Six Great Jakes Websites Recognized by the 2024 AVA Awards
Recognized for excellence in creativity and strategy
Feb 1, 2024

Great Jakes is thrilled to share that six clients have been awarded top honors by the AVA Digital Awards.

Congratulations Ice MillerPatterson BelknapSullivan & WorcesterUB GreensfelderLarkin Hoffman and Wilson Elser for being recognized by the AVA.

About the AVA Digital Awards

The AVA Digital Awards recognizes outstanding achievement in digital communication. The competition is sponsored by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, and its judges are industry professionals who look for work that exceeds a high standard of excellence and serves as a benchmark for the industry.

About the Projects

Ice Miller
Ice Miller’s new website features modern animated effects and bold, colorful imagery, to convey its strong culture and communicate the firm’s dynamism. Additionally, the website includes Great Jakes’s industry-leading User Engagement Toolbox functionality and customizable microsites for each service, industry, and attorney bio.

Patterson Belknap
To modernize its brand look and further differentiate the firm, Patterson Belknap worked with Great Jakes to redesign the firm’s graphic identity, logo and website. At the top of its list of goals was to better communicate its strength and experience in its three main service areas: Litigation, Disputes & Investigations, Corporate & Transactions, and Exempt Organizations & Private Clients. Read this case study to learn more about the project.

Sullivan & Worcester
One of the most striking elements of the new Sullivan & Worcester website is its homepage, which displays a dynamic, animated marquee centered around the firm’s tagline, “Move Forward With Sullivan.” Additionally, the website includes Great Jakes’s industry-leading User Engagement Toolbox functionality and customizable microsites for each service, industry, and attorney bio. The website was also built using a cutting-edge front-end web technology called ReactJS, which allows for lightning-fast page loads, elegant page transitions, improved security, and much more.

UB Greensfelder
UB Greensfelder, needed a fresh new website that reflected its capabilities and properly conveyed the warmth and approachability of this dynamic firm. Imagery that captures the firm’s collaborative nature is a key aspect of the site. Additionally, the UB Greensfelder website features person and practice microsites, a new Q&A module, dynamic content teasing, graceful page-load animations, and more. Read this case study to learn more about the project.

Larkin Hoffman
Larkin Hoffman, a firm “built for the modern world,” turned to Great Jakes to develop a bold brand and cutting-edge website that would properly reflect its depth of capabilities and position it for future growth. The new Larkin Hoffman website showcases a refreshed brand look, a new logo and color scheme, and portrait photography. To make a strong first impression, Great Jakes worked closely with the firm to include an engaging videographic for the homepage. Read this case study to learn more about the project.

Wilson Elser
As a defense litigation firm with over 1,000 lawyers, 40+ offices coast-to-coast, and a reputation for exceptional legal work, Wilson Elser needed a website that effectively positioned it as a market leader. Prominently featured on the site is an engaging homepage videographic that reflects the breadth of work that the firm handles and the industries it serves. Read this case study to learn more about the project.