Wiley Brooks, namesake of The Wiley Brooks Company, is a Seattle-based crisis communications expert and consultant. Wiley's practice has focused on crisis management for more than 20 years. While sometimes hired directly by the company or organization in crisis, Wiley is more often retained by a company's attorney to help limit the crisis impact in the court of public opinion. His clients have included major Fortune 100 companies and far smaller family-owned businesses. He has also helped non-profits, religious organizations and colleges facing the glare of bad news.