Hotel and Restaurant Expert

Dennis P. Gemberling, CHA, CFBE, FMP, FCSI is a hospitality industry consultant and expert witness with over thirty 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 is also available as an Asset Manager, Court-appointed Receiver and Provisional Director for litigation support, receivership and reorganization assignments. Resume provided separately.

Mr. Gemberling is certified by the American Hotel and Lodging Association and National Restaurant Association and a member of California Receivers Forum, Foodservice Consultants Society International, Forensic Expert Witness Association and Turnaround Management Association. He is Court qualified 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, alcoholic beverage handling, food 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
Food borne Illness
Franchise or Management Contracts
Harassment
Landlord and Tenant Disputes
Lost Income and Profits
Mismanagement
Negligence
Premises Liability
Receiverships
Slips and Falls
Wrongful Death
Wrongful Termination

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