First Legal Names Ron Dappen as Vice President of Marketing

Strategic Marketing Executive Joins Leading Litigation Support Provider to
Drive Expansion and Client Engagement

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Legal, the nation's leading litigation support services provider, has hired Vice President of Marketing Ron Dappen, a business and marketing strategist with years of experience in legal support and technology-enabled services. Dappen joins First Legal's Executive Team as one of several recent strategic hires as the company positions itself for further growth.

"We are expanding our leadership team to enable First Legal to serve more clients in more ways and more places," said First Legal CEO Alex Martinez. "Ron's deep industry experience and client-centric approach will help guide our next chapter."

A marketing leader with more than two decades of experience in the legal industry, Dappen has helped scale global legal services and technology companies from early-stage startups to market leaders. He previously served as global head of marketing at Elevate, where he guided the company's brand and go-to-market strategy from inception through years of rapid growth. He also held senior roles at Integreon and more recently founded and led a marketing consultancy focused on helping innovative legal service providers grow.

At First Legal, Dappen will lead all aspects of marketing strategy and execution, helping to strengthen client relationships, expand the company's footprint nationally, and reinforce the company's role as the leading one-stop shop for litigation support services.

About First Legal
First Legal is the first comprehensive File Thru Trial™ solutions firm providing a single-source approach that enables us to simplify the litigation process for our clients. The Firm's culture of innovation, trust, quality service, and depth of industry knowledge makes us uniquely qualified to deliver relevant and timely solutions. Our comprehensive suite of services, including court filing, eFiling, service of process, court reporting, eDiscovery, record retrieval, digital, investigations, and trial support work together to ensure a personalized and effortless client experience. For more information about First Legal, visit: https://www.firstlegal.com/ 

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