GREAT MERCIFUL ZEUS! Look at the Filthy and Unsanitary Conditions Found in Offices of Chicago Law Firm Hinshaw & Culbertson!
[ Great Merciful Zeus! Lookit that abject filth! It looks like a crime scene! ]
I was recently subpoenaed as a witness in a case making its way through federal court involving a gay bar here in Chicago that’s been accused of harassing a Christian employee…which is a shocking display of hypocrisy, if you think about it, because the “Ministry of Truth” that is our national media constantly berates you with talking points that claim Christians are forever the ones victimizing gays…and no indication is given to the public that in reality it’s the gays who are the victimizers and not necessarily the victims in a lot of cases.
I’ve written about this before, while coining the term “Gaystapo” to refer to militant gays who serve as goon squads for the Left…and who are specifically charged with accusing Christians of all manner of hatred and bigotry (while simultaneously being the ones who actually rev up hatred and bigotry themselves against Christians at just about any gay-related public event held in cities like Chicago).
Well, I’m openly gay and can tell you that I’ve seen, firsthand, Christian men harassed and persecuted in the very prominent Chicago bar currently a Defendant in a major discrimination suit. I witnessed atheist or agnostic gays deliberately targeting gay Christians for harassment as “traitors” because of their faith…and I am looking forward to the day in the near future where I can take the witness stand in federal court and put on record everything I’ve seen self-styled “leaders of the gay community” do to men in Chicago who are both gay and Christian (but who refuse to denounce Christ or turn their backs on their families because the “gay community leaders” tell them that’s what they need to do). Honestly, this case is one of the most explosive I’ve ever encountered and has the potential to completely obliterate the Left’s ability to ever use gays as a weapon against Christians in the future…because it exposes the reality that whenever the Left accuses other people of doing something evil, it’s because subgroups of the Left are actually doing those exact same things to someone else.
This case will expose the Gaystapo for the evil it does to Christians…and it will also show the self-styled “gay community leaders” to be the real hatemongers at work in our society today.
There’s a lot more to come on this in the months ahead as the case moves through discovery and approaches trial…so be sure to stay tuned because I intend to tell you everything I am allowed to publicly reveal about the most shameless act of hypocrisy the “gay community” of Chicago has ever committed in its effort to destroy “the enemies of the gay community”.
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[ Filthy conditions in the Hinshaw & Culbertson Chicago offices...but they aren't even bothering to clean the carpet for a catered event/party? So trashy!]
The firm that’s representing the prominent gay bar at the center of this hypocrisy is Hinshaw & Culbertson, which is a national firm that claims to employ over 500 lawyers coast to coast in various cities…with its headquarters in an opulent skyscraper in downtown Chicago right on LaSalle just before you’d hit the Chicago river. Yesterday, I was asked to meet with Scott M. Gilbert, who is the lawyer representing the Defendants in the case, because he wanted me to teach him to use the search function here on HillBuzz.org to find various articles I’ve written about both the bar and the gay community’s persecution of Christians…and Mr. Gilbert, despite his law degree, was unable to find and properly use the clearly-marked search function on this site (Quick: as a test, try to find the search function yourself and pull up articles about gay bars and/or religion on the site and let me know in comments if you are able to easily do so).
I went to Hinshaw’s corporate offices yesterday afternoon at the invitation of Mr. Gilbert thinking I’d be showing him how to better use this website’s archives, but it seems that the day had gotten away from Mr. Gilbert and he hadn’t booked a conference room so the meeting never happened (as you’ll read in my letter below, all the conference space was booked for some big, elaborate party the firm was hosting for a “Don Bozo”…who could very well be a circus clown highly connected in the mob…in which case, I fully understand the firm’s zeal to placate “Don Bozo” with such a large party whenever he wants because clowns are scary enough on their own…but become particularly terrifying when they’ve mobbed-up). I waited and waited for Mr. Gilbert to find space for us to meet, but he never succeeded…and the entire time I was left in the reception area to stare at the filthiest carpet I’ve ever seen in my entire life.
