Hotel & Restaurant Expert Witnesses
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of hotel & restaurant expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on hotel & restaurant and related issues. Hotel & restaurant expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these hotel & restaurant expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Food Safety , Hotel Operations, Management, Hospitality, Restaurant, Safety, Bar, Business Interruption, Commercial Kitchen, Discrimination, Dram Shop, Employment, Harassment, Hotel & Restaurant, and Hotel Security.
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Alan Someck
Keystone Hospitality Solutions
Hotel & Restaurant, Food
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Restaurant Operations, Dram Shop and Alcohol Service, Income and Profit Evaluations, Restaurant Training, Slip and Falls, Restaurant Wages and Tips, Food Safety, Customer and Employee Safety, Restaurant Harassment, Restaurant Business Damages, Restaurant Feasibility Studies
Alan has had over 42 years experience in the food industry as an owner, operator, consultant and teacher. For the past 10 years, he has been a full time instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education and an Adjunct Professor of Hospitality Management at the New York Institute of Technology. Alan has had 25 years of extensive management experience in fine dining and fast casual operations. Through his 2 companies, Keystone Hospitality Solutions and Food Startup Help, he has been a consultant to help develop a wide variety of restaurant concepts as well as projects to turn around struggling operations and a consultant to those looking to develop and bring food products to market.
He has also been awarded 7 grants from the Federal Government and New York State to work on sustainability issues within the hospitality industry. Alan has organized workshops, conferences and training programs for the New York State Restaurant Association and has been a speaker and author of hospi...
Edward M Walls, MPA
Hotel Operations Specialist
Woodworth Core Group LLC
Hotel & Restaurant, Business Operations
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Safety, security, financials, hotel and resort marketing, sales, unions, service, reputation management, market share, pricing, Labor, Cost, Expense management, Renovation Guidance and Management, Hotel Opening /Transition Management, leadership and management assessment, Hotel Operations
Ed has over 40 years of experience with independent resorts and major brands. Among these are: Westin, Sheraton, Hilton, Marriott, Curio by Hilton, Preferred Hotels, Embassy Suites, Holiday Inn, Radisson and Doubletree.
Ed’s track record of outstanding strategic thinking and execution has earned him many community awards in the industry. He brings a balanced approach to all phases of hotel operations, with a focus on boosting brand and real estate value for owners. Expertise in all aspects of hotel and restaurant operations make him a highly effective witness.
Litigation Support and Expert Witness Experience Include:
Hotel Operations & Management
• Management and leadership Assessment
• Task Force Assistance
• Service and Quality Assurance
• Leadership and Operational Development
• Associate Engagement and Retention
• Facilities Management and Engineering
• Task Force Sourcing for Key Disciplines
• Labor, Cost, and Expense analysis and evaluation
. Greenbelt Six Sigma
. Safet...
David J. Brotman, FAIA
Sunset Consultants
Scottsdale, Arizona
Architecture, Construction
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Standard of Care, Construction Document, Real Estate, Slip trip & fall, Trip & Fall, Delay, Defect, Change Order, Building, Design, Coordination, Code Compliance, Contract Document, Management, Contract Administration, Architectural Detailing, Commercial, Retail, Hotel, Office
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects with over fifty years of experience. Twenty-five years with RTKL Associates Inc., one of the World’s largest Architect and Engineering Firms, and served as its Vice-Chairman. Past Planning Commissioner on the City of Malibu Planning Commission. Skills include all facets of Architectural Practice. Worldwide, multi-million dollar project experience includes retail, office, hotel, institutional, and mixed-use. Recently, qualified and served as a Standard of Care, Coordination, and Delay Expert in a case involving a major retail project. This included deposition and trial testimony.
Gary R. Coburn
Restaurant Concept Innovations
San Juan Capistrano, California
Hotel & Restaurant, Slip Trip & Fall
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Slip Trip & Fall, OSHA, burns, choking, food safety, dram shop, alcohol, negligent security, employee safety, commercial kitchen, customer injuries, ADA, management, franchise, ownership, permitting, training, investing, accounting, premises liability
Award-winning restaurant executive. Helped create, open, run, and advise hundreds of full-service restaurants, limited-service, quick-service, bars and nightclubs. Additional expertise in restaurant franchising and commercial kitchen design/build from remodels to ground up including conceptual development, viability, and business interruption.
