Tom Ciesielka

Is Michael Jackson the New John Kennedy?

You never know who’s going to be brought into the blame game. Earlier this month, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which was responsible for promoting Michael Jackson’s concerts, was found not liable for his death according to Hannah Karp and Eric Schwartzel in the Wall Street Journal. AEG hired Doctor Conrad Murray as Jackson’s personal doctor, and even though he was convicted…

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Public Profanity – What Happens When an Attorney’s Client Becomes an Embarrassment?

Even though the Miley Cyrus “twerking” incident occurred last month, people are still talking about it. One recent article is in Time magazine called, “The People vs. Miley Cyrus: FCC Complaints Aired” by Noah Rayman, in which he lists some of the complaints sent in to the FCC after Cyrus’ and Robin Thicke’s performance aired

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Is a Donut Better for You than a Salad?

Candice Choi’s article, “Dunkin’ Donuts adds doughnut bacon sandwich to menu”in the Chicago Sun-Times is a great public relations move. The sandwich consists of fried eggs and bacon on a glazed doughnut, so I don’t think I could eat it unless I extend my daily workout from one hour to five. However, what Dunkin’ Donuts

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Does a Prostitute Belong at Your Honeymoon?

Here’s a real winner: a man was arrested on his honeymoon for soliciting a prostitute. I can understand why that Chicago Sun-Timesstory, “Suburban man arrested for soliciting prostitute on his honeymoon,” by Jon Seidel and Stefano Esposito, has become so popular. On what was supposed to be a very special day, his wife noticed he’d

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Attorneys Make Terrible Horror Movie Directors

Attorneys know that they have to be careful about what they put online, and they usually use social media sparingly, if at all. I’ve noticed that attorneys limit their social media activity to LinkedIn because they think it’s the safest. However, everyone has to be careful, no matter how professional a website might seem. One

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