Mind you, when I was in high school I traveled through Europe and into countries that were still Communist at the time…and I never saw filthy carpets like this in the Eastern Bloc. Here in Chicago, I’ve been to all sorts of oddball places in the various adventures I have in this city chasing down stories…and I honestly can’t think of any Cook County or City of Chicago office that was as filthy as Suite 300 of Hinshaw & Culbertson’s corporate offices at 222 N. LaSalle. I have been behind-the-scenes in zoos and have seen cleaner floors in the service areas of the primate and pachyderm buildings.
Waiting in Hinshaw & Culbertson’s reception area yesterday reminded me of that episode of Friends where Ross starts dating some hot girl…and she invites him up to her place for the first time. Based on the fact that the girl was pretty and affable and seemed to be completely normal, Ross expected to head upstairs and find a well-kept apartment free of filth and other unsanitary conditions. Perhaps he even expected it to smell like strawberries and be as orderly and attractive as a page ripped out of the Pottery Barn catalog. Instead, he walked into a pigsty…with stains upon stains and a mysterious creature burrowing through the detritus.
I can’t say that Hinshaw & Culbertson’s offices are THAT bad…but they do rank as the filthiest offices I’ve ever stepped foot in…in any country and at any time in my entire life.
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[ Just in case you are wondering, these offices are on the third floor of a very large office building that has a massive atrium and entrance hallways. To reach this reception area in Suite 300, people need to enter off LaSalle and walk for many hundred feet through a little arcade of shops...and then take an elevator...and after that proceed down another hallway. So, if you're thinking that this filth is just from Chicago winter salt/snow, think again. We haven't had a lot of snow this winter and people's shoes should be pretty clean by the time they make their way up here. I have no idea at all how this carpet got this filthy, save for live animals being loosed here on weekends to defecate and roll around in their own muck up here. It's horrifying! ]
Whenever I encounter anything that’s so bad it makes me sit down and write a company a letter like this, I like to share it with all of you because I think more people out there should take the time to write letters.
When I was in college and graduate school I worked in hotels and was always happy to receive something in the mail from a guest letting us know about a bad experience. I can remember quite a few letters from guests complaining about unmade beds or improperly cleaned bathrooms…but in all the years I worked in hospitality I never received a letter describing conditions as filthy as the ones I found yesterday at one of Chicago’s biggest law firms. I am absolutely flabbergasted that no one has ever called these people on the carpet for their filthy carpet.
And I won’t even get into what the men’s room was like…you can read the letter below for yourself. I need another shower just thinking about being in there.
But maybe a good, old-fashioned public-shaming will cause these people to rent a Rug Doctor steamer or buy a carpet cleaner on Amazon or something…and hopefully a little shaming will cause them to clean their men’s room.
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QUESTION FOR COMMENTS: Have you ever encountered anything this filthy and unsanitary in any law firm or large company you’ve ever been to?
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[ Donald L. Mrozek, Chairman of Hinshaw & Culbertson...the Chicago law firm with the filthiest reception area and bathroom I've ever seen ]
VIA FAX & EMAIL 2/20/2013
Donald L. Mrozek
Chairman, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
222 N. LaSalle – Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60601
Dear Mr. Mrozek,
I’m writing as a professional courtesy to ensure you are aware of the filthy and unsanitary conditions of your offices, located in Suite 300 of 222 N. LaSalle in Chicago, Illinois. According to your firm’s website, you are actually based out of this office…and should thus already be aware of the problem.
On Wednesday 2/20/2013, I came to Suite 300 for a 4pm meeting requested by Scott Gilbert, a partner in your employment law division. Mr. Gilbert was not prepared for the meeting, so your receptionist in Suite 300 showed me to a couch in the reception area while I waited for Mr. Gilbert to find an available conference room. At the time, Blue Plate Catering was setting up for a large party to be held in honor of “Don Bozo” (according to the receptionist); I’m assuming Mr. Bozo is another member of your firm (and not the famous ginger-haired children’s show clown, embarked on a second career as a Mafioso).