Over 40 years in the restaurant industry as owner, operator, franchisor, consultant, President, Chief Operating Officer, and General Manager of numerous restaurant and food service establishments. Experienced restaurant investor and developer.
Active restaurant owner with consulting business developing restaurant concepts and turning around existing establishments.
Concepts worked on include: Joe's Crab Shack, Cask ‘n Cleaver, Lord Charlie’s, El Gato Gordo, Pizza Pronto, Safari Bar Restaurant, Shark Club, Bull Dog Grill, Stronghouse, Pangea, The Ballroom, Juarez Grill, Dickerson’s Club 29, Yucatan Liquor Stand, Zepp’s Atomic Tex Mex, Cab...
Dennis Gemberling
Perry Group International
San Francisco, California
Hotel & Restaurant, Real Estate
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Hospitality Industry, Management, Operations, Maintenance, Upkeep, Safety, Security, Employment, Wages, Harassment, Discrimination, Income and Economic Impact, Business Interruption Issues, Alcohol Service Handling, Food Safety, Construction, Equipment, Standard of Care, Customs and Trade Practices
– Over 35 years experience managing, operating and consulting on full-service, limited-service, extended-stay, all-suite, branded and franchised, condo and timeshare hotels and resorts, casual, fine-dining and quick-service restaurants, bars and nightclubs, catering and special event facilities, casinos, and mixed-use real estate. Held prior positions for different owners, operators and chains as Senior Vice President, General Manager, Director of Food & Beverage and Restaurant Unit Manager.
– Retained over 400 projects including brands, franchises and independents across the United States, Mexico and Canada.
- Earned Certificates in Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management from Cornell University and Receiverships Administration, Procedures, and Law from Loyola Law School
– Member of Foodservice Consultants Society International, Forensic Expert Witness Association, and Turnaround Management Association.
- Over 10 years as A.M. Best’s “Recommended Expert Services Prov...
Grant M Mogford, CFPS
Mogford Fire Consulting Group, Inc
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, California
Fire, Hotel & Restaurant
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commercial kitchen, grease fire, standard of care, subject matter expert, hood & duct cleaning, grease exhaust system, automatic fire system, restaurant kitchen fire, grease duct fire, IKECA, I.K.E.C.A, NFPA 96
With over 32 years of experience in the commercial kitchen grease exhaust system industry, I am a certified fire protection specialist and exhaust system inspector who provides service, education, and litigation support to the hospitality, fire service, and insurance sectors.
My mission is to help kitchen exhaust companies, facility managers, and food service operators comply with the NFPA 96 standards and the California Mechanical Code, and to prevent and mitigate fire hazards in commercial cooking operations. I also specialize in providing expert witness and litigation support in kitchen exhaust system fire legal disputes, drawing on my extensive knowledge and experience in the field.
Past member of the Board of Directors for the International Kitchen Exhaust Cleaners Association.
National Fire Protection Association Certified Fire Protection Specialist.
IKECA Certified Exhaust System Inspector.
IKECA Certified Exhaust Cleaning Specialist.
California Fire Inspector 1A - 2D
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Mark J Withrow, CFC, CFLC, CMI, CHPP
Premises Liability/Security Best Practice/Crime
Golden State Security Consulting
Pleasanton, California
Premises Liability, Hotel & Restaurant
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Guard Force, Loss Prevention, Crime Foreseeability, Security Negligence, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Use of Force, Security Best Practices, Property Management, Emergency Preparedness, Risk Management, Parking Lot Crime, Security Contracts, Warehouse Security, Major Event Security, Video Review
Over 30 years law enforcement and Security Management
Experienced in complex trial preparation, report writing, and legal research
Exceptional case management and communication skills
Qualified expert in Alameda and San Joaquin counties. Diligent at conducting safety-security audits and vulnerability assessments
Frequently evaluate Negligence and Liability, Standards of Care, Personal Injury, Crime Foreseeability, Security Audits and Risk Assessments
A detail-oriented critical and analytical thinker who understands the discovery process and stages of litigation
Have attained the CFLC designation (Certified Forensic Litigation Consultant) with FEWA. Vice President of FEWA Northwest Region
George Fischer
Hospitality Details
Lone Tree, Colorado
Hotel & Restaurant
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Resort, Condo Resort, Condo Hotel, Hotel Operations, Asset Management, Marketing, Renovation, Sales & Marketing
A 40-year veteran of the Hotel/Resort industry, Fischer's hospitality career includes work in full service resorts, condo resorts and hotels, to include positions at the world-famous Greenbrier and Broadmoor Hotels. Additionally, he has experience in multi unit management of branded and non-branded assets. He is well balanced with strong business acumen in financials, guest service, renovations, sales & marketing, team building, and developing culture.
