Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC, is a hotel consultant specializing in litigation support services, franchising, operational audits and asset management. Turkel's clients are hotel owners and franchisees, investors and lending institutions. Turkel serves on the Board of Advisors at the NYU Tisch Center for Travel, Tourism and Sports Management. His provocative articles on various hotel subjects have appeared in the Cornell Quarterly, Lodging Hospitality, Hotel; Online, Hotel Interactive, AAHOA Lodging Business, etc.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: BS/ Business Management from NYU
Certification as Master Hotel Supplier by the American Hotel and Lodging Association
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Member: International Society of Hospitality Consultants
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: NYU: Hotel Franchising, Hospitality Management, Asset Management
Harvard Club of NY: Great American Hoteliers
NYU Osher Institute: American Reconstruction
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Dozens of occasions
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Franchising; impact studies, management contracts, liquidated damages, personal injury, hotel operations, etc.
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 15
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: 12
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 12
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 24
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: hotel consulting, management, franchising, operational audits, asset management, due diligence, feasibility and market studies
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $300 per hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $300 per hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $400 per hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $400 per hour
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: approved out-of-pocket expenses