Mr. Gilbert kept me waiting for a good 25 minutes, during which time I was shocked to observe the condition of the carpeting in your offices (see attached photos, taken 2/20/2013 from a couch in your waiting area). Frankly, I have not seen filth like this outside of a loading dock or “backstage” maintenance room at an industrial site or a poorly-run zoo.
As you can well see, there are enormous stains on the floor of your reception area that could rival those photographed at crime scenes or garbage dumps. Other mysterious stains make me believe the Hinshaw offices are rented out to a veterinary clinic or livestock auction house on the weekends…because the surreal presence of assorted incontinent ungulates is the only possible explanation for how carpeting could be stained this badly in a suite of offices in downtown Chicago in what purports to be a major law firm with over 500 partners in multiple cities.
Since you have no magazines in your waiting area and I could not get WiFi service in your office on my phone, I suppose I had nothing else to occupy my attention besides your firm’s filthy carpeting while I waited and waited for Mr. Gilbert (who ended up not even meeting with me today because he never could find an available room and seemed distracted by the big party happening for Don Bozo).
When I later needed to use your men’s room, I was horrified to find those facilities even dirtier than the reception area. All three stalls had clogged toilets filled with un-flushed feces and urine, with toilet paper clumped in standing water on the floor or dangling in long streams from their dispensers (as if the washroom was hit by a devastating combination of severely early Halloween “T.P.” tricksters and men with extremely high-fiber diets). The mirror was splashed with water and streaked with fingerprints and grime. Overhead, the lights flickered due to expiring bulbs needing replacing. One of the Blue Plate caterers was changing clothes in the washroom as well, so upon entering I literally bumped into a half-naked, robust Hispanic man standing gingerly on tip-toe in stagnant water…which is something I don’t expect to happen in a law firm in downtown Chicago.
Frankly, your firm’s washroom was filthier than ones I’ve seen in truck stops, football stadiums, or Greyhound bus stations…in Mexico. On a surprise bright side, at least there’s no stagnant water and feces floating in urine in the reception area. I almost forgot about the filthy carpets after experiencing your washroom.
While I am not a client of Hinshaw & Culbertson and most likely never will be, I do hope you take this letter to heart and think of the effect your filthy reception area and unsanitary washroom would have on an actual client. Is this the sort of branding you want your firm to have under your leadership as Chairman?
Because it’s my understanding that the reception area in Suite 300 is where your actual clients also arrive to wait to speak with your attorneys…and this is the impression you are giving to the people who step off the elevator and into the Chicago offices of Hinshaw & Culbertson, which are supposedly your national headquarters. You clearly don’t even clean your offices when you’re having a high-profile, catered function…which is just bizarre to me.
I must note in closing that all of your staff members whom I encountered were very polite and friendly (including Mr. Gilbert, who seems like a very nice man)…but when they saw me staring at the stains in the carpeting a few of them shook their heads as they walked by and mouthed “Isn’t it terrible?” or “It’s so embarrassing”. One woman candidly remarked that your firm is not doing very well financially these days and that a decision was made to cutback on things like carpet cleaning (and, clearly, washroom sanitizing and upkeep).
I sincerely hope that if you were the one who purposefully chose to allow your reception area and washroom to become so filthy just to save a few bucks that you reconsider that decision. A “Rug Doctor” carpet steam-cleaner rents for around $50 per day from local Dominick’s grocery stores and it could have your reception area looking markedly better in just a few hours. Alternatively, I’ve heard great things about the “Stanley Steamer” cleaning service that’s advertised on television (though I’ve never hired them personally). As for your washroom, the only advice I can think to give you is “Clorox bleach”…and to perhaps send around a memo asking your partners and associates to flush the toilets after use and to not splash water or throw toilet paper around everywhere like unsanitary zoo animals.
