Bars/Lounges/Night Clubs Expert Witnesses
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Click on the links below to find expert witnesses who may consult and testify on bars, lounges, and night clubs. The professionals found through this page may advise regarding bar security, lounge security, and night club security. These experts may provide reports on taverns, dance clubs, dance club security, and discos or discotheques. They may also provide expert witness testimony concerning supper clubs, comedy clubs, and karaoke bars, as well as related topics.
You may limit your search for Bars/Lounges/Night Clubs expert witnesses to a specific area by selecting a state from the drop down box.
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"Expert Professional Not Professional Expert" - I am a Board Certified security professional with multi-state security consultant, private patrol and private investigator "Qualified Manager" licenses. My background includes more than 40 years of training...
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Preston Rideout is a nightclub and bar expert specializing in Dram Shop Expert Witness Testimony. He is the CEO of Rideout Hospitality and Founder of The Dram Shop Experts. He has 25 years of alcohol experience, 75 alcohol safety certifications, and has...
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Drew Neckar MBA, CPP, CHPA is a board-certified security management professional who over his 20+ year career has managed safety and security programs for companies operating in the healthcare, higher education, financial services, and nightclub industries.
In...
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Over 35 years experience managing, operating and consulting on hotels, motels, resorts, inns, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, catering, special event facilities, casinos, and mixed-use real estate across North America. Held prior positions for different...
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Retired Sergeant II+1 Los Angeles Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT). I worked numerous assignments during my 29-year law enforcement career to include: SWAT, K9, Vice, Narcotics, Jail Operations, Internal Affairs, Gangs, Crisis Negotiation...
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Arizona
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Sal is recognized for his 35-years with Hilton Hotels as a Director of Safety & Security in such notable Hilton branded hotels as the Palmer House in Chicago and The Waldorf=Astoria in New York City. He...
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Multiple Locations
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Paul Romanos, Jr.
Food and Beverage Operations & Dram Shop Expert
PJ Romanos is a liquor liability and food / beverage operations expert with more than 3 decades of hands-on hospitality industry experience....
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Louisiana
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Board certified in security management and Ph.D. in sociology with over 25 years of research and investigation experience. Dr. Kevin Fox Gotham has expertise in crime prevention, workplace violence, and...
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Massachusetts
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Howard began his security career in 1979 and has accumulated a diverse and impressive background as he has become one of the nations best known Board Certified Security Experts. He is based in Massachusetts...
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Florida
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Gary Deel, PhD, JD has 10 years of experience in executive-level positions in the hospitality industry and 10 years of experience teaching hospitality management and law curriculum for some of the nation's...
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Florida
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Negligent Security / Premises Liability. Nationally Recognized and Board-Certified Security Expert with over 38-Years of Security & Legal Experience. President & Chief Consultant for Strategic Security...
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Florida
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Dr. Feigenheimer holds an PhD in Business and enjoys a successful 30+ year career in Hospitality. In addition to Expert Witness testimony, he is presently on the faculty at The Chaplin School of Hospitality...
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Multiple Locations
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MARK E. WILLIAMS, AIA, NCARB
Premises Safety, Construction Claims, & Architect Professional Liability
Mr. Williams brings over 30 years of practical experience preparing construction documents and...
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Multiple Locations
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Jeff Jannarone is a nationally recognized and highly qualified expert in dram shop, premises liability and public safety practices. He uses his experience to address the standard of care in the sale or...
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Multiple Locations
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For over 30 years, ForensisGroup has provided the nation’s top law firms, businesses, insurance companies, government entities with highly qualified expert witnesses and consultants. Experts referred by...
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Alabama
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Howard Cannon has 40+ years Exclusive in the Restaurant and Bar Industry specializing in Slips, Trips & Falls, Coffee Burns, Alcohol & Dram Shop, Acts of Violence, Negligent Security, Customer & Employee...
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Multiple Locations
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Unrivaled qualifications in Police and Security Best Practices. Olympic Games Security Administrator, Retired Police Chief, Probation Chief, & Concert Public Safety Director. Qualified in Large Public...
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North Carolina
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David Rutecki offers expert witness and litigation support for restaurant related issues in the United States.
David’s career spans 35 years of restaurant and hospitality related experience. Working in...
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Multiple Locations
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Robson Forensic is a national leader in expert witness consulting, providing technical expertise across many fields within engineering, architecture, science, and a broad range of specialty disciplines.
We...
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Georgia
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Dr. Julia Skinner is an expert in library and archival research and food studies. She has a PhD in Library & Information Science, is an award-winning food historian, and the founder of Root, which offers...
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Multiple Locations
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Consolidated Consultants (CCc) continues to deliver high quality expert witness and medical expert witness referrals nationwide since 1995. CCc is the only referral service where you can view the full,...
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Michigan
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Daniel B. Kennedy began his career in criminal justice and security administration as a civilian crime analyst with the Detroit Police Department in 1966. Over the next decade, Dr. Kennedy also served...
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Virginia
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Highly credentialed, Board Certfied in Security Management, Security Consulting, and Healthcare Security Management.
