Jeanne Hammerstrom

Jeanne Hammerstrom

Chief Marketing Officer

Cleveland

T 216.363.4180

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Overview

Jeanne brings over 30 years of legal marketing and business development experience to her post and has firm-wide responsibility for client service and communications. Jeanne also participates in the firm’s Executive, and Strategic Growth Committees.

Jeanne has transformed marketing’s role at Benesch, making it an integral part of the firm’s ability to attract, serve and retain clients as well as top-notch legal talent. During her tenure, Benesch has grown substantially in size and reach, joining the AmLaw 200 and perennially earning recognition as one of Northeast Ohio’s Best Workplaces. Under her leadership, Benesch was named one of BTI Consulting’s Badass Business Development Firms; Client Service A-Team; Innovation Builder; and Brand Elite. Benesch’s marketing department was recognized as the Sales & Service Team of the Year by The Legal Sales and Service Organization for their Team Everest Peak Performers’ Program and also as the “Best Business Team” at the 2025 American Lawyer Industry Awards. 

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  • Legal Marketing Association
    • Member, Advocacy Advisory Council (2020)
      • Law School Education Working Group 
    • Hall of Fame Committee (2020)
    • Regional Nomination Committee (2020)
    • Nomination Sub-Committee Chair (2013)
    • President-National (2011)
    • Annual Conference Co-Chair (2009)
    • Nominating Committee (2008)
    • President-Pittsburgh Chapter (1998-2000)
  • Fellow, College of Law Practice Management
  • Committee Member, TerraLex Strategy Advisory Task Force
  • Member, Intapp CMO/CMBDO Advisory Board
  • Member, Kaitongo Strategic Advisory Board
  • Board Member/Founder, Professional Service Marketing Association
  • Member, Legal Sales and Services Organization
  • Editorial Advisory Board Member, DeNovo Business Brief
  • Associate Member, American Bar Association
  • Inductee, Legal Marketing Association Hall of Fame – 2019
  • Honoree, Crain’s Cleveland 2017 C-Suite, Chief Marketing Officer – Private Company
  • Recipient, the Legal Sales and Service Organization’s 2017 Sales & Service Team of the Year
  • Recipient, 2013 Communicators Award of Excellence for Law and Legal Services for the Benesch website: www.beneschlaw.com
  • Recognized nationally as the #4 law firm marketing department in 2012 by MLF (an American Lawyer Media publication)
  • Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference Awards:
    • First place for Practice Management – 2015 
    • Second place for Identity Projects – 2015 
    • Second place for Interactive Recruiting Campaign – 2013
    • Third place for Shale Initiative – 2013 
    • First place for Competitive Intelligence/Market Intelligence Team – 2008

Favorite Vacation Spot

Key West

Favorite TV Show

David Letterman’s “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction”

Favorite Restaurant

Pier W