Best of luck to you with all of this,
Kevin DuJan
Editor-in-Chief, HillBuzz.org
Enclosure: Photos
CC: J. William Roberts (Managing Partner), Kevin Joseph Burke (Vice Chairman), Bradford R. Carver, John W. Dubbs III, Laurie S. Randolph, Robert J. Romero
[ Seriously. An affordable carpet-cleaner costs about $135 on Amazon with FREE shipping. The one above is the model that I personally own. Why on Earth a big law firm like Hinshaw & Culbertson can't afford a $135 carpet-cleaner and some soapy water is just beyond me. ]
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UPDATE: 2/21/2013 10am CST — I’ve gotten a surprising number of emails asking me what the young man in black is doing kneeling in front of what looks like some sort of “cult altar” in the lobby of Hinshaw & Culbertson…and what the white tables with the black band are for…and what the magenta-colored things in fishbowls are. Someone actually asked if those were “octopi” or some other sea creature.
I thought it was obvious in the original post, but those tables are there for the big fancy party that Hinshaw was going to have that night. The catering company, Blue Plate Catering, draped white tablecloths over the round bar tables and then let the cloth cascade down to the ground. While I was waiting and waiting for Mr. Gilbert to return to speak to me, I watched the young man dressed in all black (and a nice young female server) bunch the tablecloth together around the central pole that keeps the table upright. Then they tied ribbons around the middle to keep the cloth in place (that’s the black that you see).
On top the tables they had these little fish bowls with some sort of exotic flower inside. Despite being gay, I cannot identify all flowers…but it’s obviously some sort of tropical thing that’s magenta in color. It kind of reminded me of a giant raspberry…or like one of those “snow balls” flowers that used to pop up on bushes back in Ohio each spring.
You can (clearly) pick up decorating and entertaining ideas in the weirdest places. If I could give you one piece of advice today, it would be to never, ever miss up a chance to watch waiters or other servers setting up for an event if you can observe them. You will always get some little tip to show you how to turn a bar table into an elegant-looking “cult altar”, the way Blue Plate did with these tables and the “octopi” bowls.
I’m totally going to use this table setup and flower arrangement for something in the future. It would even work for having friends over if you want to setup a little snack or drink station.
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UPDATE: 2/22/2013 900am CST — Read Part Two in “The Mystery of the Filthy, Filthy Carpet” HERE where we enlist the expert advice of actress Ann B. Davis of “Alice from the Brady Bunch” fame to uncover cleaning tips that might possibly be used by Hinshaw & Culbertson in the future to clean their filthy reception area carpet.
For the complete unfolding of “The Mystery of the Filthy, Filthy Carpet” see our “Mysteries” page: HERE
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I could see the carpet being that dirty if people were coming in directly off the street in inclement weather and it NEVER got cleaned, but that is ridiculous and disgusting. It looks like an elephant may have stopped there and raised its tail. Eeeewwwww.
A couple of years ago my DH was in the hospital in Punta Gorda, FL and I stopped to use the bathroom before I went to his room. That bathroom was the filthiest thing I had seen in my life and I went looking for another one to use. It was so bad it prompted a letter to the editor and of course they wouldn’t use any names so I dont know if the hospital ever got the message.
” … we enlist the expert advice of actress Ann B. Davis of ‘Alice from the Brady Bunch’ fame to uncover cleaning tips that might possibly be used by Hinshaw & Culbertson in the future to clean their filthy reception area carpet.”
Ironically, did you know, Kevin, that Ann B. Davis is a born-again Christian?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_B._Davis
(Although an Episcopalian — one of the churches that’s gone all Gaystapo most of the time — Davis is an orthodox Christian. Bishop William C. Frey, head of the Christian community in Denver which Davis belonged to, is a born-again, conservative Christian, IOW, a defender of the Christian faith. He’s never let the tail wag the dog.)
