Ms. Harper is a court-qualified expert with 20 years of executive-level Fortune 500 Brand, Marketing, Research, Insights, Sales, Strategy, Consulting, and Advertising/Promotion experience with Walmart (one of 150 Officers globally), Nabisco, J&J, and VF Corp. Rhonda has also been an adjunct MBA professor with two universities. She is Managing Partner & CEO, RTM&J, a strategic marketing consulting firm, with Fortune 500 clients. Rhonda has successfully provided expert research, consulting, and testimony on a range of cases. She is on the Board of Directors for Emory Goizueta School of Business.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: MBA, Emory Goizueta School of Business
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Member - CMO Club
Member - Business Roundtable
Member - MENG - Marketing Executives Networking Group
Member - AMA - American Marketing Association
Board Member - Emory Goizueta Alumni Association
Board Member - Leadership Worth Following (www.leadershipworthfollowing.com)
Board Member - Partnership Against Domestic Violence
Board Member - Promotional Marketing Association
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Teaching:
American University Adjunct MBA Marketing Professor
Fairleigh Dickenson University Adjunct MBA Marketing Professor
Emory University Goizueta Business School - Ongoing guest lecturer
High School Math Teacher
Sought after corporate and industry speaker. Recent engagements include:
- Harvard Business School
- Institute for International Research
- American Marketing Association
- Promotion Marketing Association
- Eli Lilly
- PacifiCare
- Public Relations Society of America
- Delta
- Anheuser Busch
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No.
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 5
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Trademark
Advertising
Brand Management
Packaging
Marketing
Consumer Research
Retail
Consumer Package Goods
Sales/Distribution
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 33%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 67%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 2
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2005
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 1
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 1
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 4
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting
Research
Reports
Expert Testimony
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $400
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $200 - $400
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $400
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $500
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Miscellaneous fees are billed at cost plus the customary 5% service fee. These fees include, but are not limited to, travel expenses, copies, and postage.
The travel day rate for Rhonda Harper is $5,000. She travels business class.
RTM&J has consultants at a range of hourly rates from $80 - $400 and may use these associates to conduct background research at the client's discretion.
References
Law Firm Provided Upon Request - Provided Defense expert consulting, reporting, and testimony in a Federal trial where a national manufactuer brought suit against a national retailer for $250 millionLaw Firm Provided Upon Request - Provided expert research and consulting to a national manufacturer that brought suit against a national packaging company.