Gary L Deel, PhD, JD, MS, MA
Hospitality Expert (Hotels, Restaurants, etc.)
FC Consulting & Expert Witness
Windermere, Florida
Hotel & Restaurant, Travel & Tourism
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Business, Hospitality, Travel, Tourism, Employment, Human Resources, Safety, Security, Resorts, Lodging, Airlines, Cruise Lines, Meetings, Conventions, Conferences
Dr. Gary Deel is a polymath with a strong record of career success in several industries including hospitality management, higher education, legal work, and professional consulting, and a mastery of knowledge in several other academic areas including aerospace studies, psychology, sociology, and criminal justice.
Gary has spent more than 15 years as a professor at various institutions, including Valencia College, University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), Colorado Technical University (CTU), Kaplan University, the Art Institutes (Ai), the University of Central Florida (UCF), American Public University System (APUS), Colorado State University (CSU), and University of Florida (UFL), and Thomas University (TU). Gary has developed and taught courses in business, hospitality, leadership, ethics, law, professionalism, sales and marketing, engineering, maintenance, culinary arts, human resources, space studies, astronomy, and other academic areas. Gary currently serves as Professor for the ...
Kenneth B Kuscher
Legal Expertise on Food and Beverage Safety
Brunswick Food Service Educators
Boynton Beach, Florida
Food, Hotel & Restaurant
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Food Safety, Food Illness, Food Poisoning, Food Serving, Restaurant accidents, Food and beverage Spills, Proper Food Cooking, Food Temperature cooking, Food Holding temperatures, E.Coli prevention and all viruses, coffee spills at drive thru, Food Safety Expert Witness, Proper Hand Washing
Ken has nearly 40 years of hands-on operational experience. In addition, he has extensive teaching experience at the college level, including food safety instruction.
QUALIFICATIONS
Certified ServSafe Instructor.
Trainer: NEHA Food Safety / National Environmental Health Association.
Trainer: Currently under a trainer contract with nine restaurants in the Miami, Florida area.
As a Servsafe Instructor I have taught over 200 classes to Food Service Managers on Food Safety.
Food Safety the entire cycle from before it is purchased, until after it is the customers Physical hands. This includes serving, as well as how the food was handled after the customer leaves the foodservice operation Including spills when the food is served as well as after it leaves the operation.
COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer: Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration.
Food service, including food safety
Adjunct Professor: Florida Atlantic University, School of Business.
Food service, including ...
Gregory Riehle, JD
Riehle Hospitality Consulting - Legal and Operations
Wesley Chapel, Florida
Hotel & Restaurant, Legal
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Resort asset management, hotel operations, standard of care, condominium hotels, captive insurance, bad faith, business interruption, risk purchasing, discrimination, harassment, ADA, sale of resort, receivership, sports academies, boarding schools, hotel security, premises liability
Mr. Riehle’s decades of experience in resort and sports academy operations, hospitality law, and insurance, uniquely qualify him as an expert in a variety of hospitality subject matter areas. During his career as a chief executive, general manager, and attorney, he has successfully managed and developed mid-sized companies and organizations. Mr. Riehle’s diverse professional background thus provides him insight into resolving and advising on a wide range of complex disputes. Most recently, Mr. Riehle oversaw all aspects of the sale of a large complex destination resort.
Background.
For 30 years, Mr. Riehle was a leader of one of the largest family-owned and operated resorts, Saddlebrook Resort, as well as its affiliated sports training, academic programs, and property management company. He served in a variety of capacities, including GM, EVP, and General Counsel. During this time, Mr. Riehle was instrumental in the development of Resort Hotel Association, a $9B collective of 150 in...
