Christopher Strah Joins McNees As Marketing Director
January 16, 2024
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — (January 16, 2024) McNees today announced that Christopher Strah joined the firm as director of marketing, rounding out its business development and marketing leadership team.
Key Takeaways:
- Christopher Strah works closely with McNees’ Executive Committee to establish and execute data-driven marketing and communications plans for the firm and its practices.
- He brings more than 15 years of experience in leadership roles with diverse organizations, including an Am Law 100 firm.
- Strah joins Chief Practice Officer Jenna Wagner and Director of Business Development Briana Hallett Stiff on McNees’ Business Development and Marketing leadership team.
Christopher Strah supports McNees’ strategic initiatives for enhancing the firm’s brand position, VERB communications and generating business development leads alongside Chief Practice Officer Jenna Wagner, who re-joined McNees two years ago, and Director of Business Development Briana Hallett Stiff. He heads up the marketing team, which includes communications, graphics, events and digital marketing professionals.
“Christopher has the experience and fresh perspective to lead McNees’ strategic growth initiatives in areas that support our clients’ success,” Wagner said. “He is a proven leader whose B2B marketing experience will add value to our firm, clients and communities, especially those in our emerging markets.”
Most recently, Strah served as the digital marketing manager for an Am Law 100 firm in Cleveland, Ohio, where he oversaw website, email marketing, social and digital media, content creation and analytics. He has also served as marketing director for an industrial equipment supplier that served aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, electronics, institutional research and university clients and as field marketing manager at an advertising and digital marketing agency.
McNees has experienced significant growth over the past two years, strategically enhancing the firm’s range and reach of client services. Recognized by The Legal Intelligencer as one of the top 25 largest firms in Pennsylvania, it added attorneys and paralegals with significant hires in the mergers and acquisitions, government services, energy and intellectual property disciplines; doubled its bench of legal talent in Frederick, Md., to include attorneys who practice in real estate, construction, corporate and tax law, among others, then relocated the team to a larger office; and launched a new Baltimore County office.
In addition to its legal practice, McNees launched an ancillary business to meet client needs for human resource management and strategy and expanded its title company, Pine Street Land Company, which includes a team of Pennsylvania- and Maryland-licensed title agents who conduct commercial and residential real estate settlements. It also launched an alumni program to foster connections between McNees attorneys past, present and future.
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McNees is a multidisciplinary law firm founded in 1935 with more than 150 attorneys representing businesses, associations, institutions, municipalities and individuals. The firm serves clients worldwide from offices in Devon, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Pittsburgh, Scranton, State College and York, Pa.; Columbus, Ohio; Frederick and Towson, Md.; and Washington, D.C. McNees is a member of the ALFA International Global Legal Network.