Listen, these bullies in the Gaystapo could do worse than listen to Ann B. Davis — and not just on cleaning carpets!
It literally took me a nanosecond to look up both “gay bar” and “religion” using the Hillbuzz search function.
This letter made me laugh out loud! You are one of the funniest writers out there, Kevin!
Because I started out with the categories in the banner, it took me a minute or two longer than it should have to complete the search that flummoxed the nice Mr Gilbert. Once I said D’OH, use the search box on the right–easy peasy.
The only reason I believe the law firm’s filthiness is there’s photos, and Kevin would not lie about the washroom. I know I’ve never seen anything like what he describes. When I remember some places that offended me, they were well&truly clean compared to this!
Welcome back Kevin!
Dear Kevin,
Please share Mr. Mrozek’s response! I would love to know what he thinks of your letter. It made me laugh, but I’m not sure he will find it quite as amusing.
Your website’s search tool is very obvious but I know a lawyer (Notre Dame Law School grad!) who actually doesn’t know how to type or use a computer very well. He was in that age group that graduated a little before the pc made its debut, and lawyers considered those to be secretarial tools. He’s actually an excellent attorney but assigns things that involve computers to others. Maybe Mr. Gilbert is an older gentleman?
Anyway, to the issue of the lawsuit…a couple years ago I met my cousin from Detroit and his family at Mass at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago and outside there was a rabid mob of rainbow clad people yelling things at us as we walked in. “Mary was raped!” and “The Catholic Church hates women and gays!” are a couple things I remember them screaming. Everytime the big doors opened they yelled together so that it would disrupt the mass. It was quite embarrassing (not as embarrassing as the carpet and toilets at Hinshaw & Culbertson, though!) My cousin’s kids had their German foreign exchange student with them to see Chicago for the first time and it really was rude of them to yell like they did. After we left and got away from the crowd my cousin’s kids wanted to know “why gay people are so mean?” Ugh…
Best of luck in court!
Mr. Gilbert is around 38 years old I think. He might be a little younger than that, so 33 to 38 is a good age range.
He actually seems to be a very nice guy. He was very polite and pleasant to me and kind of looks a little like that guy from ER, the one doctor who was bald and I think his name was “Rocket Romano”. Only Gilbert has glasses.
I don’t know for sure, but I think he knows how to use computers pretty well. I know that he can send emails because he sent my lawyer an email at least once that I know of. He also can work a phone pretty well, because I’ve heard him talk on a conference call before and those can be tricky for some people.
Wow – that carpet and men’s room are both disgusting. I would think it would drive away clients since it makes the firm look like it’s struggling to stay afloat. I work for a large investment firm and we clean any spots on the carpets in common areas right away so clients don’t get the wrong impression.
I also tried the search function and had no problems. I have to say I’m worried for the defendants in this case if this is their law firm. Maybe they should consider a change?
I would say that it took me about a minute to locate the search feature and to run three consecutive searches on “religion” & “bar” & the name of the bar in question. It also pulled up this article. I was quite pleased.
And I am *SO* grateful that you did not take a picture in the bathroom. The description and the picture above were bad enough for after lunch.
But also, I was almost in stitches reading this. I needed a smile today.
The search function operates flawlessly when I tried it. I suspect it is pilot error on Mr. Gilbert’s part for the inability to navigate it successfully.
RE: the carpet – “Ewww” is definitely the operative word. I fear it must be much worse than it looks in the photos since oftentimes filth and stains don’t read well in pix.
Three things come to mind: 1) Who chose a light colored carpet and when, in the mid-80s? I think an update is needed just to be within a decade or so of the present time, especially for a prominent and supposedly professional business establishment. 2) Have they not heard of shampooing carpets there, cuz, dayum! 3) As a parent and a former teacher, I’d be really concerned about the possible mold or other creepy crawlies that might be breeding in there and getting into people’s lungs. Looks like a textbook example of sick building syndrome.