Edward M Walls, MPA
Hotel Operations Specialist
Woodworth Core Group LLC
Braselton, Georgia
Hotel & Restaurant, Business Operations
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Safety, security, financials, hotel and resort marketing, sales, unions, service, reputation management, market share, pricing, Labor, Cost, Expense management, Renovation Guidance and Management, Hotel Opening /Transition Management, leadership and management assessment, Hotel Operations
Ed has over 40 years of experience with independent resorts and major brands. Among these are: Westin, Sheraton, Hilton, Marriott, Curio by Hilton, Preferred Hotels, Embassy Suites, Holiday Inn, Radisson and Doubletree.
Ed’s track record of outstanding strategic thinking and execution has earned him many community awards in the industry. He brings a balanced approach to all phases of hotel operations, with a focus on boosting brand and real estate value for owners. Expertise in all aspects of hotel and restaurant operations make him a highly effective witness.
Litigation Support and Expert Witness Experience Include:
Hotel Operations & Management
• Management and leadership Assessment
• Task Force Assistance
• Service and Quality Assurance
• Leadership and Operational Development
• Associate Engagement and Retention
• Facilities Management and Engineering
• Task Force Sourcing for Key Disciplines
• Labor, Cost, and Expense analysis and evaluation
. Greenbelt Six Sigma
. Safet...
John M Keeling, CRE, MAI, CHIA
The Keeling Consultancy, LLC
Louisiana
Hotel & Restaurant, Real Estate Appraiser
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Ad Valorem Tax, Arbitration, Bankruptcy, Business Interruption, Business Value, Condemnation, Damages, Economic Impact, Enterprise Value, Lost Profits, Management Agreement, Management Contract, Property Tax, Reorganization
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
The Keeling Consultancy, LLC – Principal
Valencia Hotel Group - Executive Vice President
Prior:
PKF Consulting – Senior Vice President & Shareholder
Laventhol & Horwath – Regional Managing Partner
LICENSES
Louisiana Certified General Real Estate Appraiser
Texas Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Texas Certified General Real Estate Appraiser
Texas Real Estate Broker
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
The Appraisal Institute (MAI)
The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)
Certified Hotel Industry Analyst (CHIA)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (retired member)
PUBLICATIONS
Real Estate Market Analysis: Methods and Case Studies, The Urban Land Institute, 2009 (Contributing Author)
Downtown Development Handbook, The Urban Land Institute, 1992 (Contributing Author)
EDUCATION
Completed the Appraisal Institute course “Fundamentals of Separating Real Property, Personal Property and Intangible Business Assets”
Completed all course work for a Certificate of Completio...
Preston Rideout
Preston Rideout
Greenwood, Mississippi
Dram Shop & Alcohol Services, Hotel & Restaurant
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Dram Shop, Dram Shop Expert, Dram Shop Expert Witness, Liquor Liability, Hospitality Expert, Nightclub Expert, Nightclub Expert Witness, Restaurant Expert, Restaurant Expert Witness, Bar Expert, Bar Expert Witness, Responsible Alcohol Service, Intoxication Expert, Bartender Training
Preston Rideout is a nightclub and bar consultant specializing in Dram Shop Expert Witness Testimony. He has 25 years of bar operations experience and 75 alcohol safety certifications. Preston is CEO of Rideout Hospitality and Founder of The Dram Shop Experts.
Upon graduating from the University of Mississippi, Preston relocated to Las Vegas to work for Pure Management Group. While in Las Vegas, Preston operated Coyote Ugly, Tangerine Nightclub, Pure Nightclub, PCD Lounge, LAX Nightclub, Noir Bar Audigier Nightclub, EVE Nightclub, Venus Pool Club, and Rehab Pool Party inside Treasure Island Casino, New York New York Casino, Caesars Palace, The Luxor, Aria Casino, and The Hard Rock Hotel. After Las Vegas, Preston launched Rideout Hospitality.
As CEO of Rideout Hospitality, Preston provides consulting to casinos, hotels, resorts, restaurants, nightclubs, bars, and hospitality management groups across the United States, Mexico, and the Bahamas. Clients retain Preston to optimize bar...
