- Ryan@ExpertWitness.co
- Nationwide (USA)
Expert
Witness
Consulting
Expert
Witness
Consulting
Expert Witness Co. provides expert witnesses for dram shop, liquor liability, negligent security, and premises liability cases involving bars, nightclubs, restaurants, hotels, casinos, and event venues. Our experts review the documents provided against responsible beverage service and hospitality industry standards, and offer case review, written reports, and deposition and trial testimony for plaintiff and defense counsel nationwide.
Review of alcohol service records, visible intoxication, and over-service against responsible beverage service standards.
Evaluation of security staffing, door procedures, use of force, and incident response at hospitality venues.
Review of inspection, maintenance, and hazard practices in slip, trip, and fall and crowd matters.
Evaluation of management oversight, staff training, supervision, and written policy compared with actual practice.
Review of ID checks, age verification, and alcohol service at venues, private events, and gatherings.
Our expert witnesses are retained by plaintiff and defense counsel, and by insurers, in state court matters across the country. Each engagement starts with a review of the documents provided, including pleadings, incident reports, surveillance footage, receipts, policies, and deposition transcripts. We accept engagements in all 50 states. Case experience includes matters in Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, Illinois, Utah, Washington, California, New York, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Indiana, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Michigan.
CEO and Expert Witness
35+ Years in Hospitality and Entertainment
ryan@expertwitness.co
www.RyanDahlstromExpertWitness.com
(702) 696-8745
Our experts review dram shop, liquor liability, over-service, service to minors, social host, and safe departure cases arising at bars, nightclubs, restaurants, hotels, casinos, and events.
Our focus is on-premise alcohol service at licensed hospitality venues and events. Contact us with the facts and we will tell you whether the matter fits our experience.
Often, yes. Many incidents involve both service and security decisions, and our experts have operated venues where they oversaw bar staff and security staff together.
They evaluate security staffing levels, door and ID procedures, use of force, crowd management, incident response, and whether those practices met hospitality industry standards.
Our premises liability work centers on bars, nightclubs, restaurants, hotels, casinos, and event venues, where our experts have direct operating experience.
Yes. Our experts have managed concerts, festivals, and large events, and review crowd control, staffing plans, entry procedures, and incident response at those events.
Our experts have operated and managed bars, nightclubs, restaurants, hotels, casinos, gentlemen’s clubs, concert venues, theaters, festivals, and special events.
Yes. Our team includes a former hotel director of beverage and nightlife managers who review alcohol service, security, and premises practices at hotels, resorts, and casinos.
Yes. Social host matters involving private parties, corporate gatherings, and catered events are reviewed against the duties that applied to the hosts and service staff.
We accept engagements in all 50 states. Case experience includes matters in 19 states, including Texas, Nevada, California, Illinois, Florida, New York, and Louisiana.
Yes. Outdoor patios, pool decks, and rooftop bars are reviewed for alcohol service, security coverage, and premises conditions the same way as indoor areas of a venue.
Yes. Each review compares the documents provided with the alcohol service laws, licensing rules, and server training requirements in effect in that state on the incident date.
