Food Service Industry Expert Witnesses in Maryland

This expert has over 35 years of owning and operating independent restaurants, now "coaching" restaurateurs in purchasing, planning, opening, and operations of the business. This includes restaurant turnarounds - that is, troubled restaurants needing a coach in troubled times in ALL aspects of the restaurant business. He has advised landlords, lenders, investors, and operator/owners of independent restaurants including: Vernick Food & Drink, Philadelphia; The Pop Shop, Collingswood & Medford, NJ; The Green Line Cafes in Philadelphia; Sang Kee in Philadelphia & Cherry Hill, NJ; 320 Market Cafe in Swarthmore, PA; The Silver Spoon in Wayne, PA; and many more

This expert has over 30 years of experience in the hospitality and restaurant industry. His experience includes positions at convention hotels in Los Angeles and Washington D.C., as well as management with fortune 500 restaurant companies in major cities throughout the country. He specializes in restaurant and hotel openings and consulting, as well as restaurant operations including safety and management. He currently serves as Associate Professor of Hospitality Management at a mid-Atlantic/northeast regional college.

This experienced hospitality expert has spent 35+ years working in hotel, resort, food/beverage, and country club settings. He earned the Grand Diploma from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and also completed additional hospitality coursework at Cornell University. The expert has held many different roles at hotels and resorts, including positions as the Director of Catering and the Director of Food and beverage for multiple facilities. Recently, he spent 6 years as the General Manager of Hunting Hills Country Club in Roanoke, Virginia, where he was responsible for overall management of a facility with an 18-hole golf course, 10 tennis courts, a pool, a snack bar, and three restaurants/lounges. He now serves as a consultant to the private club industry.