Expert No. 344108 – CA(S)
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Expertise Description: MBA, RRP, MHS - Consulting expert in Hotel and Hospitality Real Estate. Academically qualified with a deep knowledge of the hotel business. Has worked in senior and executive positions with three major hotel companies in real estate development, finance, and operations. Has maintained an advisory practice for hotels, resorts, and related hospitality products. Services may be in relation to new properties going though any situation where disputes have arisen among the stakeholders. This expert’s perspectives derive from authentic experiences, tempered by an appreciation for the academic and legal concepts pertinent to expert witness assignments. Typical expert assignments include: financial feasibility; economic damages; lost profits; management contracts and franchise agreements; brand issues; standards of care; and management and operating issues. Registered Resort Professional (RRP). Master Hotel Supplier (MHS). More than 15 years expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Economics of conversion of hotel to timesharing use.
- Economics of conversion of apartment buildings to fractional use.
- Determination of maximum economic feasible building height for new resort.
- Hotel lost profits analysis related to construction defects and delays.
- Determination of fair compensation for resort project executives.
- Resort lost profits analysis related to adjacent incompatible uses.
- Hotel and resort feasibility.
- Diminution of resort value caused by adjacent building encroachment.
- Standard of care at hotel regarding handling and retention of evidence.
- Economics and standard practices relative to transient occupancy taxes.
- Breach of fiduciary duties by resort executives.
- Class action involving claim of underpaid employees at hotel.
- Standard of care regarding general negligence at resort involving accident at swimming pool.
- Duty of care by brand licensor to private residence club regarding fire and life safety.
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Real estate development consulting.
- Project concept development.
- Facility and amenity programming.
- Strategy development.
- Acquisition of project financing.
- Brand affiliation studies and negotiations.
- Management company searches.
- Selection of project team individuals.
- Repositioning and expansion studies.
- Due diligence for property acquisitions.
- Management of property dispositions.
- Development of financing packages.
Licenses & Certifications:
| Registered Resort Professional, American Resort Development Association |
| California Real Estate Broker |
| Master Hotel Supplier, American Hotel & Lodging Association |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA | Business Administration (Finance) | University of Missouri | |
| BS | Hotel Administration | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Urban Land Institute
- American Hotel & Lodging Association
- American Resort Development Association
- National Fire Protection Association
