Franchising Expert Witnesses

Straightline Hospitality, Inc. is headed by Kenneth Free, who is a highly credible resource with both broad and deep knowledge in the hotel business. Prior to opening this firm in 1993, Mr. Free worked in senior positions with three major hotel companies in operations, real estate development, and...

Horwath HTL can assist you with:; - Hotel and resort advisory services; - Asset management services ; - Lender/owner litigation support ; - Expert witness testimony; - MAI appraisals and appraisal reviews ; - Hotel management company selection and contract negotiation ; - Franchise selection and...

Jerry Birnbach F.I.S.P., Assoc. A.I.A. is a leading retail store designer with more than 35 years of retail experience. In addition, voted the 2016 Expert Retail Witness by Corporate Magazine. Two degrees in Architect, has served as Expert Witness for 65 recent cases. Public Assembly, Retail,...

As an expert witness on trademark, trade dress, copyright, brand/corporate identity, packaging, product design, deceptive/false advertising, and all other branding issues, Rob Wallace can be of unique value. Unlike an academic expert, Rob has 30+ years of branding industry expertise.; For the past...

Highly respected, polished, great reports, and highly skilled in testimony. A global award winning economic damages expert with more than 30 years experience opining on forensics, patents, trademarks, copyrights, lost profits, royalty audits, marketing, and fraud. Expert witness testimony in...

Roy H. Owen has a professional career in asset management, management consulting, and structured finance, including: commercial real estate portfolio management (both debt and equity); non-performing commercial mortgage loan and franchise finance debt resolution; commercial mortgage and CMBS...

Dauntless Hospitality Advisors, LLC is a hospitality expert witness and advisor to hotel owners, lenders, management companies and law firms. Our managing director, Jim Fitzgerald (ISHC) is a hotel industry veteran with more than 35 years of experience.

Maronick Associates is headed by Dr. Maronick, the former Director of the Office of Impact Evaluation in the Bureau of Consumer Behavior at the Federal Trade Commission. Since leaving the FTC in 1997 he has served as an expert witness in advertising, marketing, consumer behavior, trademark/consumer...

American Consulting Group was founded by Don Smith in 1989, Mr. Smith has 25 years of executive and line management positions in marketing-sales management, business planning and marketing research provides the foundation for the success of his consulting activities. My 15+ years of hands-on...

Bartlett Joseph Associates is an independent retail industry management consulting firm headed by Mr. Robert Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett has been an industry practice leader in a major multi-national consulting firm and has over twenty five years of experience in working with senior retail industry...

Kevin B. Murphy is an international franchise expert witness, San Francisco franchise attorney/lawyer, author and instructor. In franchise lawsuits and franchise litigation, Mr. Murphy's extensive knowledge of custom, practice and standard of care in the franchise industry coupled with his teaching...

Juelene Beck & Associates, L.L.C., founded by foodservice expert Juelene Beck, provides consulting services to attorneys and the foodservice industry on a range of matters relating to fast food and other chain restaurant operations, food safety, food-borne illness, franchisees, franchisors,...