tobacco verdict and a $1 billion rape verdict.


Of note, Julison has managed media for the families and attorneys of Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Arbery, Walter Scott, Alton Sterling, Jonathan Ferrell, among many others.


Prior to forming Julison Communications, Julison served as SVP of Corporate Communications at Ginn Resorts and in various capacities at PR and advertising agencies.


Julison is a graduate of Stetson University and is active in a number of charitable endeavors.



what we do



Julison Communications provides specialized PR and media relations services to attorneys. Whether attorneys are working on a case for which they would like to generate publicity or if there is already a high-level of media interest that needs to be managed, it is imperative that they work with a PR professional who knows the nuances of the legal profession and media industry.

Navigating the media process can be time consuming and complicated, which is why it is crucial that attorneys and their clients enlist the services of a media relations professional who can help craft the appropriate message and quickly get to the right media outlets, whether local or national.

At Julison Communications, we have been managing media for attorneys for more than a decade. We handle all aspects of the process including developing media strategy, drafting all media communications, preparing attorneys and their clients for interviews and handling all contact with reporters and producers.



case studies



Trayvon martin



Handled media for the parents of Trayvon Martin and their legal team. We developed an initial communications strategy and pitched national and local media before the world heard Trayvon’s name. We helped prepare Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton for interviews and ensured that accurate information was presented as the story exploded internationally.



George Floyd



Worked with co-lead counsel for the Floyd family L. Chris Stewart and Justin Miller along with their clients Gianna Floyd and Roxie Washington to provide a voice for Mr. Floyd after his passing. Handled numerous national and international interviews with the attorneys and family. Floyd’s untimely death started an international movement. His family settled with the city of Minneapolis for $27 million.



walter scott



South Carolina man Walter Scott was shot in the back and killed as he ran from a North Charleston police officer in 2015. The officer initially claimed that he was forced to shoot Scott because he was in fear for his life after Scott took his taser. Cellphone video that perfectly captured the shooting contradicted the officer’s statement to law enforcement, however. We negotiated an exclusive with both the New York Times and ABC News to release the previously unreleased video. Those stories unleashed a fury of media coverage from around the world. The officer was charged with murder and eventually sentenced to 20 years in prison. Scott’s family settled with the city of North Charleston for $6.5 million.



rayshard brooks



In 2020, Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer after an encounter in a Wendy’s parking lot. Brooks was running from the officer when he was shot in the back in killed. Brooks’ killing was part of a spate of police shootings that occurred in the summer of 2020. The case was covered by media internationally. The officer who shot Brooks was charged with murder and is currently awaiting trial.



greg hill $4 verdict



Florida man Greg Hill was shot and killed in 2014 after someone called 911 to report loud music coming from his garage. When police arrived, he pulled his garage door down and officers shot through the door, killing him. Because they weren’t aware that he had been killed, they fired tear gas into his home, destroying it. His family sued St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputies in 2017 and were ultimately awarded the slap-in-the-face verdict of $4 by a St. Lucie County jury. A GoFundMe was set up for the family which raised nearly $150,000 to help them cover costs of moving and finding new living arrangements. Hill’s attorney successfully had the $4 verdict thrown out and is awaiting a new trial date. The story was covered around the country.



university of michigan and ohio state university sex abuse cases



Helped tell the story of Chuck Christian, a former University of Michigan football player who was one of hundreds of athletes sexually abused by a team doctor over the course of 30 years. After he suffered this abuse, Chuck developed a fear of doctors and did not go for annual checkups. He was unfortunately diagnosed with prostate cancer and given just months to live. His story was chronicled by ESPN, The New York Times, Washington Post, the Associated Press and CBS This Morning, among others.



immigration



Julison has worked on a variety of stories involving immigration issues including working with Mario Hernandez, a Vietnam vet who lived in this United States for more than 50 years but didn’t know he wasn’t a U.S. citizen. Hernandez voted, served in the military and paid taxes throughout his professional career but it wasn’t until he was trying to get a passport to go on a cruise with his wife that he learned the troubling news. Hernandez’s attorney petitioned the USCIS but it wasn’t until a wave of national and international media attention that they ultimately agreed to make Hernandez a permanent U.S. citizen.



wrongfully imprisoned



We have worked on numerous stories of individuals who were wrongfully incarcerated including Christian Pacheco, a New York man who spent more than 25 years in NY prisons for a crime he didn’t commit. Pacheco was released in 2020 after his attorney discovered new information that exonerated him. He filed a $50 million lawsuit against the state of New York.



bodycam video



As technology is embraced by law enforcement agencies around the country, body worn cameras are becoming more prevalent. And the release of bodycamera video has become critical to determining exactly what occurred in various situations. We have worked on a number of stories involving the release of bodycam video including Jethro DeVane, a 71-year-old South Carolina man who was dragged from his home naked in 2019 by Rock Hill police officers after DeVane peeked outside his door during a disturbance. We handled media for the family of Lymond Moses, a Delaware man who was shot and killed by officers with the New Castle County police department when they alleged that he drove his car at them after they tried to pull him over. Bodycam video showed Moses swerving away from the officers.



police shootings / police brutality



We have handled dozens of cases involving police brutality and police shooting deaths that have generated national headlines including Alton Sterling, the Louisiana man whose shooting death at the hands of Baton Rouge police officers was captured on cellphone video; Jonathan Ferrell, a North Carolina man who was shot 10 times and killed by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer after his car crashed in a nearby ditch; Roderick Walker, a Georgia man whose was beaten by Clayton County deputies; Keith Lamont Scott, a Charlotte man who was shot and killed by a plainclothes officer while he waited to pick up his daughter from school.



police violence involving special needs individuals or those experiencing a mental health crisis



The importance police sensitivity as it relates to the handling of incidents involving those with special needs or mental health issues has taken greater prominence due to a number of high-profile incidents in recent years. We have worked with a variety of families who have experienced the loss of a loved one after an interaction with members of law enforcement including Eric Parsa, an autistic teen who was suffocated and killed after being sat on for nearly nine minutes by deputies with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Parsa’s mother and father were only several feet away and watched in horror as his life was taken. We’ve also worked with the family of Nadia King, a six-year-old Jacksonville girl who was taken to a mental facility for a mandatory three-day Baker Act hold after having a meltdown at school. The story captured national headlines and highlighted issues with Florida’s Baker Act program.