Hotel & Restaurant Expert Witnesses in Florida

Hotel & Restaurant, Food - 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...

Hotel & Restaurant, Business Operations - 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...

Hotel & Restaurant, Insurance - Resort asset management, hotel operations, standard of care, condominium hotels, 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...

Boynton Beach, Florida

Food, Hotel & Restaurant - 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 ...

Wesley Chapel, Florida

Hotel & Restaurant, Insurance - Resort asset management, hotel operations, standard of care, condominium hotels, 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...

Jacksonville, Florida

Dram Shop & Alcohol Services, Hotel & Restaurant - Dram Shop Liability, Alcohol Service Standards, Overservice & Negligence, Alcohol Liability, Age Verification, Bar Operations, Taproom Operations, Staff Training, Intoxication Recognition, Premises Liability, Production Brewing, Beverage Industry Standards, Management Oversight & Compliance, Standard Operating Procedures

Gabe Grass is a business development leader and entrepreneur with direct, hands-on experience founding and operating a regional craft brewery and managing all aspects of bar, taproom and hospitality service. As Founder and President of GrassLands Brewing Company in Tallahassee, Florida, he built and operated a community-focused craft brewery from launch through an established brand, managing production, distribution, front-of-house service and a team of up to 15 across service and production functions. That work required developing and executing standard operating procedures, staff training programs, account management protocols and regulatory compliance across all aspects of beverage production and alcohol service. His commitment to responsible service standards extended beyond his own venue. As brewery owner, he organized and hosted an annual ID analysis training program conducted under the oversight of Florida Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, open to staff from restaurants, bars and...

Windermere, Florida

Hotel & Restaurant, Travel & Tourism - 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 business management, 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 ...

Jacksonville, Florida

Real Estate Appraiser, Hotel & Restaurant - Business Interuption, Lost Profits, Condemnation, Partial Interest, Feasibility, Property Tax Appeal, Estate, Valuation

Henry ("Hank") Staley is a Prinicipal with Woodworth C ore Group, a hospitality industry consulting firm offering research, valuation, consulting, asset management and litigation support services. Over his 40-year career he has studied nearly 3,000 hotels in 47 U.S. states, the Carribean and Central America. He possesses the knowledge, skill, experience, training, and education relevant to a litany of issues involving the business and ownership of hotel real estate. His litigation support experience includes over 40 cases providing opinions related to valuation, feasibility, frachise issues, condemnation, tax appeals, business Interuption and lost profits. Mr. Staley is designated as a Certified Public Accountant, a MAI, a Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) and a member of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC). Further, he is licensed as a State Certified General Appraiser in six states and obtains temporary permits as nessessary in other states. Past professi...