Kevin, I’m laughing so hard tears are streaming down my cheeks! I’m sorry you had to experience such filth but you were able to write an amazing piece! (made lemonade out of the lemons….too bad you didn’t have some with you that afternoon…if they are that hard up they could use them to make a homemade cleaner!)
Anyway, I’m SO thrilled you are back! I come to Hillbuzz many times throughout each day waiting to “hear” from you and I’ve been so worried….and a little selfish that you aren’t “here”…..I need my Hillbuzz fix!!!
Fondly,
Christa
Oh and I’m a computer idiot and I could find that stuff….am looking for a work-from-home-job to go with my other job and my mom job and my homeschooling 2 DD job…..maybe Mr. Gilbert could use my services!
Oh my GOD! That is an awful carpet. They might want to consider just ripping it out and putting down tile or vinyl planking. That way they could just mop it up regularly.
The letter was priceless. Putting in a few compliments about the employees was a nice touch.
Kevin:
Once again, I read your articles and say, “I’m not worthy! I’m not worthy!”
I’m so glad to see you back in the saddle.
Welcome back Kevin! You have been sorely missed! Hope you are feeling much better!
“gay bar”, and “christian” brought up “About 931 results (0.24 seconds)”….
That does look like old blood dried on the carpet- it turns that nasty green color after a few days….
Seriously, how hard is it to search? You click the box, type in some words, boom! Results!
You can also find just about anything from Googling the terms in question and adding “hillbuzz” to the end of it (or, if you really want to get technical, add “site:hillbuzz.org”).
Bottom line, search is easy!
Man oh man! I kept reading, expecting to get into some details about this lawsuit. What a let down; dirty carpets!
Everybody’s a critic!
Especially lawyers. When I found the search box (0.33 sex) I had my best laugh of the year. Sounds like Mr. Gilbert has “the help” do all his work.
What’s really funny is that I honestly do imagine this guy sitting in front of his keyboard, desperately pushing TAB, and thirstily waiting for the diet soda to squirt out.
OMG YOU ARE BACK!!!
It’s so good to have you back, Kevin, and I’ll keep your health in my prayers. We need you!
I laughed so hard while reading your letter that my abs feel like I just did 500 crunches– Absolutely hilarious, and wonderfully detailed description of all that filth. Can’t wait to read Mr. Mrozek’s response!
So glad you are back Kevin! I just love how you’re able to laugh at just about anything. I spent the last few days helping a friend put together a memorial service and the only thing that got us through it were silly puns and horrible, (no doubt tasteless), jokes. Fortunately, the person who passed would have loved our irreverance.
As to the dirty carpet. Yikes! It’s as bad as I’ve seen. I’m wondering if perhaps this is catering related? I have a friend whose catering company used to do luncheon drop offs and one of their staff took it a little too literally and spilled an entire pan of chicken curry in front of the reception desk at a venture capitalist firm. They cleaned it up as best they could immediately, and my friend had a carpet cleaner there within an hour or two to finish the job.
Of course, if a guest made this kind of a mess it’s the company’s responsibility to clean it up. As it is it looks like they’ve been having parties with un-diapered toddlers chaperoned by vomiting frat boys.
After this expose, Mr. Mrozek is probably wanting to hide.
I guess we’ll be seeing a lot more run down businesses in Obamaville.
Yo, Kevin……..it’s great to see you back online. Prayers are ongoing for your health and well-being.
Late reading the Mystery Filthy Carpet series but the search is beyond easy to use. The defendents better hope their attorney’s search skills are not reflective of his actual legal talent or else they are in big do do. Kinda like the washroom conditions.
Glad you’re back at the keyboard, the world is a lot better when you are typing away and reporting and reflecting on it!