Skip Stearns
THE HOTEL EXPERTS, LLC
Stratham, New Hampshire
Hotel & Restaurant, Premises Liability
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Hotels, Motels, Resorts, Hospitality, Food, Franchising, Gaming, Gambling, Casino Hotels, Slip Trip & Fall, Restaurants, Alcohol Service, Hotel Operations, Hotel Premises Liability, Safety, Hotel Security, Hotels/Hospitality, Lodging, Management, Risk Management
Safety, Security, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Slip, Trip & Fall, Scalding, Drowning, Other Personal Injuries, Franchise and Management Contract Disputes, Industry Operating Standards & Product Standards, Safety & Security Standards, Emergency Procedures, Integrity Standards, Human Resources, Employee Qualifications & Hiring Practices, Standards for Employee, Wrongful Termination, Training, Sales & Marketing Practices, Casino & Gaming Operations, Food & Beverage Service, Alcohol Service
Alan Someck
Keystone Hospitality Solutions
Great Neck, New York
Hotel & Restaurant, Food
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Restaurant Operations, Dram Shop and Alcohol Service, Income and Profit Evaluations, Restaurant Training, Slip and Falls, Restaurant Wages and Tips, Food Safety, Customer and Employee Safety, Restaurant Harassment, Restaurant Business Damages, Restaurant Feasibility Studies
Alan has had over 42 years experience in the food industry as an owner, operator, consultant and teacher. For the past 10 years, he has been a full time instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education and an Adjunct Professor of Hospitality Management at the New York Institute of Technology. Alan has had 25 years of extensive management experience in fine dining and fast casual operations. Through his 2 companies, Keystone Hospitality Solutions and Food Startup Help, he has been a consultant to help develop a wide variety of restaurant concepts as well as projects to turn around struggling operations and a consultant to those looking to develop and bring food products to market.
He has also been awarded 7 grants from the Federal Government and New York State to work on sustainability issues within the hospitality industry. Alan has organized workshops, conferences and training programs for the New York State Restaurant Association and has been a speaker and author of hospi...
John M Keeling, CRE, MAI, CHIA
The Keeling Consultancy, LLC
Houston, Texas
Hotel & Restaurant, Real Estate Appraiser
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Ad Valorem Tax, Arbitration, Bankruptcy, Business Interruption, Business Value, Condemnation, Damages, Economic Impact, Enterprise Value, Lost Profits, Management Agreement, Management Contract, Property Tax, Reorganization
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
The Keeling Consultancy, LLC – Principal
Valencia Hotel Group - Executive Vice President
Prior:
PKF Consulting – Senior Vice President & Shareholder
Laventhol & Horwath – Regional Managing Partner
LICENSES
Louisiana Certified General Real Estate Appraiser
Texas Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Texas Certified General Real Estate Appraiser
Texas Real Estate Broker
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
The Appraisal Institute (MAI)
The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)
Certified Hotel Industry Analyst (CHIA)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (retired member)
PUBLICATIONS
Real Estate Market Analysis: Methods and Case Studies, The Urban Land Institute, 2009 (Contributing Author)
Downtown Development Handbook, The Urban Land Institute, 1992 (Contributing Author)
EDUCATION
Completed the Appraisal Institute course “Fundamentals of Separating Real Property, Personal Property and Intangible Business Assets”
Completed all course work for a Certificate of Completio...
Bentley Nettles
College Station, Texas
Dram Shop & Alcohol Services, Hotel & Restaurant
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Liquor Liability, Intoxication, Investigations, liability, Alcohol Seller/Server training, Liquor delivery driver training, Alcohol Regulatory Compliance, Injury, Retail, Nightclub, Bar, Restaurant, Drunk Driving
Chief executive of state agency tasked with regulating alcoholic beverage sales throughout Texas. The TABC has 635 full time employees, distributed across 41 locations and a biennial budget of 96 million dollars. Supervised and directed the nearly 200 auditors and sworn peace officers who helped enforce the laws and regulations dealing with underage serving, serving while intoxicated, over-serving, etc. Responsible for the prosecution, evaluation and settlement of thousands of alleged violations of public safety standards regarding alcohol. Assisted in the development and implementation of the Targeted Responsibility for Alcohol Connected Emergencies (TRACE) procedure. TRACE is used after an alcohol related emergency (such as an impaired person injury someone in a motor vehicle accident) as an investigation technique to track back to a permitted location and determine if the driver was over served or impaired at the time of his last drink purchase.
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Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, and Texas