Hotel and Restaurant Expert

Dennis P. Gemberling, CHA, CFBE, FMP, FCSI is a hotel expert, restaurant expert, hospitality expert, consultant and expert witness with over thirty-five years of hospitality industry experience and training in lodging and food service. He has managed, operated and consulted on hundreds of hotels, resorts, motels, inns, gaming, casinos, restaurants, bars, nightclubs and related travel and leisure nationally and internationally. Mr. Gemberling also works as an asset manager, property manager, court-appointed receiver and provisional director for litigation support, receivership, reorganization, transitions and workouts. Resume provided separately.

Mr. Gemberling is certified by the American Hotel and Lodging Association, National Restaurant Association, and the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals and is a member of the California Receivers Forum, Foodservice Consultants Society International, Forensic Expert Witness Association and Turnaround Management Association. He has also completed executive courses in Financial Analysis, Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management from Cornell University, is listed in "Best's Directory of Recommended Expert Service Providers" and works "nationwide" with satellite offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Tampa.

Areas of Expertise
Including but not limited to management and operations, customs and trade practices, economic and financial issues, lost income and valuation, planning, feasibility and market impact, damages and future earnings, acquisition and disposition disputes, franchise and operator contracts, landlord and tenant agreements, employment and labor including wage and hour, safety and security, standards of care, alcohol beverages and food handling, preparation, sanitation and service, construction and fixtures, furnishings and equipment (ff&e) problems.

Types of Cases
Construction Damages
Discrimination
Employment Issues
Furnishing, Fixtures or Equipment Problems
Foodborne Illness
Franchise or Management Contracts
Harassment
Landlord and Tenant Disputes
Lost Income, Profits and Real Estate Value 
Mismanagement
Negligence
Premises Liability
Receiverships
Slips and Falls
Wrongful Death
Wrongful Termination

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