Michael S. D’Angelo, CPP, CSC, CHPA is the Principal and Lead Consultant of Secure...
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Florida
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Elizabeth is a consultant and court-qualified expert in premises security and security management. Since 2014, Elizabeth has conducted more than 200 risk assessments for diverse commercial properties including...
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California
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John A. Gordon is a restaurant subject matter expert, and works complex restaurant analysis and advisory projects. Gordon is a certified Master Analyst, Financial Forensics and supports litigation matters....
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Pennsylvania
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William V. Durso, Jr., CPP, is the Founder and Principal Advisor of The Durso Group, LLC (TDG). Bill provides litigation support for cases involving inadequate security, negligent security, security management...
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California
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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...
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California
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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT EXPERT
• Premises Liability
• Slip, Trip & Fall
• Standard of Care
• Wrongful Death
• Fire Safety
• Landlord/Tenant
• Habitability, Health and Safety Codes
• HUD Housing (Section...
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Florida
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Lance R. Foster, CPP, CSC is a practicing, non-product affiliated security consultant. He is a former bank security director, homicide detective and college criminology instructor. While specializing...
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Washington
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Michael J. Canaan, CPP CFLC, is a Premises Liability Expert Witness with over 45 years of experience in military and civil law enforcement and corporate and private sector security and investigative positions.
Assessments...
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Multiple Locations
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Experienced hotel and hospitality experts providing litigation consulting and impartial hotel expert witness research, reports and testimony. With associate offices in Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Maine,...
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Florida
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Founded in 1988, Atlas Safety & Security Design Inc., is a female - owned minority business enterprise which provides expert consultation in such areas as: compliance audits for the Americans With Disabilites...
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California
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Dr. Cawood is President of Factor One which is a California based corporation specializing in violence risk assessment, threat assessment, behavioral analysis, security consulting, and investigations....
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California
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Steve Kaufer, CPP, is a Board-Certified security expert with more than forty years of experience. He has specialized expertise in school security (K-12), workplace violence, healthcare security, alarm...
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California
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Mr. Withrow specializes in Security and Police Practices & Procedures with a focus on Premises Liability, Hotel and Restaurant Safety, Crime Foreseeability, Negligence & Liability, Use of Force, Over...
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Ohio
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Dr. Jane Gray is a premises liability expert specializing in assessing foreseeability in events involving violent criminal conduct by third parties. She also provides expert...
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California
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Mike Panish is a legal expert witness and consultant specializing in most construction trades (defects & injuries), automatic door systems, doors, door hardware, door sensors, gates, cabinetry, architectural...
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Florida
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We have specialized expertise in all areas of the Furniture, Seating and Table Industries. Our firm's services encompass Expert Witness work, Litigation and/or Strategic Consulting for a wide variety...
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Kansas
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Mr. Stephenson is a former Police Officer, FBI Agent, FBI Police Instructor, FBI - SWAT/Firearms Instructor/Defensive Tactics Instructor and FBI National Academy Instructor:
Mr. Stephenson is a certified,...
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New York
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Michael Glasser CISSP, CPP, PSP, PCI, CSPM, CEH has two decades of experience providing security design, strategic planning, implementation oversight, auditing and penetration testing for major corporations,...
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Nevada
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Alan W. Zajic is a board certified security and surveillance Forensic Security Consultant with over 35 years of practical experience whose primary expertise is gaming and casino operations and nightclubs...
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Arizona and Massachusetts
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Norman D. Bates, Esq. is a nationally-recognized expert in security and the law. As the President and Founder of Liability Consultants, Inc., he provides security management consulting services to private...
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Multiple Locations
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Don is a trained and experienced premises security and police practices professional with approximately 45 years of experience. His broad expertise comes from his experience in all areas of security and...
Bars/Lounges/Night Clubs FAQs
What is a bars/lounges/night clubs expert witness?
An expert witness in the area of bars, lounges, and night clubs is someone who has extensive knowledge and experience in the operation of these types of businesses. This expert can provide testimony in court cases that involve issues such as liquor licensing, zoning, and noise ordinances, among other issues.
What is the role of a bars/lounges/night clubs expert witness?
Bars/Lounges/Night Clubs expert witness provides testimony on industry standards, safety regulations, and liability in the nightlife industry.
How much can a person make as a bars/lounges/night clubs expert witness?
Bars/lounges/night clubs expert witnesses may receive an hourly income of $225 to $450 per hour, or higher in some situations.
What are the qualifications of a bars/lounges/night clubs expert witness?
An expert witness in bars/lounges/night clubs should have extensive knowledge of the operations, policies, procedures, and safety protocols of such establishments.
For a case, how is evidence gathered by a bars/lounges/night clubs expert witness?
An expert witness in bars/lounges/night clubs cases may gather evidence through site visits, interviews with staff and patrons, review of surveillance footage, and analysis of industry standards and regulations.
What types of cases involve expert opinions from a bars/lounges/night clubs expert witness?
Cases involving liquor liability, security measures, crowd control, and premises liability may require expert opinions from a bars/lounges/night clubs expert witness.
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